1917 Pittsburgh mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1917 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1913 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1913 1921 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1921 November 6, 1917 Edward V. Babcock 40,691 52.9% William Addison Magee.png William A. Magee 36,136 47.0% Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong Edward V. Babcock The 1917 Pittsburgh mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 6, Edward V. Babcock was elected over William A. Magee in a nonpartisan election. Primary election The 1917 contest was conducted under a nonpartisan election law that eliminated party labels from ballots and replaced party primaries with a single nonpartisan blanket primary. This law, enacted prior to the 1913 election, remained in effect until it was repealed prior to the 1921 race.Townley John B. The Pittsburgh Press June 23, 1934 16 Pittsburgh Has Had Three Democratic Mayors in 50 Years https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e0wbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nEsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1628%2C144875 Incumbent mayor Joseph G. Armstrong was ineligible for re-election owing to a law then in force preventing mayors from serving consecutive terms. Former mayor William A. Magee, who was similarly barred from succeeding himself in 1913, sought the office again in 1917. His main opponents were lumber magnate and former city councilman Edward V. Babcock and city council president Dr. James P. Kerr. The primary vote was as follows: Babcock, 31,138; Magee, 25,925; and Kerr, 16,620; with a small number of votes going to five other candidates.The Gazette Times Pittsburgh October 5, 1917 5 Official Count Completed; Primary Vote Certified https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73140647/ Final election A final election round was held between the top two finishers in the primary, with Babcock beating Magee by 4,555 votes. Kerr and socialist Albert R. Jerling received a smattering of write-in votes.The Gazette Times Pittsburgh November 24, 1917 9 Official Count Gvies Babcock 4,555 Lead https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71915913/ Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1917 Edward V. Babcock 40,691 52.9 William A. Magee 36,136 47.0 Albert R. Jerling 79 0.1 James P. Kerr 16 0.02 76,922 100.0 References 1913 Pittsburgh mayoral election1917 1921 1917 Category:1917 United States mayoral elections Category:November 1917 in the United States Category:1917 Pennsylvania elections Category:1910s in Pittsburgh