2015 Allegheny County Executive election

none January 2025 May 2024 2015 Allegheny County Executive election File:Flag of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no November 3, 2015 2011 Allegheny County Executive election 2011 2019 Allegheny County Executive election 2019 Rich Fitzgerald.jpg Rich Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) 143,334 74.95% 3x4.svg Todd Elliott Koger Independent (politician) 46,298 24.21% Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) Rich Fitzgerald Democratic Party (United States) The 2015 Allegheny County Executive election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, first elected in 2011, ran for re-election to a second term. He faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and won the nomination unopposed. In the general election, his only opponent was independent Todd Elliott Koger, a perennial candidate who was also simultaneously running for several other positions in the county. Fitzgerald defeated Koger in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County ExecutiveO'Toole James P. Fitzgerald seeking re-election as Allegheny County executive Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 5, 2014 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2014/12/05/Fitzgerald-will-seek-re-election-as-Allegheny-County-executive/stories/201412050109 July 7, 2025 Results Democratic primary results2015 Primary STATISTICS - Democratic June 8, 2015 Allegheny County Elections Division https://www.alleghenycounty.us/files/assets/county/v/1/government/elections/documents/elections-archive/2015-primary-summary-democrat.pdf July 7, 2025 Rich Fitzgerald (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 69,157 97.44% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,814 2.56% 70,971 100.00% Republican primary No candidates filed for the Republican nomination. Results Republican primary results Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 1,195 100.00% 1,195 100.00% General election Candidates Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County Executive (Democratic) Todd Elliott Koger, perennial candidate (Independent)Cloonan Patrick Mon-Yough area voters have plenty of candidates to consider before heading to polls Pittsburgh Tribune-Review November 2, 2015 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://archive.triblive.com/news/mon-yough-area-voters-have-plenty-of-candidates-to-consider-before-heading-to-polls/ July 7, 2025 Campaign In the general election, Fitzgerald's only opponent, Todd Elliott Koger, was running in two other races simultaneously: an at-large County Council seat and the District 10 County Council seat. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed Fitzgerald over Koger, criticizing Koger's perennial office-seeking. "It's hard to believe a candidate is serious when he keeps running for so many different offices, particularly after having been rejected convincingly by the voters so many times before," the editorial board wrote.County offices: A sleepy ballot still requires careful choices Pittsburgh Post-Gazette October 27, 2015 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/176181600/ July 7, 2025 Fitzgerald ultimately defeated Koger in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote to Koger's 24 percent. Results 2015 Allegheny County Executive electionOfficial Results June 8, 2015 Allegheny County Elections Division https://www.alleghenycounty.us/files/assets/county/v/1/government/elections/documents/elections-archive/2015-general-summary.pdf July 7, 2025 Rich Fitzgerald (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 143,334 74.95% Todd Elliott Koger Independent (politician) 46,298 24.21% write-ins 1,609 0.84% 191,241 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Independent (politician) References Category:2015 United States county executive elections Category:2015 Pennsylvania elections Allegheny County Executive Executive 2015 election