1993 Pittsburgh mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1993 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1989 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1989 1997 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1997 November 2, 1993 File:Tom Murphy (1).jpg 150x150px Tom Murphy Democratic Party (United States) 57,172 66.2% 3x4.svg Duane Darkins Independent (United States) 13,271 15.4% 3x4.svg Kathy Matta Republican Party (United States) 12,058 14.0% Mayor Sophie Masloff Democratic Party (United States) Tom Murphy Democratic Party (United States) The mayoral election of 1993 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1993. The incumbent mayor, Sophie Masloff of the Democratic Party, chose not to run for re-election. Democratic primary State Representative Tom Murphy, who had finished in second to Masloff during the previous election cycle's Democratic primary won the party's nomination, defeating City Councilman (and future Pennsylvania Auditor General) Jack Wagner. Murphy had been well regarded for his work in the legislature for projects designed to improve the unity and community feel of city neighborhoods. However, he also gain a reputation as being difficult to work with. Nonetheless, his previous run for mayor had laid a strong foundation for a primary win. 1993 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Tom Murphy 49,530 71.9 Democratic Party (United States) Jack Wagner 19,338 28.1 68,868 100 General Election A total of 86,414 votes were cast. Although Murphy won by a large margin, as is typical of Pittsburgh Democrats, he lost the city's black vote. City Councilman Duane Darkins, an activist for the short lived black progressive movement The Campaign for a New Tomorrow, ran on the platform of giving a voice to the city's minorities.Souls who enriched our lives, our region http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/specialreports/10year/s_105329.html 20 March 2021 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 1 December 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20070324123031/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/specialreports/10year/s_105329.html 2007-03-24 Kathy Matta, a nonprofit director, was the Republican nominee. Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1993 Democratic Party (US) Tom Murphy 57,172 66.2 Independent (politician) Duane Darkins 13,271 15.4 Republican Party (US) Kathy Matta 12,058 14.0 Independent (politician) Jeff Hitchcock 3,913 4.5 86,414 Democratic Party (US) References Republican mayoral candidates through the years http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20071111222916/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm dead November 11, 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 November 2007 18 September 2009 1989 Pittsburgh mayoral election1993 1997 Category:1993 Pennsylvania elections 1993 Category:1993 United States mayoral elections Category:1993 in Pittsburgh Category:November 1993 in the United States