2001 Pittsburgh mayoral election
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The mayoral election of 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2001. The incumbent mayor, Tom Murphy of the Democratic Party was running for a record-tying third straight term.
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November 6, 2001
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Primary elections
Tom Murphy had a very close and personal primary battle with City Council President and future mayor Bob O'Connor. Murphy won the primary by just a few hundred votes, and in later years this primary battle was the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice probe. It was alleged but never proven in court that Mayor Murphy had a quid pro quo agreement with the powerful Firefighters union in the city, promising to exempt them from citywide budget cuts in return for "bought" votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Murphy (incumbent) | 32,683 | 48.31 | |
| Democratic | Bob O'Connor | 31,984 | 47.27 | |
| Democratic | Leroy L. Hodge | 1,659 | 2.45 | |
| Democratic | Joshua Pollock | 1,094 | 1.62 | |
| Democratic | Earl V. Jones, Sr. | 237 | 0.35 | |
| Total votes | 67,657 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Carmine | 2,227 | 58.24 | |
| Republican | Mark Rauterkus | 1,597 | 41.76 | |
| Total votes | 3,824 | 100.0 | ||
- Murphy 40-50%
- Murphy 50-60%
- Murphy 60-70%
- Murphy 70-80%
- O'Connor 40-50%
- O'Connor 50-60%
- O'Connor 60-70%
- O'Connor 70-80%
- O'Connor 80-90%
- O'Connor 90-100%
- Tie 40-50%
- Carmine 50-60%
- Carmine 60-70%
- Carmine 70-80%
- Carmine 80-90%
- Carmine 90-100%
- Rauterkus 50-60%
- Rauterkus 60-70%
- Rauterkus 70-80%
- Rauterkus 80-90%
- Rauterkus 90-100%
- Tie 50%
- No votes
General election
A total of 52,839 votes were cast in the heavily Democratic city. As expected, Murphy won by a huge margin over James Carmine, a philosophy professor at Carlow University.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Tom Murphy (incumbent) | 39,257 | 74.30 | ||
| Republican | James Carmine | 12,175 | 23.04 | ||
| Independent | Chaston Roston | 964 | 1.82 | ||
| Socialist | Francis V. Forrestal | 443 | 0.84 | ||
| Turnout | 52,839 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||