2007 Allegheny County Executive election
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The 2007 Allegheny County Executive election was held on November 6, 2007. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Dan Onorato ran for re-election to a second term. Despite speculation that Onorato would run for Governor in 2010 and not complete his term,[1] he faced only token opposition in the Democratic primary, and no other candidate filed to oppose him. Onorato won the Democratic primary in a landslide, and the Republican primary through write-in votes, enabling him to win his second term unopposed in the general election.
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November 6, 2007
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Dan Onorato, incumbent County Executive[2]
- Richard P. Swartz, nonprofit executive[3]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dan Onorato (inc.) | 121,066 | 86.65% | |
| Democratic | Richard P. Swartz | 18,469 | 13.22% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 176 | 0.13% | |
| Total votes | 139,711 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
No candidates filed for the Republican nomination, though Republican County Councilman Matt Drozd launched an informal write-in campaign for his son, also named Matt.[5] At the same time, Onorato's campaign targeted likely Republican primary voters with a robocall the night before the election encouraging them to write in his name. Of the 3,431 write-in votes cast, Onorato received 1,844 of them, allowing him to win the Republican nomination, as well.[6]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Onorato (write-in) | 1,844 | 53.75% | |
| Republican | Other write-ins | 1,587 | 46.25% | |
| Total votes | 3,431 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dan Onorato (inc.) | 217,531 | 99.01% | |
| Write-in | 2,166 | 0.99% | ||
| Total votes | 219,697 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||