2015 Allegheny County Executive election
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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.
Candidates
- Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County Executive[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rich Fitzgerald (inc.) | 69,157 | 97.44% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1,814 | 2.56% | |
| Total votes | 70,971 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
No candidates filed for the Republican nomination.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Write-ins | 1,195 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,195 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County Executive (Democratic)
- Todd Elliott Koger, perennial candidate (Independent)[3]
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.[4] Fitzgerald ultimately defeated Koger in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote to Koger's 24 percent.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rich Fitzgerald (inc.) | 143,334 | 74.95% | |
| Independent | Todd Elliott Koger | 46,298 | 24.21% | |
| Write-in | 1,609 | 0.84% | ||
| Total votes | 191,241 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ O'Toole, James P. (December 5, 2014). "Fitzgerald seeking re-election as Allegheny County executive". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- 1 2 "2015 Primary STATISTICS - Democratic" (PDF). Allegheny County Elections Division. June 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ↑ Cloonan, Patrick (November 2, 2015). "Mon-Yough area voters have plenty of candidates to consider before heading to polls". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ↑ "County offices: A sleepy ballot still requires careful choices". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 27, 2015. p. A6. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Official Results" (PDF). Allegheny County Elections Division. June 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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