2023 Allegheny County Executive election
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The 2023 Allegheny County Executive election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the next chief executive of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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The incumbent county executive, Rich Fitzgerald, was ineligible to run for a fourth consecutive term due to term limits.[1] The 2023 election was thus the first open seat race for county executive since Fitzgerald was elected in 2011,[2] and the winner would become the fourth individual to hold the position of county executive since it was established under the home-rule charter in 2000, following Jim Roddey, Dan Onorato, and Fitzgerald.[3]
The primary election was held on May 16.[1] State representative Sara Innamorato won the Democratic primary, while businessman Joe Rockey was unopposed in the Republican primary.[4] Innamorato's nomination was seen as a major victory for the progressive movement in Allegheny County, continuing a trend that includes the election of Ed Gainey as mayor of Pittsburgh in 2021 and Summer Lee to the U.S. House in 2022.[5] However, it was also an unexpectedly close result, with Innamorato's margin of 2.6% vastly underperforming Fitzgerald's 2019 margin of 36.5%.[6]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Sara Innamorato, former state representative from the 21st district (2019–2023)[7][8]
Eliminated in primary
- Theresa Colaizzi, former Pittsburgh Public Schools board member[9]
- Dave Fawcett, lawyer and former Republican at-large county councilor (1999–2007)[7][8]
- Michael Lamb, Pittsburgh City Controller, former Allegheny County Prothonotary (2000–2008), candidate for mayor of Pittsburgh in 2005 and 2013, and candidate for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2020[7][1]
- Will Parker, mobile app developer and candidate for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in 2022[10]
- John Weinstein, Allegheny County Treasurer[11]
Withdrew
Declined
- Bethany Hallam, at-large county councilor (running for reelection)[16]
Endorsements
U.S. senators
- Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont, Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 2016 and 2020 (Independent)[17]
U.S. representatives
- Summer Lee, U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district[18]
Local officials
Labor unions
- Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers[20][21]
- SEIU Local 668[22]
- Service Employees International Union[23]
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Local 610[21] and 667[24]
Organizations
Local officials
- Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent Allegheny County executive[30]
State senators
- Jim Brewster, state senator from the 45th district[21]
- Wayne Fontana, state senator from the 42nd district[21]
State representatives
- Dan Deasy, state representative from the 27th district[21]
- Anita Kulik, state representative from the 45th district[21]
Local officials
- Liv Bennett, county councilor from the 13th district and candidate for Allegheny County executive in 2023[14]
- Theresa Kail-Smith, president of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 2nd district[21]
- Kevin Kraus, Allegheny County Sheriff[21]
Organizations
- AFL-CIO Allegheny-Fayette County Labor Council[31]
- Allegheny County Democratic Committee[32]
- United Mine Workers of America[33]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Sara Innamorato |
Michael Lamb |
John Weinstein |
Dave Fawcett |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies[34][A] | Early May 2023 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 32% | 20% | 20% | 8% | – | 18% |
| Public Opinion Strategies[35][A] | Early March 2023 | 459 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 17% | 24% | 28% | 1% | 2% | 26% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sara Innamorato | 64,982 | 37.64% | |
| Democratic | John Weinstein | 50,935 | 29.51% | |
| Democratic | Michael Lamb | 34,147 | 19.78% | |
| Democratic | Dave Fawcett | 16,712 | 9.68% | |
| Democratic | Theresa Colaizzi | 3,663 | 2.12% | |
| Democratic | Will Parker | 1,961 | 1.14% | |
| Write-in | 228 | 0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 172,628 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Rockey, former PNC Financial Services executive[37]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Rockey | 44,983 | 94.47% | |
| Write-in | 2,634 | 5.53% | ||
| Total votes | 47,617 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Endorsements
U.S. senators
- Bob Casey Jr., U.S. senator from Pennsylvania[39][40]
- John Fetterman, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania[41]
- Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont (Independent)[17]
U.S. representatives
- Summer Lee, U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district[18]
State officials
Local officials
- Dave Fawcett, former Republican at-large county councilor (1999–2007) and candidate for Allegheny County executive in 2023[43]
- Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent Allegheny County executive[43]
- Ed Gainey, mayor of Pittsburgh[19]
- Michael Lamb, Pittsburgh City Controller, former Allegheny County Prothonotary (2000–2008), and candidate for Allegheny County executive in 2023[43]
Labor unions
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85[44]
- American Federation of Teachers Local 2067 at CCAC[42]
- Pennsylvania State Education Association[44]
- Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers[20][21]
- Pittsburgh Starbucks Workers United[42]
- SEIU Local 668[22]
- SEIU 32BJ[42]
- Service Employees International Union[23]
- UFCW Local 1776[42]
- UNITE HERE Local 57[42]
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Eastern Region[42]
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America Local 610[21] and 667[24]
Organizations
- Clean Water Action[42]
- Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania[42]
- EMILY's List[25]
- Friends of the Earth Action[26]
- Our Revolution[27]
- Sunrise Movement Pittsburgh[29]
- Working Families Party[23]
Newspapers
State officials
- Tom Corbett, 46th governor of Pennsylvania (2011–2015)[46]
Labor unions
- Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent Union[47]
- Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1 and No. 91[47]
- International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 2[44]
- LiUNA! Local 1058[48] and 373[48] and the Pennsylvania District Council[48]
- Plumbers Local 27[49]
- Steamfitters Local 449[44]
Individuals
- Theresa Colaizzi, candidate for Allegheny County executive in 2023[50]
- Will Parker, candidate for Allegheny County executive in 2023
- Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, founder of Venture for America, Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and for Mayor of New York City in 2021 (Independent)[46]
Organizations
Newspapers
Local officials
- John Weinstein, Allegheny County Treasurer[43]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sara Innamorato | 188,232 | 51.21% | −16.82% | |
| Republican | Joe Rockey | 178,749 | 48.63% | +17.11% | |
| Write-in | 569 | 0.15% | +0.30% | ||
| Total votes | 367,550 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||