The

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al election of 2005 in

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was held on

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, November 8, 2005. The incumbent mayor, Tom Murphy of the

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chose not to run for what would have been a record fourth straight term.

Democratic primary

Longtime City Councilman

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, who was defeated in the Democratic primary for mayor in the previous two elections, won nearly half the vote in a four-way contest. With outgoing executive Murphy deeply unpopular due to a 2003 budgetary crisis, O'Connor, a heated Murphy rival, emerged as the top candidate. His victory came against his legislative partner

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(who would later become Mayor himself), City Controller Michael Lamb, and former

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Councilman Louis "Hop" Kenrick.

General election

The general election was uncompetitive, as is the standard in heavily Democratic Pittsburgh, as O'Connor won by 40 points against Republican attorney Joe Weinroth. A total of 59,961 votes were cast.

References

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