Politics & Government
Peduto Defeats Wagner in Democratic Mayoral Primary
William Peduto will be the Democratic candidate for Pittsburgh mayor in the fall general election.
Bill Peduto will be the Democratic candidate for Pittsburgh mayor in the fall general election after defeating Jack Wagner.
Peduto garnered 52 percent of the Democratic votes to Wagner's 40 percent. The two were predicted to be the Democratic front runners in the race.
To see Peduto's victory speech on WPXI-TV, click here.
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Also running were Democrats Jake Wheatley, who captured 8 percent of the Democratic votes and A.J. Richardson, who got 1 percent.
The unofficial vote tallies are:
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- Peduto -22,892
- Wagner - 17,496
- Wheatley - 3,419
- Richardson - 275
Results will not be official until they are certified by the Allegheny County Division of Elections. For complete results, click here.
Josh Wander ran unopposed on the Republican ticket.
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