2023 Allegheny County Executive election explained
Election Name: | 2023 Allegheny County Executive election |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 2019 Allegheny County Executive election |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Allegheny County Executive election |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2023 |
Ongoing: | no |
Image1: | File:Sara Innamorato 2023 (cropped).png |
Nominee1: | Sara Innamorato |
Party1: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
Popular Vote1: | 188,232 |
Percentage1: | 51.2% |
Nominee2: | Joe Rockey |
Party2: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 178,749 |
Percentage2: | 48.6% |
Map Size: | 240px |
County Executive |
Before Election: | Rich Fitzgerald |
Before Party: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
After Election: | Sara Innamorato |
After Party: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
The 2023 Allegheny County Executive election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the next chief executive of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
- Liv Bennett, county councilor from the 13th district[12] [13] (endorsed Weinstein)[14]
- Erin McClelland, psychologist and nominee for in 2014 and 2016[7] [15] (endorsed Weinstein)[14]
Declined
- Bethany Hallam, at-large county councilor (running for reelection)[16]
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
General election
Results
Notes
- Partisan clients
External links
- Official campaign websites
Notes and References
- News: Delano. Jon. November 28, 2022. City controller Michael Lamb announces candidacy for Allegheny County executive. KDKA. November 29, 2022.
- News: Wolfson. Charlie. November 16, 2022. These issues, questions, and people may define Allegheny County's next big election. Public Source. November 29, 2022.
- News: November 28, 2022. Michael Lamb running for Allegheny County Executive. WTAE. November 29, 2022.
- News: Moss. Jon. May 16, 2023. Sara Innamorato wins Democratic county executive primary with city-suburb coalition. Pittsburgh Union Progress. May 16, 2023.
- News: Potter. Chris. May 16, 2023. In win for progressives, Innamorato takes Democratic primary in Allegheny County executive race. WESA. May 17, 2023.
- Web site: Results . November 5, 2019 General Election . Allegheny County, PA . 23 November 2023.
- News: Sweitzer. Justin. December 16, 2022. The candidates running to run Allegheny County. City & State PA. December 22, 2022.
- News: Ulrich. Steve. December 15, 2022. Innamorato, Fawcett latest to enter Allegheny County executive race. PoliticsPA. December 19, 2022.
- News: Lyons. Kim. April 19, 2023. At debate, Allegheny Co. exec candidates go deep on issues. Pennsylvania Capital-Star. April 30, 2023.
- News: Smeltz. Adam. February 2, 2023. The 2023 primary elections will test the strength of Pittsburgh-area progressives. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 10, 2023.
- News: Delano. Jon. January 12, 2023. Allegheny County treasurer John Weinstein to run for Allegheny County executive. KDKA. January 13, 2023.
- News: Zenkevich. Julia. December 12, 2022. Allegheny County council member Liv Bennett announces run for county executive. WESA. December 16, 2022.
- News: Zenkevich. Julia. March 20, 2023. Liv Bennett withdraws from county executive, county council races. WESA. March 21, 2023.
- News: April 24, 2023. Bennett, McClelland endorse Weinstein in Allegheny County executive primary. WTAE. April 28, 2023.
- News: Potter. Chris. August 29, 2022. McClelland gets early start in Allegheny County Executive race. WESA. November 29, 2022.
- News: Potter. Chris. January 4, 2023. Former mayoral aide Joanna Doven to challenge Hallam in county council race. WESA. January 12, 2023.
- News: Smeltz. Adam. February 8, 2023. Former PNC executive Joe Rockey is the first Republican to enter the race for Allegheny County executive. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 8, 2023.