Politics & Government
Allegheny County’s May 17 Primary Results Are In
Results are unofficial until certified by the Allegheny County Division of Elections.
Former Democratic Allegheny County council President Rich Fitzgerald will face Republican entrepreneur D. Raja, of Mt. Lebanon, in the general election for Allegheny County Chief Executive.
Fitzgerald, 52, of Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, defeated county Controller Mark Patrick Flaherty, 56 percent to 43 percent, to win the Democratic Party’s nomination.
In his acceptance speech, Fitzgerald promised “to unify the party and region, and streamline county government.” He also pledged to develop “an energy policy that makes sense for the region.”
For his part, Flaherty told reporters that he was proud of the race that he ran and hinted that the day’s rainy weather may have played a factor in his defeat.
Raja, 45, easily dispatched attorney Chuck McCullough, 71 percent to 28 percent, for the Republican Party’s nomination.
A computer-software entrepreneur and Mt. Lebanon commissioner, Raja told reporters that the “slow decline in Allegheny County” points to a need for “transformational leadership” to create jobs.
For the Democratic nomination to succeed Flaherty as county controller, state Rep. , 33, of Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood, won a three-way race over Allegheny County Real Estate Department Manager Valerie McDonald Roberts and former county Clerk of Courts George Matta.
Wagner told supporters Tuesday night in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood that she was “excited by the victory and looking forward to running a strong campaign in the fall.”
Wagner will face Republican Robert Howard, a former North Allegheny School District director, who was unopposed in the primary.
For the Republican county council at-large seat, attorney Heather Heidelbaugh of Mt. Lebanon defeated Edward J. Kress of Shaler Township. Heidelbaugh told Patch that she was “very humbled by the support she received throughout Allegheny County and very enthusiastic about starting her new position and working on the deep problems in the county.”
Heidelbaugh will join John P. DeFazio, the Democrats’ at-large member on county council.
These results are unofficial until certified by the Allegheny County Division of Elections. Of all county precincts, 99.39 percent have reported results.
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Democrat (Vote for 1) Rich Fitzgerald 64,343 55.58% Mark Patrick Flaherty 50,265 43.42% Allegheny County Controller
Republican (Vote for 1) Robert Howard 35,817 99.05% Allegheny County Controller
Democrat (Vote for 1) Chelsa Wagner 54,649 49.13% Valerie McDonald Roberts 30,790 27.68% George Matta 25,351 22.79% Allegheny Couny District Attorney
Democrat (Vote for 1) Stephen A. Zappala Jr. 100,007 99.05% Allegheny County Treasurer
Republican (Vote for 1) C. Edward Pfeifer 34,740 99.42 Allegheny County Treasurer
Democrat (Vote for 1) John K. Weinstein 99,767 99.39% Allegheny County Council At-Large
Republican (Vote for 1) Edward J. Kress 18,934 45.19% Heather Heidelbaugh 22,798 54.41% Allegheny County Council At-Large
Democrat (Vote for 1)
John P. DeFazio 93,404 98.94% Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
Republican (Vote for 2) Eleanor Bush 8,182 10.84% Mike Marmo 22,053 29.22% Jennifer Satler 11,909 15.78% Alexander P. Bicket 20,645 27.36% Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. 12,376 16.40% Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
Democrat (Vote for 2) Carmen L. Robinson 18,518 9.29% Jennifer Satler 30,031 15.07% Leah Williams Duncan 15,065 7.56% Eleanor Bush 18,506 9.28% Alexander P. Bicket 47,436 23.80% Mike Marmo 48,604 24.38% Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. 20,050 10.06%
