{"id":2437368,"date":"2025-05-21T10:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-pittsburgh-mayor-loses-to-challenger-in-democratic-primary\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T10:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:32:32","slug":"progressive-pittsburgh-mayor-loses-to-challenger-in-democratic-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-pittsburgh-mayor-loses-to-challenger-in-democratic-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Pittsburgh mayor loses to challenger in Democratic primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprogressive-pittsburgh-mayor-loses-to-challenger-in-democratic-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-ask-doj-to-help-lawyer-found-to-have-falsified-science-bribed-judge-to-shake-down-oil-company\/\" title=\"Dems Ask DOJ To Help Lawyer Found To Have Falsified Science, Bribed Judge To Shake Down Oil Company\">surprising outcome<\/a> in teh Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor, incumbent Ed Gainey lost to challenger Corey O&#8217;Connor, the Allegheny County Controller. O&#8217;Connor secured approximately 53% of the votes compared to Gainey&#8217;s 47%, effectively ending gainey&#8217;s term after he was elected in 2021. The primary focused heavily on issues surrounding the city&#8217;s budget, with O&#8217;Connor criticizing Gainey for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-co-founder-claims-asking-about-allegations-she-spent-millions-in-donations-on-mansions-is-racist\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Claims Asking About Allegations She Spent Millions In Donations On Mansions Is Racist\">alleged financial mismanagement<\/a>. Gainey had campaigned on his record of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >declining crime rates<\/a> and economic initiatives aimed at benefiting residents. O&#8217;Connor is expected to win the general election against Republican Tony Moreno, given Pittsburgh&#8217;s strong Democratic voter base. The general election is scheduled for November 4.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Progressive Pittsburgh mayor loses to challenger in Democratic primary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2126943\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pittsburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reelection\">Pittsburgh<\/a> Mayor Ed Gainey lost his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2025-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reelection\">reelection<\/a> bid in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic primary\">Democratic primary<\/a> on Tuesday to challenger Corey O&rsquo;Connor.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Connor, the Alleghany County Controller and son of former Mayor Bob O&rsquo;Connor, denied Gainey a second term as mayor, leading 53% to 47% with nearly all precincts reporting. Because of the Steel City&rsquo;s strong Democratic voter base, O&rsquo;Connor is almost sure to win the general election over Republican Tony Moreno, who won the GOP primary Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3416699\/former-atlanta-mayor-biden-appointee-keisha-lance-bottoms-georgia-governor\/\">Former Atlanta mayor and Biden appointee announces run for Georgia governor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3415836\/new-jersey-democratic-gubernatorial-primary-contenders-fixate-trump\/\">New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial primary contenders fixate on Trump in final debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3416100\/miami-dade-republicans-outnumber-democrats-first-time\/\">Republicans outnumber Democrats in Miami-Dade County for first time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you, Pittsburgh. We built this campaign with and for the people of this city, neighborhood by neighborhood. I&rsquo;m proud to be your Democratic nominee for Mayor. I&rsquo;m ready to get to work, and I&rsquo;m grateful to have you with me as we take the next steps forward, together,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Connor <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoreyOConnorpa\/status\/1925021662958752176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a post on X celebrating his victory.<\/p>\n<p>Gainey was elected in 2021, running as the progressive candidate in the Democratic primary and defeating then-incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 campaign became focused on the city&rsquo;s budget, with O&rsquo;Connor taking aim at Gainey&rsquo;s handling of the finances and accusing him of mismanagement. O&rsquo;Connor claimed on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">campaign website<\/a> that Pittsburgh was &ldquo;sleepwalking toward a financial disaster.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his unsuccessful reelection effort, Gainey touted declining crime rates, which were in line with most of the country, along with housing and economic investment efforts. He had centered his messaging around working for regular people, rather than wealthy interests.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3418066\/larry-krasner-soros-funded-district-attorney-primary-philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SOROS-FUNDED DISTRICT ATTORNEY GETS PRIMARY WIN IN PHILADELPHIA ELECTION\">SOROS-FUNDED DISTRICT ATTORNEY GETS PRIMARY WIN IN PHILADELPHIA ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The general election in the Pittsburgh mayoral race is scheduled for Nov. 4.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the Keystone State, progressive Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3418066\/larry-krasner-soros-funded-district-attorney-primary-philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fended off\">fended off<\/a> a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/primary-coup-incumbent-upsets-that-could-be-brewing\/\" title=\"Main Surprise: Potential Upsets by Current Leaders\">centrist challenger<\/a> in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2126943\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2126943\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey lost the Democratic primary to Corey O&#8217;Connor, who led 53% to 47%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2437369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ed-Gainey-pittsburgh-mayor-may-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32807,32321,44588,4857,3629],"class_list":["post-2437368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-primary","tag-election-results","tag-mayoral-race","tag-pittsburgh","tag-progressive"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ed-Gainey-pittsburgh-mayor-may-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437368"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437372,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437368\/revisions\/2437372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}