O’Connor defeats Gainey to win Pittsburgh’s Democratic mayoral primary

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey gets a hug from a tearful canvasser and supporter, Sage Velasquez, after giving a concession speech at his primary election night party on May 20 at the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers on the South Side. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) The Democratic primary pitted Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor against a popular elected official whose father led the city nearly two decades ago. Second-time candidate Tony Moreno won the Republican nod. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our free newsletters.” by Charlie Wolfson, Maddy Franklin and Ember Duke, PublicSource Corey O’Connor, a longtime city and county elected official, East End resident and the son of Pittsburgh’s 58th mayor, has the inside track to be the city’s 62nd mayor after winning the Democratic primary Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race at 10:05 p.m. on Tuesday evening, with O’Connor more than 4,000 votes ahead and 80% of the votes counted. By 11 p.m. O’Connor had 53% of the tally, with 96% of votes counted. Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor speaks following his victory in the Democratic mayoral primary, on May 20, 2025. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource) 2025& PA.& PITTSBURGH& DEM& PRIMARY MAYOR...