2007 Pittsburgh mayoral special election|
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Results by ward division
The darkest blue shade represents more than 80% of votes were for Ravenstahl. The middle and lightest shades indicate over 65% and 50%, respectively. The darker shade of red represents more than 70% for DeSantis, the lighter shade of red more than 50%. |
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The mayoral election of 2007 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was a special election held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007. The incumbent mayor, Luke Ravenstahl of the Democratic Party faced Republican challenger Mark DeSantis, a telecommunications executive and adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University. The race was notable for the strength of its Republican challenger, rare in Pittsburgh, and the election of such a young mayor, Ravenstahl being 27 years old at the time. Ravenstahl was elected with a comfortable margin in an election marked by unusually cold weather but record voter turnout.
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