2007 Allegheny County Executive election

2007 Allegheny County Executive election
November 6, 2007
 
Nominee Dan Onorato
Party Democratic
Popular vote 217,531
Percentage 99.01%
Allegheny County Executive before election

Dan Onorato
Democratic

 Elected Allegheny County Executive

Dan Onorato
Democratic

The 2007 Allegheny County Executive election was held on November 6, 2007. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Dan Onorato ran for re-election to a second term. Despite speculation that Onorato would run for Governor in 2010 and not complete his term,[1] he faced only token opposition in the Democratic primary, and no other candidate filed to oppose him. Onorato won the Democratic primary in a landslide, and the Republican primary through write-in votes, enabling him to win his second term unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Primary results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Onorato (inc.) 121,066 86.65%
Democratic Richard P. Swartz 18,469 13.22%
Democratic Write-ins 176 0.13%
Total votes 139,711 100.00%

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican nomination, though Republican County Councilman Matt Drozd launched an informal write-in campaign for his son, also named Matt.[5] At the same time, Onorato's campaign targeted likely Republican primary voters with a robocall the night before the election encouraging them to write in his name. Of the 3,431 write-in votes cast, Onorato received 1,844 of them, allowing him to win the Republican nomination, as well.[6]

Primary results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Onorato (write-in) 1,844 53.75%
Republican Other write-ins 1,587 46.25%
Total votes 3,431 100.00%

General election

Results

2007 Allegheny County Executive election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Onorato (inc.) 217,531 99.01%
Write-in 2,166 0.99%
Total votes 219,697 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ O'Toole, James (January 7, 2007). "Onorato aims for 2nd term . . . and governor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. A1. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Belser, Ann (February 10, 2007). "Onorato to seek 2nd term as county chief executive". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. B2. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Primary 2007: A Voters Guide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. May 6, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "May 15, 2007 - MUNICIPAL ELECTION - STATISTICS" (PDF). Allegheny County Elections Division. June 6, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Blazina, Ed (May 17, 2007). "GOP write-ins may take 2 weeks to tally". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. A1. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ Belser, Ann (May 30, 2007). "DeSantis gains nod from GOP for mayor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. A1, A8. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2007 Municipal Election - November 6, 2007" (PDF). Allegheny County Elections Division. November 26, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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