Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Easily Wins 2nd Term

PITTSBURGH, PA - In what was a foregone conclusion for months, Bill Peduto easily won a second term as Pittsburgh’s mayor Tuesday. Peduto, 53, of Point Breeze, had no Republican opponent in the general election after handily winning the Democratic primary in May.

Peduto was elected mayor in 2014 after 12 years on city council and two failed mayoral bids. Before that, he spent seven years as a city council aide

The only contested city council race was in District 4, where Democrat Anthony Coghill defeated Republican Cletus Cibrone-Abate. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Coghill had nearly 80 percent of the vote.

Coghill, 51, a Beechview roofing contractor, and Abate, 48, an Overbrook community activist, were battling to be the successor to councilwoman Natalia Rudiak, who decided against seeking a third term.

Three other Democratic incumbents had no Republican opposition and were re-elected:: Theresa Kail-Smith in District 2, Robert Daniel Lavelle in District 6 and Dan Gilman in District 8.

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