Futules Defeats Dell for Allegheny County Council Seat

Allegheny County Council District 7 incumbent Nicholas Futules will serve for four more years.

During the Nov. 8 general election, Futules, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Mike Dell, who also is a Plum councilman.

District 7 covers Plum, Oakmont, Verona, Penn Hills, Harmar, Cheswick, Springdale and Wilkins.

Futules, who is an Oakmont resident, received 9,764 votes and Dell received 7,457.

All results are unofficial until confirmed by the county election bureau.

Futules, who when contacted was on his way to celebrate his victory and the victory of new Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, said he is happy to serve the district once more.

"I'm excited to win again," he said. "I have a lot of adrenaline still going."

Futules said he had the advantage of being the well-known incumbent and a Democrat—more Democrats are registered to vote.

When contacted, Dell said he was disappointed. Though he had the majority of votes in Plum, he didn't win over voters in Penn Hills, he said.

"It's unfortunate," he said.

Dell still has two more years on Plum Council and said he will continue to work with the borough.

You can and visit our results page on Plum-Oakmont Patch.