The 2015 Allegheny County Executive election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, first elected in 2011, ran for re-election to a second term. He faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and won the nomination unopposed. In the general election, his only opponent was independent Todd Elliott Koger, a perennial candidate who was also simultaneously running for several other positions in the county. Fitzgerald defeated Koger in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote.
Democratic primary Candidates Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County Executive
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Republican primary No candidates filed for the Republican nomination.
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General election Candidates Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County Executive (Democratic) Todd Elliott Koger, perennial candidate (Independent)
Campaign In the general election, Fitzgerald's only opponent, Todd Elliott Koger, was running in two other races simultaneously: an at-large County Council seat and the District 10 County Council seat. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed Fitzgerald over Koger, criticizing Koger's perennial office-seeking. "It's hard to believe a candidate is serious when he keeps running for so many different offices, particularly after having been rejected convincingly by the voters so many times before," the editorial board wrote. Fitzgerald ultimately defeated Koger in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote to Koger's 24 percent.
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