Overview
- The Associated Press projected O'Connor the winner over Republican Tony Moreno at 8:26 p.m. Tuesday.
- O'Connor will succeed Ed Gainey, whom he defeated in May's Democratic primary, and Gainey has invited him to begin a formal transition.
- A former Pittsburgh city councilmember, O'Connor emphasized transparency and economic renewal in his victory remarks and noted his family's ties to the office once held by his late father, Bob O'Connor.
- City Controller Rachael Heisler has warned that Pittsburgh is spending more than it takes in as federal relief wanes and Downtown tax assessments fall, with additional strains from an aging vehicle fleet and staffing shortages.
- Moreno, a retired 24-year Pittsburgh police officer and past candidate, said he will not run again after this loss.