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The 1959 Pittsburgh Special mayoral election was held on Tuesday November 3, 1959. The winner of the 1957 election, Democrat David Lawrence, had resigned from his position in January 1959 because he was elected Governor of Pennsylvania. City Council President Tom Gallagher moved up to the position of mayor per the city charter. At 75 years old, he chose not to seek reelection. Joe Barr, also a Democrat, won the special election and the remainder of Lawrence's term. Barr, a powerful State Senator and a longtime Lawrence associate, defeated Republican Paul Reinhold, the president of a company that distributed road repair equipment.

Results

Pittsburgh special mayoral election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Barr	124,501	63.6
	Republican	Paul Reinhold	71,202	36.4
Turnout			195,703
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

"Republican mayoral candidates through the years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2009.

Preceded by 1957	Pittsburgh special mayoral election 1959	Succeeded by 1961

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 | next_year          = 1961
 | election_date      = November 3, 1959
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 | nominee1           = '''[[Joseph M. Barr]]'''
 | party1             = Democratic Party (United States)
 | popular_vote1      = '''124,501'''
 | percentage1        = '''63.6%'''
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-The special '''[[Mayor]]al election of 1959 in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]''' was held on [[Election Day (United States)|Tuesday]], November 3, 1959. The winner of the 1957 election, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[David L. Lawrence|David Lawrence]], had resigned from his position in January 1959 because he was elected [[Governor of Pennsylvania]]. City Council President [[Thomas Gallagher (mayor)|Tom Gallagher]] moved up to the position of mayor per the city charter. At 75 years old, he chose not to seek reelection. [[Joseph M. Barr|Joe Barr]], also a Democrat, won the special election and the remainder of Lawrence's term. Barr, a powerful State Senator and a longtime Lawrence associate, defeated Republican Paul Reinhold, the president of a company that distributed road repair equipment.
+The 1959 Pittsburgh Special mayoral election was held on Tuesday November 3, 1959. The winner of the 1957 election, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[David L. Lawrence|David Lawrence]], had resigned from his position in January 1959 because he was elected [[Governor of Pennsylvania]]. City Council President [[Thomas Gallagher (mayor)|Tom Gallagher]] moved up to the position of mayor per the city charter. At 75 years old, he chose not to seek reelection. [[Joseph M. Barr|Joe Barr]], also a Democrat, won the special election and the remainder of Lawrence's term. Barr, a powerful State Senator and a longtime Lawrence associate, defeated Republican Paul Reinhold, the president of a company that distributed road repair equipment.
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   |candidate  = Joe Barr
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-*{{cite web |title=Republican mayoral candidates through the years |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=7 November 2007 |accessdate=18 September 2009}}
+*{{cite web |title=Republican mayoral candidates through the years |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=7 November 2007 |access-date=18 September 2009}}
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 [[Category:1950s in Pittsburgh]]
 [[Category:Pennsylvania special elections|Pittsburgh 1959]]
-[[Category:November 1959 events]]
+[[Category:November 1959 events in the United States]]
-[[Category:United States mayoral special elections|Pittsburgh, 1959]]
+[[Category:Mayoral special elections in the United States|Pittsburgh, 1959]]

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