For City Council the long-serving incumbent Darlene Harris was defeated by the Democratic challenger Bobby Wilson, who received the support of Mayor Bill Peduto. Other incumbents won re-election nods for City Council.
On the Allegheny County Council, the 78-year-old president John DeFazio (incumbent since 2000) was defeated by his young challenger Bethany Hallam, 29. The incumbent Councilwoman Denise Ranalli Russell, 52, was denied another four-year term by fellow Democrat Oliva “Liv” Bennett, 40. Other incumbents from both parties won re-election nods.
For Common Pleas Court candidate Mary McGinley, the second time is the charm. Ms. McGinley, who narrowly lost in the 2017 general election, was victorious in Tuesday's primary on both the Republican and Democratic tickets, meaning that she will be the only candidate listed on the ballot for November’s general election. She received more than 75 percent of the vote among four Democratic candidates and had no opposition for the Republican nomination.
Longtime Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. faced Democratic challenger Turahn Jenkins and defeated him in the primary election. Several city office holders (all Democrats) faced no primary challengers.
(quotes taken from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, various articles in 5/22/19 edition)
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