Ed Pawlowski Democratic Ed Pawlowski Democratic The 2013 mayoral election in Allentown, Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 2013, and resulted in the incumbent mayor Ed Pawlowski, a member of the Democratic Party, being re-elected to a third term over Independent candidate William Michael Donovan.

Simultaneously, Pawlowski would run for the Democratic nomination for governor in the 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.

[1][2] Pawlowski won the Democratic primary unopposed while the Republicans failed to field any candidates.

Some of Pawlowski's supporters launched a write in campaign and won the Republican nomination for him making him the first cross-filed candidate in Allentown since 1989.

[3] Despite this, Pawlowski would be challenged in the general election by former city councilmen and independent W. Michael Donovan.