Incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl, a Democrat, defeated his two independent challengers by a wide margin.

In the Democratic primary, incumbent Mayor Ravenstahl defeated challengers Patrick Dowd, a Pittsburgh city councilman, and Carmen Robinson, an attorney and former police officer.

Ravenstahl, a Democrat, won the Republican mayoral nomination with 607 write-in votes; no other candidate had the 250 write-in votes required to become the Republican nominee.

[3] Ravenstahl's relationship with lobbyist John Verbanac became a campaign issue.

[4] Ravenstahl defeated both Harris and Acklin by a wide margin, winning over 55 percent of the vote.