2013 Erie County, Pennsylvania Executive election

2013 Erie County Executive election
November 5, 2013
 
Nominee Kathy Dahlkemper Don Tucci
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 31,391 23,436
Percentage 57.25% 42.75%
County Executive before election

Barry Grossman
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Kathy Dahlkemper
Democratic

The 2013 Erie County Executive election was held on November 5, 2013. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Barry Grossman, who was first elected in 2009, ran for re-election to a second term. However, he was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary by former Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper, losing renomination 52–48 percent. In the general election, she faced the Republican nominee, businessman and Tea Party activist Don Tucci. Dahlkemper defeated Tucci by a wide margin, winning her first term as County Executive, 57–43 percent.

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