2021 Erie County, Pennsylvania Executive election

2021 Erie County Executive election

November 2, 2021
 
Nominee Brenton Davis Tyler Titus
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 34,569 31,993
Percentage 51.94% 48.06%

Precinct results
Davis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Titus:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tie:      40–50%

County Executive before election

Kathy Dahlkemper
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Brenton Davis
Republican

The 2021 Erie County Executive election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper declined to run for re-election to a third term. Tyler Titus, the President of the Erie City School District, and the first openly transgender person elected to office in Pennsylvania, narrowly won the Democratic primary to succeed Dahlkemper. In the general election, Titus faced the Republican nominee, Brenton Davis, the owner of a construction company and an unsuccessful candidate for County Executive in 2017. Davis narrowly defeated Titus, winning 52–48 percent, becoming the first Republican elected County Executive since 2001.