Intro by Tony Norman
Photos by Alexandra Wimley and Emily Matthews
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It’s official. Democrat Ed Gainey has been elected the 57th mayor of Pittsburgh. Politicos can now
stop their ritual hedging of the bets that gave Republican Tony Moreno hope he could somehow
tap into a previously unseen groundswell of “Gainey-averse” Democrats to swing the election
in his direction. There was no anti-Gainey groundswell.
State Rep. Ed Gainey speaks at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey speaks surrounded by supporters at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey listens as his wife introduces him to speak at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey kisses his daughter before speaking at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey speaks surrounded by supporters at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey speaks surrounded by supporters at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Supporters look on as State Rep. Ed Gainey speaks at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey speaks surrounded by supporters at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey takes the stage at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey takes the stage at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Summer Lee and Bethany Hallam, Allegheny County Council member, take a selfie while waiting for state Rep. Ed Gainey to take the stage at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey hugs his father as he takes the podium to speak at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey takes the podium to speak at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)State Rep. Ed Gainey takes the stage at his election night event at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno walks in with his wife Patty Poloka during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno speaks during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno speaks during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno speaks during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Patty Poloka, the campaign manage and wife of Tony Moreno, listens while Moreno speaks during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno speaks during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Guests listen and react as Tony Moreno give a speech during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno hugs his wife Patty Poloka after conceding the Pittsburgh mayoral race to Ed Gainey during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno greets guests after conceding the Pittsburgh mayoral race to Ed Gainey during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno greets guests after conceding the Pittsburgh mayoral race to Ed Gainey during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno speaks during his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, inside Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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