WHAT ARE HIS THOUGHTS AFTER TODAY’S RESULTS? YEAH. KRISTEN. MIKE. WELL, TONY MORENO IS ENDING THIS ELECTION NIGHT WITH A PHONE CALL TO HIS OPPONENT, COREY O’CONNOR. HE LEFT A VOICEMAIL CONGRATULATING HIM AND WISHING HIM ALL THE BEST. NOW TONIGHT’S RESULTS, NOT THE OUTCOME. THIS WATCH PARTY WAS HOPING FOR. BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL THE GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE ROOM. MORENO HAD THIS MESSAGE TO HIS SUPPORTERS. PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES, I WANT YOU TO STAY POSITIVE OUT THERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. I KNOW WE’RE GETTING OUR — KICKED, BUT IF YOU STAY STRONG AND YOU KEEP HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE AND YOU KEEP DOING WHAT WE’RE DOING NOW, THEY’RE GOING TO FEEL IT. THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE IT ALL. MORENO WATCHED THE RESULTS COME IN TONIGHT WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS INSIDE THE MOONLIGHT CAFE IN BROOKLINE. IT’S THE SAME PLACE THE FORMER PITTSBURGH POLICE OFFICER CELEBRATED HIS VICTORY IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY IN MAY. NOW, WHILE HE REPRESENTED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE RACE, HE SAID HE WASN’T COMMITTED TO A PARTY, BUT INSTEAD TO THE PEOPLE. THE NUMBERS POINTED TO AN O’CONNOR WIN. SHORTLY AFTER POLLS CLOSED, BUT MORENO STILL HELD ON TO HOPE EARLY IN THE NIGHT, BELIEVING THE RESULTS INITIALLY REFLECTED MAIL-IN BALLOTS. NOW, FOLLOWING HIS CONCESSION SPEECH, HE TOLD ME HE PLANNED TO CALL THE O’CONNOR CAMPAIGN. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, HE DID THAT JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. THIS WASN’T MORENO’S FIRST BID FOR ELECTION IN THE PITTSBURGH MAYORAL RACE, BUT HE SAYS IT WILL BE HIS LAST. HE RAN IN 2021 AND LOST TO MAYOR ED GAINEY. TONIGHT, HE’S EXPRESSING THANKS TO HIS SUPPORTERS. IT’S HARD TO GO TO THEM AND ASK THEM TO DO IT AGAIN. YOU KNOW, IT’S DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU GO THROUGH IT THE FIRST TIME AND HERE YOU ARE AGAIN ASKING THEM TO OVERCOME THESE ODDS. AND THEY ARE WILLING BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IT. HILARIOUS. SO BAD FOR YOU. NOW, MORENO SAYS HE DOESN’T SEE HIMSELF CONTINUING ON IN POLITICS. HE SAYS HE AND HIS WIFE PLAN TO CONTINUE WORKING ON MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY A
Tony Moreno concedes to Corey O’Connor after Pittsburgh mayoral loss
Updated: 11:20 PM EST Nov 4, 2025
Retired Pittsburgh police officer Tony Moreno thanked Pittsburghers Tuesday night after conceding to Corey O’Connor after his projected win as the next mayor of Pittsburgh. In Brookline, Moreno addressed a room full of friends, family, and supporters, saying that although the results were not what he had anticipated, fellow Republicans should continue to stay strong. “People in communities, I want you to stay positive,” Moreno said. “Out there in the city of Pittsburgh, I know we’re getting our butts kicked, but if you stay strong and you keep holding people accountable and you keep doing what we’re doing now, they’re going to feel it, they’re going to have to change.” With 32% of precincts reporting, O’Connor had 92.2% of the vote compared to 7.8% for Moreno, who won the nomination in the city’s first contested Republican mayoral primary in decades.During his concession speech Tuesday night, Moreno said he planned to call the O’Connor campaign and congratulate them on their victory. Moreno previously ran for mayor in 2021, losing to current mayor Ed Gainey. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
Retired Pittsburgh police officer Tony Moreno thanked Pittsburghers Tuesday night after conceding to Corey O’Connor after his projected win as the next mayor of Pittsburgh.
In Brookline, Moreno addressed a room full of friends, family, and supporters, saying that although the results were not what he had anticipated, fellow Republicans should continue to stay strong.
“People in communities, I want you to stay positive,” Moreno said. “Out there in the city of Pittsburgh, I know we’re getting our butts kicked, but if you stay strong and you keep holding people accountable and you keep doing what we’re doing now, they’re going to feel it, they’re going to have to change.”
With 32% of precincts reporting, O’Connor had 92.2% of the vote compared to 7.8% for Moreno, who won the nomination in the city’s first contested Republican mayoral primary in decades.
During his concession speech Tuesday night, Moreno said he planned to call the O’Connor campaign and congratulate them on their victory.
Moreno previously ran for mayor in 2021, losing to current mayor Ed Gainey.
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