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Adams Defeats Nesby in Duquesne

Current mayor headed to Democratic nomination, second term

By Staff Reports
The Tube City Almanac
May 20, 2025
Posted in: Politics & Elections

According to unofficial returns, Duquesne Mayor R. Scott Adams won the Democratic nomination for re-election to a second term by a substantial margin. (Tom Leturgey photo for Tube City Almanac)

A comeback attempt by the former mayor of Duquesne to reclaim the office has apparently fallen short.

Following Tuesday’s primary, unofficial but complete returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division showed R. Scott Adams leading Nickole Nesby for the Democratic nomination, 429 to 135 votes.

No Republican candidate filed, but there were 25 write-in votes on the Republican ballot. Barring a successful write-in campaign, Adams will be the only candidate on the ballot in the Nov. 4 election.

Adams was elected mayor of Duquesne in 2021, replacing Nesby, who made headlines as the city’s first Black mayor and first woman mayor following her election in 2017.

City council races stable

Two incumbent members of Duquesne City Council handily won the Democratic nominations for two seats, though one will likely be unable to serve.

Unofficial election returns showed incumbent Council Member Aaron Adams — son of Scott Adams — leading the field with 391 votes, followed by incumbent Council Member Elaine Washington with 383 votes.

Adams also was on track to win the Democratic nomination for Allegheny County Council District 9. State law and the county’s charter would not allow him to hold both seats.

Newcomers Avery Martin and David Walter trailed with 66 and 60 votes, respectively. In the days leading up to the election, Martin and Walter had faced accusations that both men — who hail from eastern Pennsylvania — were not full-time residents of Duquesne.

Originally published May 20, 2025.

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