▁joins ▁in ▁Bad ▁D ü ben . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁Sax ony ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Sax ony ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁mayor al ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁T ues day , ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁mayor , ▁Tom ▁Mur phy ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁was ▁running ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁straight ▁term . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁Primary ▁Mur phy ▁faced ▁a ▁difficult ▁battle ▁from ▁City ▁Council ▁President ▁Bob ▁O ' Con nor , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁mayor . ▁The ▁inc umb ent ' s ▁popular ity ▁was ▁w an ing ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁stead fast ▁of ▁two ▁controvers ial ▁measures : ▁a ▁tax ▁to ▁construct ▁new ▁stad iums ▁for ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁and ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁and ▁a ▁fal ter ing ▁public - private ▁partners hip ▁to ▁purchase ▁vac ant ▁Dow nt own ▁store front s . ▁The ▁battle ▁was ▁especially ▁t ense ▁due ▁to ▁person ality ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁frequently ▁cl ash es ▁over ▁legisl ation . ▁ ▁General ▁E lection ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 2 , 2 0 3 ▁votes ▁were ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁As ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁races ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁margin ▁over ▁Republican ▁Harry ▁F rost , ▁a ▁construction ▁executive . ▁