2021 Erie County Executive election

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,^[1] 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.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tyler Titus, President of the Erie City School District^[3]
Carl Anderson, County Councilman^[4]
Dylan Grasinger, director of the International Institute of Erie^[5]
Rita Bishop, county IT employee^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tyler Titus	8,769	32.17%
	Democratic	Carl Anderson	8,551	31.37%
	Democratic	Dylanna Grasinger	5,669	20.80%
	Democratic	Rita Bishop	4,272	15.67%
Total votes			27,261	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Brenton Davis, construction company owner, 2017 Republican candidate for County Executive^[7]
Shawn Wroblewski, parademic^[8]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brenton Davis	10,171	54.87%
	Republican	Shawn Wroblewski	8,367	45.13%
Total votes			18,538	100.00%

General election

Results

2021 Erie County Executive election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brenton Davis	34,569	51.94%
	Democratic	Tyler Titus	31,993	48.06%
Total votes			66,562	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ Fortino, Sebastian (April 16, 2021). "'Erie County is ready': Tyler Titus looks to become Pa's first openly transgender county executive". Pennsylvania Capital Star. Erie, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ Rao, A.J. (January 3, 2022). "Davis vows to usher in 'era of change,' unity as new Erie County executive". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ Rink, Matthew (February 10, 2021). "Erie School District board member Tyler Titus announces run for County Executive". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ Rink, Matthew (February 6, 2021). "Anderson emphasizes economic development, pitches sales tax, incentives for public workers". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Rink, Matthew (March 5, 2021). "Anderson emphasizes economic development, pitches sales tax, incentives for public workers". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2021 Primary Election Results". Erie County Department of Elections and Voter Registration. 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ Rink, Matthew (April 22, 2021). "The race for Erie County executive: Republican Brenton Davis takes second swing at job". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ Rink, Matthew (April 22, 2021). "The race for Erie County executive: Republican Wroblewski is political newcomer". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "2021 General Election Results". Erie County Department of Elections and Voter Registration. 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[1] Fortino, Sebastian (April 16, 2021). "'Erie County is ready': Tyler Titus looks to become Pa's first openly transgender county executive". Pennsylvania Capital Star. Erie, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[2] Rao, A.J. (January 3, 2022). "Davis vows to usher in 'era of change,' unity as new Erie County executive". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[3] Rink, Matthew (February 10, 2021). "Erie School District board member Tyler Titus announces run for County Executive". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[4] Rink, Matthew (February 6, 2021). "Anderson emphasizes economic development, pitches sales tax, incentives for public workers". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[Grasinger_Bishop-5] Rink, Matthew (March 5, 2021). "Anderson emphasizes economic development, pitches sales tax, incentives for public workers". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[primary_results-6] "2021 Primary Election Results". Erie County Department of Elections and Voter Registration. 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[7] Rink, Matthew (April 22, 2021). "The race for Erie County executive: Republican Brenton Davis takes second swing at job". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[8] Rink, Matthew (April 22, 2021). "The race for Erie County executive: Republican Wroblewski is political newcomer". Erie Times-News. Erie, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[9] "2021 General Election Results". Erie County Department of Elections and Voter Registration. 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

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