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Shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s supporters were in the banquet room of a South Side union hall watching their candidate’s lead wither.
The mood was strikingly different from two hours prior.
Early returns had Peduto with a comfortable lead of more than 3,000 votes. It was a respectable challenge from state Rep. Ed Gainey, but it appeared as if the mayor was cruising to a third term.
Peduto was not in the room.