1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

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1987 Philadelphia mayoral election
← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →
Turnout71.12% of registered voters Increase 8 pp
38.76% of total population[1]
 
Nominee Wilson Goode Frank Rizzo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 333,254 319,053
Percentage 51.09% 48.91%
Results by ward
Goode:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Rizzo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Mayor before election

Wilson Goode
Democratic

 Elected mayor

Wilson Goode
Democratic

The 1987 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Wilson Goode over former mayor Frank Rizzo, who had switched to the Republican Party.

Candidates

Declared

Results

Results by ward
  Goode
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
  Rendell
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilson Goode 230,200 56.96%
Democratic Ed Rendell 171,372 42.40%
Democratic Bernard Salera 2,590 0.64%

Republican primary

General election

References

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