2019 Philadelphia City Council election
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The 2019 Philadelphia City Council elections were held on November 6, 2019. They took place on the same day as the 2019 Philadelphia mayoral election, 2019 Philadelphia municipal election, and other local elections in the United States.
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November 6, 2019
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1st District
Incumbent Mark Squilla ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Mark Squilla, incumbent councilor (2012–present)[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Lou Lanni, police officer and candidate for the 2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives 182nd district Democratic primary[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Squilla (incumbent) | 16,785 | 81.37 | |
| Democratic | Lou Lanni | 3,830 | 18.57 | |
| Write-in | 13 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 20,628 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Orsino | 2,020 | 99.90 | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 2,022 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Squilla (incumbent) | 27,062 | 82.64 | |
| Republican | Daniel Orsino | 5,627 | 17.18 | |
| Write-in | 56 | 0.17 | ||
| Total votes | 32,745 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2nd District
Incumbent Kenyatta Johnson ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Kenyatta Johnson, incumbent councilor (2012–present)[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Lauren Vidas, lawyer and former City Council legislative aide[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenyatta Johnson (incumbent) | 13,358 | 59.75 | |
| Democratic | Lauren Vidas | 8,995 | 40.23 | |
| Write-in | 5 | 0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 22,358 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
- Michael Bradley, construction manager and United States Army veteran[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Bradley | 1,445 | 99.79 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.21 | ||
| Total votes | 1,448 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenyatta Johnson (incumbent) | 23,931 | 78.95 | |
| Republican | Michael Bradley | 6,004 | 19.81 | |
| Write-in | 378 | 1.25 | ||
| Total votes | 30,313 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
3rd District
Incumbent Jannie Blackwell ran for re-election and was defeated in the Democratic primary by Jamie Gauthier, who ran unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Jamie Gauthier, former executive director of the Fairmount Park Conservancy[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Jannie Blackwell, incumbent councilor (1992–present)[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jamie Gauthier | 13,460 | 55.86 | |
| Democratic | Jannie Blackwell (incumbent) | 10,588 | 43.94 | |
| Write-in | 48 | 0.20 | ||
| Total votes | 24,096 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Results
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jamie Gauthier | 27,214 | 99.78 | |
| Write-in | 61 | 0.22 | ||
| Total votes | 27,275 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
4th District
Incumbent Curtis Jones Jr. ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Curtis Jones Jr., incumbent councilor (2008–present)[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Ron Adams, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program operations manager[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Curtis Jones Jr. (incumbent) | 16,042 | 74.04 | |
| Democratic | Ron Adams | 5,588 | 25.79 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.18 | ||
| Total votes | 21,668 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Results
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Curtis Jones Jr. (incumbent) | 27,041 | 88.63 | |
| Independent | Karla Cruel | 2,461 | 8.07 | |
| Libertarian | Matt Baltsar | 984 | 3.23 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 30,511 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
5th District
Incumbent Darrell L. Clarke ran for re-election unopposed.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Darrell L. Clarke, incumbent councilor (1999–present)[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell L. Clarke (incumbent) | 18,011 | 99.50 | |
| Write-in | 91 | 0.50 | ||
| Total votes | 18,102 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Results
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell L. Clarke (incumbent) | 27,768 | 98.92 | |
| Write-in | 302 | 1.08 | ||
| Total votes | 28,070 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
6th District
Incumbent Bobby Henon ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Bobby Henon, incumbent councilor (2012–present)[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby Henon (incumbent) | 7,390 | 99.74 | |
| Write-in | 19 | 0.26 | ||
| Total votes | 7,409 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
- Pete Smith, president of the Tacony Civic Association[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pete Smith | 3,166 | 99.97 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 3,167 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby Henon (incumbent) | 12,910 | 60.52 | |
| Republican | Pete Smith | 8,408 | 39.41 | |
| Write-in | 14 | 0.07 | ||
| Total votes | 21,332 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
7th District
Incumbent Maria Quiñones-Sánchez ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, incumbent councilor (2008–present)[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Angel Cruz, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2001–present)[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (incumbent) | 6,139 | 52.05 | |
| Democratic | Angel Cruz | 5,653 | 47.93 | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 11,795 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Results
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (incumbent) | 12,647 | 99.58 | |
| Write-in | 53 | 0.42 | ||
| Total votes | 12,700 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
8th District
Incumbent Cindy Bass ran unopposed for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Cindy Bass, incumbent councilor (2012–present)[1]
Disqualified
- Tonya Bah[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Bass (incumbent) | 21,642 | 98.09 | |
| Write-in | 422 | 1.91 | ||
| Total votes | 22,064 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Results
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Bass (incumbent) | 27,678 | 80.87 | |
| Independent | Greg Paulmier | 6,465 | 18.89 | |
| Write-in | 82 | 0.24 | ||
| Total votes | 34,225 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
9th District
Incumbent Cherelle Parker ran unopposed for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Cherelle Parker, incumbent councilor (2016–present)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cherelle Parker (incumbent) | 18,623 | 99.96 | |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 18,630 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Results
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cherelle Parker (incumbent) | 26,910 | 99.89 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 26,939 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
10th District
Incumbent Brian J. O'Neill ran for re-election.
Democratic primary
Nominee
- Judy Moore, executive vice president of the Garces Group[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Judy Moore | 7,762 | 99.91 | |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 7,769 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
- Brian J. O'Neill, incumbent councilor (1980–present)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian J. O'Neill (incumbent) | 5,543 | 99.98 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 5,544 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian J. O'Neill (incumbent) | 16,183 | 54.98 | |
| Democratic | Judy Moore | 13,235 | 44.97 | |
| Write-in | 15 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 29,433 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
At-Large Seats
Philadelphia City Council has seven at-large seats, two of which must be represented by a minority party. Each party may nominate five candidates for the general election. Voters can select up to five candidates in both the primary and general.
For the first time since the city charter's ratification in 1951, a candidate from neither the Democratic nor Republican Party won an at-large seat, with Kendra Brooks of the Working Families Party unseating Al Taubenberger.[5]
Democratic primary
Advanced to general election
- Allan Domb, incumbent councilor (2016–present)[1]
- Derek S. Green, incumbent councilor (2016–present)[1]
- Helen Gym, incumbent councilor (2016–present)[1]
- Katherine Gilmore Richardson, chief of staff to councilor Blondell Reynolds Brown[1]
- Isaiah Thomas, educator and former City Controller staffer[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Fareed Abdullah, teacher[1]
- Wayne Allen, drug and alcohol counselor[1]
- Erika Almirón, immigrant rights activist[1]
- Deja Lynn Alvarez, member of the Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs[1]
- Ethelind Baylor, vice president of AFSCME DC 47[1]
- Vinny Black[1]
- Latrice Y. Bryant, Philadelphia city government staffer[1]
- Devon Cade[1]
- Bobbie Curry, perennial candidate[1]
- Justin DiBerardinis, legislative director for councilor Maria Quiñones-Sánchez[1]
- Joseph A. Diorio, attorney[1]
- Wayne Edmund Dorsey[1]
- Beth Finn, political organizer[1]
- Sandra Dungee Glenn, former chair of the School Reform Commission[1]
- Ogbonna "Paul" Hagins, activist[1]
- Asa Khalif, activist[1]
- Adrian Rivera-Reyes, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania[1]
- Mark Ross, political organizer[1]
- Edwin Santana, entrepreneur and special education teacher[1]
- Eryn Santamoor, financial and political consultant[1]
- Billy Thompson, pastor and musician[1]
- Fernando Treviño, political consultant[1]
- Hena Veit, forensic mitigation specialist[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Gym (incumbent) | 108,604 | 16.16 | |
| Democratic | Allan Domb (incumbent) | 67,193 | 10.00 | |
| Democratic | Isaiah Thomas | 64,045 | 9.53 | |
| Democratic | Derek S. Green (incumbent) | 61,070 | 9.09 | |
| Democratic | Katherine Gilmore Richardson | 45,470 | 6.77 | |
| Democratic | Justin DiBerardinis | 42,643 | 6.35 | |
| Democratic | Adrian Rivera-Reyes | 35,565 | 5.29 | |
| Democratic | Eryn Santamoor | 35,026 | 5.21 | |
| Democratic | Erika Almirón | 34,329 | 5.11 | |
| Democratic | Deja Lynn Alvarez | 26,617 | 3.96 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Dungee Glenn | 18,105 | 2.69 | |
| Democratic | Ethelind Baylor | 14,259 | 2.12 | |
| Democratic | Beth Finn | 14,015 | 2.09 | |
| Democratic | Ogbonna "Paul" Hagins | 12,570 | 1.87 | |
| Democratic | Fernando Treviño | 11,646 | 1.73 | |
| Democratic | Fareed Abdullah | 10,676 | 1.59 | |
| Democratic | Asa Khalif | 9,779 | 1.46 | |
| Democratic | Billy Thompson | 9,166 | 1.36 | |
| Democratic | Latrice Y. Bryant | 8,966 | 1.33 | |
| Democratic | Joseph A. Diorio | 7,803 | 1.16 | |
| Democratic | Hana Veit | 5,474 | 0.81 | |
| Democratic | Edwin Santana | 5,272 | 0.78 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Allen | 4,941 | 0.74 | |
| Democratic | Vinny Black | 4,516 | 0.67 | |
| Democratic | Mark Ross | 4,255 | 0.63 | |
| Democratic | Bobbie Curry | 3,920 | 0.58 | |
| Democratic | Devon Cade | 2,854 | 0.42 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Edmund Dorsey | 2,780 | 0.41 | |
| Write-in | 316 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 671,875 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Advanced to general election
- Bill Heeney, businessman and Republican ward leader[1]
- David Oh, incumbent councilor (2012–present)[1]
- Al Taubenberger, incumbent councilor (2016–present)[1]
- Dan Tinney, Republican candidate for City Council member at-large in 2015[1]
- Matt Wolfe, Republican candidate for City Council member at-large in 2015[1]
Eliminated in primary
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Tinney | 13,611 | 21.02 | |
| Republican | Al Taubenberger (incumbent) | 12,542 | 19.37 | |
| Republican | Matt Wolfe | 12,362 | 19.09 | |
| Republican | Bill Heeney | 11,976 | 18.50 | |
| Republican | David Oh (incumbent) | 6,477 | 10.00 | |
| Republican | Drew Murray | 3,935 | 6.08 | |
| Republican | Irina M. Goldstein | 3,790 | 5.85 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.08 | ||
| Total votes | 64,747 | 100.00 | ||
Working Families Party
Advanced to general election
- Kendra Brooks, neighborhood and educational activist
- Nicolas O'Rourke, pastor
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Helen Gym (incumbent) | 205,661 | 15.36 | |
| Democratic | Isaiah Thomas | 196,733 | 14.69 | |
| Democratic | Derek S. Green (incumbent) | 189,819 | 14.18 | |
| Democratic | Katherine Gilmore Richardson | 189,813 | 14.18 | |
| Democratic | Allan Domb (incumbent) | 186,665 | 13.94 | |
| Working Families | Kendra Brooks | 60,256 | 4.50 | |
| Republican | David Oh (incumbent) | 53,742 | 4.01 | |
| Republican | Al Taubenberger (incumbent) | 47,547 | 3.55 | |
| Working Families | Nicolas O’Rourke | 46,560 | 3.48 | |
| Republican | Dan Tinney | 46,270 | 3.46 | |
| Republican | Bill Heeney | 43,249 | 3.23 | |
| Republican | Matt Wolfe | 41,341 | 3.09 | |
| Independent | Sherrie Cohen | 9,116 | 0.68 | |
| Independent | Joe Cox | 8,880 | 0.66 | |
| Libertarian | Maj Toure | 6,179 | 0.46 | |
| Independent | Steve Cherniavsky | 3,480 | 0.26 | |
| Independent | Clarc King | 2,959 | 0.22 | |
| Write-in | 745 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 1,339,015 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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| Working Families gain from Republican | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||