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2025 Philadelphia municipal election

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A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025, to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held on May 20, 2025.[1]

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2025 Philadelphia elections
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District Attorney

Main article: 2025 Philadelphia District Attorney election

Results

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2025 Philadelphia District Attorney election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Krasner (incumbent) 276,126 76.10
Republican Patrick Dugan 86,305 23.78
Write-in 432 0.12
Total votes 362,836 100.00
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City Controller

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2025 Philadelphia city controller election
← 2023
November 4, 2025
2029 →
 
Candidate Christy Brady Ari Patrinos
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 294,433 46,681
Percentage 86.25% 13.67%
Brady:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Patrinos:      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      50%
City Controller before election

Christy Brady
Democratic

 Elected City Controller

Christy Brady
Democratic

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Christy Brady, incumbent city controller[3]

Results

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Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christy Brady (incumbent) 120,801 99.61
Write-in 469 0.39
Total votes 121,270 100.00
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ari Patrinos, stockbroker[5]

Results

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Republican primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ari Patrinos 7,835 97.02
Write-in 241 2.98
Total votes 8,076 100.00
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General election

Results

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2025 Philadelphia City Controller election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christy Brady (incumbent) 294,433 86.25
Republican Ari Patrinos 46,681 13.67
Write-in 258 0.08
Total votes 341,372 100.00
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Court of Common Pleas partisan election

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees
  • Will Braveman, attorney[6]
  • Irina Ehrlich, prosecutor and defense attorney[5]
  • Larry Farnese, former state senator from the 1st district[5]
  • Kia Ghee, former Philadelphia executive director of the Commission of Human Relations[7]
  • Sarah Jones, attorney[8]
  • Leon King II, former Philadelphia Department of Prisons commissioner[9][10]
  • Brian Kisielewski, attorney[11]
  • Anthony Stefanski, attorney[5]
  • Deborah Watson-Stokes, senior advisor at the District Attorney's office[12]
Eliminated in primary
  • Taniesha Henry, attorney[5]
Disqualified
  • Mike Huff, criminal defense attorney (residency challenge)[13]

Results

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Democratic primary (vote for up to 9)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will Braveman 103,441 11.24
Democratic Sarah Jones 103,042 11.19
Democratic Deborah Watson-Stokes 100,952 10.97
Democratic Kia Ghee 98,632 10.71
Democratic Irina Ehrlich 98,458 10.70
Democratic Larry Farnese 98,327 10.68
Democratic Leon King II 92,483 10.05
Democratic Brian Kisielewski 87,162 9.47
Democratic Anthony Stefanski 75,539 8.21
Democratic Taniesha Henry 61,041 6.63
Write-in 1,484 0.16
Total votes 920,561 100.00
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Republican primary

Results

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Republican primary (vote for up to 9)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 2,140 100.00
Total votes 2,140 100.00
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General election

Results

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2025 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 11)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Jones 280,160 10.35
Democratic Kia Ghee 274,323 10.13
Democratic Will Braveman 274,195 10.13
Democratic Larry Farnese 273,978 10.12
Democratic Deborah Watson-Stokes 272,216 10.05
Democratic Irinia Ehrlich 269,154 9.94
Democratic Jennifer Santiago 221,310 8.17
Democratic Brian Kisielewski 219,493 8.11
Democratic Leon King II 215,637 7.96
Democratic Anthony Stefanski 212,663 7.85
Democratic Joseph Russo 190,318 7.03
Write-in 4,023 0.15
Total votes 2,707,470 100.00
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Court of Common Pleas retention elections

Results

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Justice Gwendolyn N Bright retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For267,20486.89
Against40,31613.11
Total307,520100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Ann M Butchart retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For258,85786.16
Against41,57313.84
Total300,430100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Scott DiClaudio retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For182,49364.37
Against101,01635.63
Total283,509100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Michael Fanning retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For256,08985.82
Against42,30614.18
Total298,395100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Daine A Gray Jr retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For201,87468.86
Against91,27131.14
Total293,145100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Christopher P Mallios retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For244,43984.80
Against43,82415.20
Total288,263100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Walter J Olszewski retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For241,34484.14
Against45,48015.86
Total286,824100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Frank Palumbo retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For201,90570.03
Against86,41829.97
Total288,323100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Rainy Papademetriou retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For241,67884.20
Against45,36615.80
Total287,044100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Tracy Roman retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For249,70485.45
Against42,50614.55
Total292,210100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Stephanie M Sawyer retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For253,92486.59
Against39,33613.41
Total293,260100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Susan I Schulman retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For244,39484.64
Against44,36815.36
Total288,762100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Lyris F Younge retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For188,76966.79
Against93,84633.21
Total282,615100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election

Three positions on the Philadelphia Municipal Court are up for partisan election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees
Eliminated in primary
  • Shawn Page, attorney[18]
  • Qawi Abdul-Rahman, trial attorney[19]

Results

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Democratic primary (vote for up to 3)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Davidson 101,702 31.96
Democratic Sherrie Cohen 69,136 21.72
Democratic Cortez Patton 63,745 20.03
Democratic Shawn Page 49,571 15.58
Democratic Qawi Abdul-Rahman 33,434 10.51
Write-in 662 0.21
Total votes 318,250 100.00
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Republican primary

Results

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Republican primary (vote for up to 3)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 827 100.00
Total votes 827 100.00
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General election

Results

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2025 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 4)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Davidson 289,678 29.71
Democratic Sherrie Cohen 261,204 26.79
Democratic Michael Parkinson 216,292 22.18
Democratic Cortez Patton 206,403 21.17
Write-in 1,578 0.16
Total votes 975,155 100.00
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Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections

Results

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Justice David H Conroy retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For258,57985.98
Against42,17114.02
Total300,750100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Jacquelyn M Frazier-Lyde retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For212,70571.24
Against85,87928.76
Total298,584100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Henry Lewandowski retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For249,13984.89
Against44,35215.11
Total293,491100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice Wendy L Pew retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For243,00382.23
Against52,51517.77
Total295,518100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Justice T Francis Shields retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For250,06685.43
Against42,65014.57
Total292,716100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
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Ballot questions

Proposal 1 results by ward
  Yes
  •   60%–70%
  •   70%–80%
  •   80%–90%
  •   90%–100%
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Proposed Charter Change 1: Creating the Office of Homeless Services Ombudsperson
ChoiceVotes%
For138,49784.78
Against24,87315.22
Total163,370100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners
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Proposal 2 results by ward
  Yes
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  •   70%–80%
  •   80%–90%
  •   90%–100%
  No
  •   50%–60%
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Proposed Charter Change 2: Increasing Minimum Spending on Housing Trust Fund Purposes
ChoiceVotes%
For120,28774.70
Against40,74525.30
Total161,032100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners
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Proposal 3 results by ward
  Yes
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  •   70%–80%
  •   80%–90%
  •   90%–100%
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Proposed Charter Change 3: Creating an Independent Prison Community Oversight Board and Office of Prison Oversight
ChoiceVotes%
For124,98276.88
Against37,58523.12
Total162,567100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners
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