Carla Cain
Carla Cain (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Philadelphia City Commission in Pennsylvania. Cain lost in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2019.
Cain was a 2015 at-large candidate for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania City Council.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Commission (3 seats)
Incumbent Lisa Deeley, Omar Sabir, and incumbent Al Schmidt won election in the general election for Philadelphia City Commission on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Deeley (D) | 45.1 | 219,073 | |
| ✔ | Omar Sabir (D) | 43.9 | 213,577 | |
| ✔ |  | Al Schmidt (R) | 10.9 | 52,896 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 523 | ||
| Total votes: 486,069 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Commission (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Commission on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Omar Sabir | 24.4 | 71,303 | |
| ✔ | Lisa Deeley | 20.9 | 61,278 | |
| Kahlil Williams | 16.7 | 48,884 | ||
 | Jen Devor | 8.1 | 23,752 | |
| Marwan Kreidie | 7.9 | 23,190 | ||
| Annette Thompson | 4.9 | 14,389 | ||
| Luigi Borda | 3.9 | 11,352 | ||
| Dennis Lee | 3.9 | 11,306 | ||
| Carla Cain | 3.3 | 9,613 | ||
| Moira Bohannon | 1.7 | 5,054 | ||
| Robin Trent | 1.7 | 4,949 | ||
| Warren Bloom | 1.3 | 3,808 | ||
| Lewis Harris Jr. | 1.3 | 3,793 | ||
| Total votes: 292,671 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Philadelphia City Commission (3 seats)
Incumbent Al Schmidt advanced from the Republican primary for Philadelphia City Commission on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Al Schmidt | 100.0 | 16,782 |
| Total votes: 16,782 | |||
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2015
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 10, 2015. There were seven at-large seats up for election, one of which was vacant at the time of the election. Two at-large seats on the Philadelphia City Council are reserved for members of the minority party. In the Democratic at-large primary, Derek Green, Allan Domb, Helen Gym and incumbents Blondell Reynolds Brown and William Greenlee advanced past incumbents Edward Neilson and W. Wilson Goode, Jr. and Jenne Baccar Ayers, Wilson Alexander, Thomas Wyatt, Carla Cain, Lillian Ford, Paul Steinke, Barbara Capozzi, Marnie Aument Loughery, Sherrie Cohen, Billy Ivery, Frank Rizzo and Isaiah Thomas. In the Republican at-large primary, incumbents David Oh and Dennis M. O’Brien and Terrence Tracy Jr., Daniel Tinney and Al Taubenberger advanced past James Williams and Matt Wolfe. Green Party candidate Kristin Combs, Independent candidate Sheila Armstrong, Philadelphia Party candidate Andrew Stober and Socialist Workers Party candidate John Staggs also ran in the general election. Gym, Green, Domb, Brown, Greenlee, Oh and Taubenberger won election to the at-large seats.[1][2]
| Philadelphia City Council At-large, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Helen Gym |
15.9% | 145,087 | |
| Democratic | Derek Green |
15.8% | 144,337 | |
| Democratic | Allan Domb |
15.7% | 143,265 | |
| Democratic | Blondell Reynolds Brown Incumbent |
15.5% | 141,368 | |
| Democratic | William Greenlee Incumbent |
15.1% | 137,315 | |
| Republican | David Oh Incumbent |
3.8% | 34,887 | |
| Republican | Al Taubenberger |
3.8% | 34,711 | |
| Republican | Dennis M. O’Brien Incumbent | 3.8% | 34,324 | |
| Republican | Daniel Tinney | 3.5% | 31,863 | |
| Republican | Terrence Tracy Jr. | 3.1% | 28,050 | |
| Philadelphia | Andrew Stober | 1.8% | 16,301 | |
| Green | Kristin Combs | 1.2% | 11,366 | |
| Independent | Sheila Armstrong | 0.6% | 5,466 | |
| Socialist Workers | John Staggs | 0.3% | 3,028 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.01% | 105 | ||
| Total Votes | 911,473 | |||
| Source: City of Philadelphia, "Official general election results," accessed November 23, 2015 | ||||
| Philadelphia City Council, At-large Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Derek Green |
10.6% | 68,505 | ||
| Blondell Reynolds Brown Incumbent |
9.8% | 62,922 | ||
| Allan Domb |
9% | 57,691 | ||
| William Greenlee Incumbent |
7.9% | 50,849 | ||
| Helen Gym |
7.7% | 49,270 | ||
| Isaiah Thomas | 7.5% | 48,000 | ||
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. Incumbent | 7.2% | 46,555 | ||
| Sherrie Cohen | 7.1% | 45,847 | ||
| Edward Neilson Incumbent | 6.3% | 40,786 | ||
| Paul Steinke | 5.8% | 37,104 | ||
| Jenne Baccar Ayers | 5.1% | 32,637 | ||
| Thomas Wyatt | 4.7% | 30,310 | ||
| Frank Rizzo | 4.1% | 26,260 | ||
| Wilson Alexander | 3% | 19,210 | ||
| Carla Cain | 2.7% | 17,115 | ||
| Marnie Aument Loughery | 1.7% | 10,890 | ||
| Write-in | 0% | 87 | ||
| Total Votes | 644,038 | |||
| Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015 | ||||
| Philadelphia City Council, At-large Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
David Oh Incumbent |
18% | 8,960 | ||
| Dennis M. O’Brien Incumbent |
16.2% | 8,038 | ||
| Terrence Tracy Jr. |
15.7% | 7,801 | ||
| Daniel Tinney |
15.1% | 7,528 | ||
| Al Taubenberger |
13.2% | 6,587 | ||
| Matt Wolfe | 11.7% | 5,800 | ||
| James Williams | 10% | 4,979 | ||
| Write-in | 0.1% | 32 | ||
| Total Votes | 49,725 | |||
| Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carla Cain did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
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- Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners - 2015 Primary Election Candidates
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