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City elections in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 9, 2021 (primary) & August 2, 2021 (general election) |
| Primary election: May 18, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for May 18, 2021. The filing deadline for the primary was March 9, 2021, and the filing deadline for the general election was August 2, 2021.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
Jocelyn Rawls, Ralph Rodriguez, incumbent Ausha Green, and incumbent Shamaine Daniels won election in the general election for Harrisburg City Council on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls (D) | 25.7 | 4,976 | |
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez (D) | 25.4 | 4,915 | |
| ✔ | Ausha Green (D) | 23.9 | 4,621 | |
| ✔ |  | Shamaine Daniels (D) | 23.8 | 4,612 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 19,366 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez | 12.1 | 2,340 | |
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls | 11.5 | 2,231 | |
| ✔ | | Shamaine Daniels | 10.6 | 2,046 |
| ✔ | Ausha Green | 10.5 | 2,025 | |
| Jennie Jenkins-Dallas | 9.7 | 1,888 | ||
| Crystal Davis | 9.4 | 1,815 | ||
| Robert Lawson | 8.5 | 1,652 | ||
| Vishal Bajpai | 7.5 | 1,453 | ||
| Carrie Fowler | 5.5 | 1,066 | ||
| Lavet Henderson | 4.1 | 801 | ||
| Sarah Gethers | 3.9 | 761 | ||
| Roy Christ | 3.6 | 689 | ||
 | Lori Saulisbury | 2.9 | 559 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 19,371 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2021
May 18, 2021
- Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2021
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections, 2021
- Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
- Pennsylvania Question 1, Legislative Resolution to Extend or Terminate Emergency Declaration Amendment (May 2021)
- Pennsylvania Question 2, Emergency Declarations Amendment (May 2021)
- Pennsylvania Question 3, Equal Rights Regardless of Race or Ethnicity Amendment (May 2021)
- Pennsylvania Question 4, Municipal Fire and EMS Services Loans Measure (May 2021)
- Mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2021)
November 2, 2021
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About the city
- See also: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is a city in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. As of 2020, its population was 50,099.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Harrisburg utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1][2][3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | ||
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| Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | |
| Population | 50,099 | 13,002,700 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 8 | 44,741 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 34.3% | 79.4% |
| Black/African American | 51.7% | 11.1% |
| Asian | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 5.4% | 2.4% |
| Multiple | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 23.6% | 7.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 81.5% | 91% |
| College graduation rate | 22.6% | 32.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $41,831 | $63,627 |
| Persons below poverty level | 26.5% | 12% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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