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City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2022)
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| 2022 Philadelphia elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 7, 2022 (District 6 special), September 26, 2022 (District 7 and District 9 special), & September 30, 2022 (at-large special) |
| General election: May 17, 2022 (District 6 special) & November 8, 2022 (District 7, District 9, and two at-large specials) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council (special) |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held a special general election for the District 6 seat on the city council on May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 7, 2022.[1]
Philadelphia also held special elections for two at-large seats, the District 7 seat, and the District 9 seat on the city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for the District 7 and District 9 seats was September 26, 2022, and the filing deadline for the at-large seats was September 30, 2022.[2][3]
Elections
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Candidates and results
May 17 city council special election
District 6
General election
Special general election for Philadelphia City Council District 6
Michael Driscoll won election in the special general election for Philadelphia City Council District 6 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Driscoll (D) | 98.0 | 10,805 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 221 | ||
| Total votes: 11,026 | |||
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November 8 city council special elections
At-Large 1
General election
Special general election for Philadelphia City Council At-large
Jim Harrity defeated Drew Murray and Poetica Bey in the special general election for Philadelphia City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jim Harrity (D) | 80.4 | 383,852 | |
 | Drew Murray (R) | 17.1 | 81,862 | |
| Poetica Bey (L) | 2.3 | 10,987 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 891 | ||
| Total votes: 477,592 | |||
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At-Large 2
General election
Special general election for Philadelphia City Council At-large
Sharon Vaughn defeated Jim Hasher and Marc Jurchak in the special general election for Philadelphia City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Vaughn (D) | 81.3 | 388,423 | |
| Jim Hasher (R) | 17.1 | 81,537 | ||
| Marc Jurchak (L) | 1.5 | 7,061 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 684 | ||
| Total votes: 477,705 | |||
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District 7
General election
Special general election for Philadelphia City Council District 7
Quetcy Lozada defeated James Whitehead and Randall Justus in the special general election for Philadelphia City Council District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Quetcy Lozada (D) | 84.9 | 17,675 |
 | James Whitehead (R) | 12.9 | 2,690 | |
| Randall Justus (L) | 1.9 | 392 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 73 | ||
| Total votes: 20,830 | |||
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District 9
General election
Special general election for Philadelphia City Council District 9
Anthony Phillips defeated Roslyn Ross and Yusuf Jackson in the special general election for Philadelphia City Council District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Phillips (D) | 88.8 | 33,851 | |
| Roslyn Ross (R) | 7.8 | 2,975 | ||
| Yusuf Jackson (L) | 3.2 | 1,222 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 38,107 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022
- Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2022
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 1, Zoning Board of Adjustment Members Amendment (May 2022)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 2, Remove Gender-Specific References from Charter Amendment (May 2022)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 3, Remove Gender-Specific References from Educational Supplement Amendment (May 2022)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 4, Add the Fair Housing Commission to Charter Amendment (May 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 1, Department of Aviation Amendment (November 2022)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 2, Civil Service Examination Preferences for School District Career Technical Education Graduates Amendment (November 2022)
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Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "CALENDAR FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD DURING THE 2022 GENERAL PRIMARY, CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 17, 2022 FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT COUNCIL, 6TH DISTRICT," accessed March 29, 2022
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "CALENDAR FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD DURING THE 2022 GENERAL, CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2022 FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT COUNCIL, 7TH & 9TH DISTRICTS," accessed September 19, 2022
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "CALENDAR FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD DURING THE 2022 GENERAL, CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2022 FOR THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT COUNCIL AT-LARGE," accessed September 19, 2022
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