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Maria Quinones-Sanchez
Maria Quinones-Sanchez (Democratic Party) was a member of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania, representing District 7. Quinones-Sanchez assumed office in 2008. Quinones-Sanchez left office on September 6, 2022.
Quinones-Sanchez (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Quinones-Sanchez did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.
Biography
Quinones-Sanchez is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her professional experience includes serving as the regional director for the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA), executive director of ASPIRA, a Latino educational institution, and creating the first bilingual charter school in the state, the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community Charter School. She is a founding member of the Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Philadelphia
Cherelle Parker defeated David Oh in the general election for Mayor of Philadelphia on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cherelle Parker (D) | 74.7 | 232,075 |
 | David Oh (R) | 24.4 | 75,677 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 2,849 | ||
| Total votes: 310,601 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Philadelphia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Philadelphia on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cherelle Parker | 32.6 | 81,080 |
 | Rebecca Rhynhart | 22.8 | 56,581 | |
 | Helen Gym | 22.0 | 54,705 | |
 | Allan Domb | 11.3 | 28,051 | |
 | Jeff Brown | 8.8 | 21,868 | |
 | Amen Brown | 1.3 | 3,321 | |
| James DeLeon III | 0.6 | 1,488 | ||
| Delscia Gray | 0.2 | 582 | ||
| Warren Bloom | 0.2 | 499 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 163 | ||
| Total votes: 248,338 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derek Green (D)
- Maria Quinones-Sanchez (D)
- John Wood (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Philadelphia
David Oh advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Philadelphia on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Oh | 95.5 | 15,355 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.5 | 730 | ||
| Total votes: 16,085 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2019
See also: City council elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Council District 7
Incumbent Maria Quinones-Sanchez won election in the general election for Philadelphia City Council District 7 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Quinones-Sanchez (D) | 99.6 | 12,647 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 12,700 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council District 7
Incumbent Maria Quinones-Sanchez defeated Angel Cruz in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council District 7 on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Quinones-Sanchez | 52.0 | 6,139 |
 | Angel Cruz | 47.9 | 5,653 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 11,795 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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. In the Democratic primary election for District 7, incumbent Maria Quinones-Sanchez defeated Manny Morales.[2] No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.[3]
| Philadelphia City Council, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Maria Quinones-Sanchez Incumbent |
53.5% | 6,557 | ||
| Manny Morales | 46.5% | 5,689 | ||
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,246 | |||
| Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Maria Quinones-Sanchez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Philadelphia website, "Councilwoman Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez – 7th District," accessed August 26, 2015
- ↑ Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Comprehensive Election Calendar," accessed November 17, 2014
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