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Mayoral election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 8, 2023 (primary) & August 1, 2023 (general) |
| Primary election: May 16, 2023 General election: November 7, 2023 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held a general election for mayor on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for May 16, 2023. The filing deadline for the primary was March 8, 2023, and the filing deadline for the general election was August 1, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2023
May 16, 2023
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections, 2023
- Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
- City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 1, Division of Workforce Solutions Amendment (May 2023)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 2, Budget Stabilization Reserve Amendment (May 2023)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 3, Employees of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission Exempt from Civil Service Amendment (May 2023)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Question 4, Office of the Chief Public Safety Director Amendment (May 2023)
November 7, 2023
Mayoral partisanship
Twenty-nine of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2023. Once mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 26, Libertarians held one, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: Independent Yemi Mobolade defeated Republican Wayne W. Williams in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent John Suthers, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Jacksonville, Florida: Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent Lenny Curry, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Dallas, Texas: Mayor Eric Johnson announced on September 22 that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.[1]
- Wichita, Kansas: Libertarian Lily Wu defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Brandon Whipple in the November 7 general election.
- Spokane, Washington: Democrat Lisa Brown defeated incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward in the November 7 general election.
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About the city
- See also: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is a city in Pennsylvania. The city is consolidated with Philadelphia County, which means that the city and county share a government and boundaries. It is the center of the Delaware Valley Metropolitan Area. As of 2020, its population was 1,603,797.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Philadelphia uses 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.[2][3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
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| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| Population | 1,603,797 | 13,002,700 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 134 | 44,741 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 39.3% | 79.4% |
| Black/African American | 41.4% | 11.1% |
| Asian | 7.4% | 3.5% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 7.3% | 2.4% |
| Multiple | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.1% | 7.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 85.7% | 91% |
| College graduation rate | 31.2% | 32.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $49,127 | $63,627 |
| Persons below poverty level | 23.1% | 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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