Rebecca Rhynhart
Rebecca Rhynhart (Democratic Party) was the Philadelphia City Controller in Pennsylvania. She assumed office on January 1, 2018. She left office on October 25, 2022.
Rhynhart (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.
Biography
Rhynhart earned her B.A. from Middlebury College. She later received her master's degree in public administration from Columbia University. Rhynhart worked as the city treasurer and budget director for Mayor Michael Nutter, and the chief administrative officer for Mayor James Kenney.[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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Controller
Incumbent Rebecca Rhynhart won election in the general election for Philadelphia City Controller on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Rhynhart (D) | 99.6 | 168,847 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 762 | ||
| Total votes: 169,609 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Controller
Incumbent Rebecca Rhynhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Controller on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Rhynhart | 99.7 | 140,245 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 454 | ||
| Total votes: 140,699 | |||
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2017
Rebecca Rhynhart (D) defeated Michael Tomlinson (R) in the general election for Philadelphia city controller.
| Philadelphia City Controller, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rebecca Rhynhart |
82.78% | 161,273 | |
| Republican | Michael Tomlinson | 17.20% | 33,512 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.02% | 47 | ||
| Total Votes | 194,832 | |||
| Source: Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Election Results," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||||
Rebecca Rhynhart defeated incumbent Alan Butkovitz and Bobbie Curry in the Democratic primary election for Philadelphia city controller.
| Philadelphia City Controller, Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rebecca Rhynhart |
57.98% | 79,133 |
| Alan Butkovitz Incumbent | 40.73% | 55,593 |
| Bobbie Curry | 1.23% | 1,681 |
| Write-in votes | 0.06% | 81 |
| Total Votes | 136,488 | |
| Source: Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Unofficial 100% Machine Results Available," accessed June 28, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rebecca Rhynhart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Rebecca Rhynhart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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