2015 Philadelphia mayoral election
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Turnout | 21.84%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Results by ward Kenney: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015, to elect the
Incumbent Democratic party Mayor Michael Nutter could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term due to term limits in the city's home rule charter.[3] Registered Democrats hold a formidable 7-to-1 ratio over registered Republicans in Philadelphia, giving Democratic candidates a distinct advantage in citywide elections.[4]
The mayoral
Lynn Abraham.[6] Republican Melissa Murray Bailey, a business executive, ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.[6] Had she been elected, Bailey would have become Philadelphia's first female mayor, as well as the city's first Republican mayor in more than 60 years.[4]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Lynne Abraham, former District Attorney of Philadelphia[7]
- Nelson Diaz, former City Solicitor and former Common Pleas judge[8][9]
- Doug Oliver, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Philadelphia Gas Works and former press secretary for Mayor Nutter[14]
Withdrew
- Jon Bell[19]
- Terry Gillen, former Philadelphia Director of Federal Affairs and former Executive Director of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority[20][21][22]
- Keith Goodman, pastor and candidate for Chester City Council in 2005[23][24]
- Ken Trujillo, former City Solicitor[25][26][27]
Declined
- Alan Butkovitz, Philadelphia City Controller[10][28]
- Darrell L. Clarke, Philadelphia City Council President[29]
- 2007[30]
- Bill Green, former Philadelphia City Councilman and chair of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission[10][31]
- Renée Cardwell Hughes, Chief Executive Officer of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Common Pleas judge[32]
- Kevin R. Johnson, Philadelphia clergyman and pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church[33]
- 2010[36]
- Alba Martinez, former city Human Services Commissioner and former CEO of the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania[37]
- Richard Negrin, Philadelphia Managing Director[38]
- Frank L. Rizzo, Jr., former Republican Philadelphia City Councilman (running for the City Council)[39]
- Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia City Controller[40][41][42]
- R. Seth Williams, District Attorney of Philadelphia[10][43]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Alan Butkovitz |
Darrell Clarke |
James Kenney |
Frank Rizzo |
Milton Street |
Ken Trujillo |
Anthony Williams |
Refused |
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Public Policy Polling* | May 27–28, 2014 | 916 | ± 3.2% | 12% | 14% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 41% |
22% | — | — | — | — | — | 11% | 67% |
- * Internal poll for the Alan Butkovitz campaign
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
James Kenney |
Anthony Williams |
Lynne Abraham |
Undecided | Other |
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GBA Strategies* | April 9–15, 2015 | 587 | ± 4.1% | 26% | 25% | 22% | 18% | 9% |
- * AFSCME poll for the James Kenney campaign.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
James Kenney |
Anthony Williams |
Lynne Abraham |
Milton Street |
Nelson Diaz |
Doug Oliver |
Undecided | Other |
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Public Policy Polling* | released April 6, 2015 | 644 | ± 3.7% | 26% | 25% | 20% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 19% |
- * Public Policy Polling poll for the James Kenney campaign.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James F. Kenney
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129,093 | 55.83 | |
Democratic | Anthony H. Williams | 60,463 | 26.13 | |
Democratic | Lynne Abraham | 19,430 | 8.40 | |
Democratic | Doug Oliver | 9,823 | 4.24 | |
Democratic | Nelson Diaz | 8,588 | 3.71 | |
Democratic | Milton Street | 3,899 | 1.68 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 22 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 231,418 | 100 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Ronald D. Castille, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, former District Attorney of Philadelphia and candidate for Mayor in 1991[49]
- Sean Clark, nonprofit executive[46][47]
- Allan Domb, real estate developer and President of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors[50][48]
- Rhashea Harmon, attorney and nominee for the State Senate in 2010 (running as an Independent)[47][48]
- Kelvin Jeremiah, President & CEO of the Philadelphia Housing Authority[51][48]
- 2003[34]
- Elmer Money, candidate for City Council in 2011[40][46][47][48]
- Doug Oliver, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Philadelphia Gas Works and former press secretary for Mayor Nutter (running as a Democrat)[52]
- Dana Spain, businesswoman and philanthropist[53][54][45]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Melissa Murray Bailey | 12,486 | 99.69 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 39 | 0.31 | |
Total votes | 12,525 | 100 |
Independent
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Bill Green, former Philadelphia City Councilman and former chair of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission[55][56]
- Dana Spain, businesswoman and philanthropist[54][45]
General election
Candidates
- Melissa Murray Bailey – Republican Party
- James Foster – Independent
- Osborne Hart – Socialist Workers Party
- Jim Kenney – Democratic Party
- Boris Kindij – Independent
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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Jim Kenney | 203,730 | 85.36 | |
Republican
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Melissa Murray Bailey | 31,563 | 13.23 | |
Independent
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James Foster | 1,713 | 0.72 | |
Socialist Workers
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Osborne Hart | 1,234 | 0.52 | |
Independent
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Boris Kindij | 321 | 0.13 | |
Write-in | 103 | 0.04 | ||
Total votes | 238,664 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold
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