2023 Philadelphia City Council election
The 2023 Philadelphia City Council elections will be held November 7, 2023 for elections of all seats in the Philadelphia City Council. The Democratic Party currently has a super-majority on the council. It will take place on the same day as the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election and other local elections in the Commonwealth.
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Background
In 2019, Philadelphians re-elected Jim Kenney to a second term as mayor and 4 new councilmembers joined the city council. Katherine Gilmore Richardson and Isaiah Thomas were elected to at-large seats. Jamie Gauthier beat incumbent Jannie Blackwell in the District 3 primary and Kendra Brooks made history as the first third-party city councilmember in Philadelphia as a Working Families Party candidate.
In preparation for the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election, 4 City Councilmembers resigned (Green, Domb, Parker, and Quiñones-Sánchez) to run or prepare to run for mayor. While 3 were still considering running (Gym, Oh, and Bass). Council President Darrell Clarke announced a special election to replace the members.
6th District Councilmember Bobby Henon resigned after being convicted of corruption charges and was replaced with Michael Driscoll. 2nd District Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson was facing bribery charges in the months leading up to the election, but was acquitted on November 2, five days before Election Day.[1]
1st District
Incumbent Mark Squilla is running for re-election.
Declared
- Mark Squilla, incumbent councilor and majority whip[2]
Withdrew
- Amanda Mclllmurary, cofounder of Reclaim Philadelphia (running for an at-large seat)[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Squilla (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | |||||
2nd District
Incumbent Kenyatta Johnson is running for re-election.
Declared
- Kenyatta Johnson, incumbent councilor[4]
Disqualified
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenyatta Johnson (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
3rd District
Incumbent Jamie Gauthier is running for re-election.
Declared
- Jamie Gauthier, incumbent councilor[8]
Declined
- Amen Brown, state representative (running for mayor)[12]
Endorsements
Jamie Gauthier
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jamie Gauthier (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
4th District
Incumbent Curtis J. Jones Jr. is running for re-election.
Declared
- Curtis J. Jones Jr., incumbent councilor and majority leader[15]
Declined
- Alexandra Hunt, public health researcher and candidate for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district in 2022 (running for controller)[12]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Curtis J. Jones Jr. (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | ||||
5th District
Incumbent Darrell L. Clarke is retiring. Clarke announced his retirement less than two weeks before the deadline to submit ballot petitions, in what media interpreted as an attempt to prevent state senator Sharif Street's preferred candidate from making the ballot. However, both Clarke's and Street's preferred successors failed to make the ballot, as did every other candidate except for one.[16]
Did not qualify
- Patrick Griffin, attorney[18][16]
- Jon Hankins, pastor and member of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee[19][16]
- Aissia Richardson, staffer for state senator Sharif Street[17][16]
- Curtis Wilkerson, former chief of staff to incumbent Darrell L. Clarke[17][16]
Withdrew
- Jose Miranda, former state representative and convicted felon[20][21]
- Isa Matin[15][16]
Declined
- Darrell L. Clarke, incumbent councilor and council president[18] (endorsed Wilkerson)[22]
Endorsements
Curtis Wilkerson
- Local officials
- Darrell L. Clarke, incumbent councilor and council president[22]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeffery Young Jr. | |||
| Total votes | ||||
6th District
Incumbent Michael Driscoll is running for re-election.
Declared
- Michael Driscoll, incumbent councilor[15]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Driscoll (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | |||||
7th District
The 7th district seat was filled by Quetcy Lozada in the 2022 special election. Lozada is running for re-election.
Declared
- Andrés Celin, community organizer[24]
- Quetcy Lozada, incumbent councilor[25][26]
Endorsements
Andrés Celin
- Organizations
- Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America[27]
Quetcy Lozada
- Newspapers
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrés Celin | 3,043 | 39.71% | |
| Democratic | Quetcy Lozada (incumbent) | 4,611 | 60.17% | |
| Total votes | ||||
Did not qualify
- James Whitehead, nominee for this district in the 2022 special election[19][15]
8th District
Incumbent Cindy Bass is running for re-election.
Declared
- Seth Anderson-Oberman, community organizer[12]
- Cindy Bass, incumbent councilor[15]
Declined
Endorsements
Seth Anderson-Oberman
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Seth Anderson-Oberman | 10,957 | 49.32% | |
| Democratic | Cindy Bass (incumbent) | 11,227 | 50.53% | |
| Total votes | ||||
9th District
The 9th district seat was filled by Anthony Phillips in the 2022 special election. Phillips is running for re-election.
Declared
- Janay Hawthorne, co-chair of New Leaders Council Philadelphia[12][15]
- Anthony Phillips, incumbent councilor[26][15]
- James Williams, former city council staffer[15][6]
- Yvette Young, Pottsgrove School District facilities director[12][15]
Endorsements
Anthony Phillips
- Newspapers
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony Phillips (incumbent) | 10,717 | 63.25% | |
| Democratic | James Williams | 1,753 | 10.35% | |
| Democratic | Yvette Young | 4,456 | 26.30% | |
| Total votes | ||||
Withdrawn
- Roslyn Ross, nominee for this district in the 2023 special election[23][29]
10th District
Incumbent Brian J. O'Neill is running for re-election.
Declared
- Brian J. O'Neill, incumbent councilor and minority leader[23]
Did not qualify
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brian J. O'Neill (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | |||||
Declared
- Gary Masino, president of Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19[19]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Masino | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | |||||
At-Large Seats
Philadelphia City Council has seven at-large seats, two of which must be represented by a minority party. Two at-large seats were temporarily vacant due to the resignations of Derek S. Green and Allan Domb to consider mayoral runs. They were filled in the special election on November 8, 2022. There will be three open seats in the 2023 election due to the resignations of Helen Gym and David Oh, and the retirement of Sharon Vaughn.
Each party may nominate five candidates for the general election. Voters can select up to five candidates in both the primary and general.
Advanced to General Election
- Nina Ahmad, former deputy mayor, nominee for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2020, and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2018[30][28]
- Katherine Gilmore Richardson, incumbent councilor[3][28]
- Jim Harrity, incumbent councilor[26][28]
- Rue Landau, community services attorney and former executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations[31][28]
- Isaiah Thomas, incumbent councilor[3][28]
Failed to Advance
- Erika Almirón, community organizer and candidate for an at-large seat in 2019[12][28]
- Jalon Alexander, attorney[28]
- Sherrie Cohen, former tenants rights attorney and independent candidate for an at-large seat in 2019[32][28]
- Luz Colón, former commissioner of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs (2015–2023)[28]
- Wayne Dorsey[15]
- Abu Edwards, political action chair of the NAACP Philadelphia chapter[28]
- Christopher Gladstone Booth, public school teacher[28]
- Ogbonna Hagins, activist[28]
- Job Itzkowitz, director of Old City District[28]
- John Kelly III, biomedical company CFO[28]
- Amanda McIllmurray, cofounder of Reclaim Philadelphia[3][28]
- Matthew Modzelewski, customer service professional[28]
- Daniel Orsino, housing counselor and Republican nominee for the 1st district in 2019[28][33]
- Michelle Prettyman, educator and small business owner[19][28]
- Clayton Price[15]
- Charles Reyes, former Philadelphia Department of Education official[34]
- Melissa Robbins[15]
- Eryn Santamoor, former chief of staff to then-councilor Allan Domb[35][28]
- Curtis Segers, assistant elementary school principal[28]
- Derwood Selby[15]
- George Stevenson[15]
- Max Tuttleman, philanthropist[28]
- Donovan West, business owner and former CEO of the Pennsylvania African American Chamber of Commerce[28]
- Deshawnda Williams[15]
Did not qualify
Withdrawn
- Michael Galvan, nonprofit executive and former Philadelphia Director of Education Policy[37]
Declined
- Sharon Vaughn, incumbent councilor (2023–present)[26]
Endorsements
Nina Ahmed
- U.S. representatives
- Dwight Evans, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district (2016–present)[38]
- Newspapers
Erika Almirón
Job Itzkowitz
- Newspapers
Katherine Gilmore Richardson
- Newspapers
- Organizations
- Political parties
Jim Harrity
- Political parties
Rue Landau
- State legislators
- Nikil Saval, Pennsylvania state senator from the 1st district (2021–present)[41]
- Ben Waxman, Pennsylvania state representative from the 182nd district (2023–present)[41]
- Local officials
- Kendra Brooks, at-large councilor (2020–present) (Working Families)[41]
- Helen Gym, at-large councilor (2016-2022)[41]
- Larry Krasner, Philadelphia District Attorney (2018–present)[41]
- Organizations
- Political parties
Amanda McIllmurray
- State legislators
- Elizabeth Fiedler, Pennsylvania state representative from the 184th district (2019–present)[3]
- Rick Krajewski, Pennsylvania state representative from the 188th district (2021–present)[3]
- Nikil Saval, Pennsylvania state senator from the 1st district (2021–present)[3]
- Local officials
- Larry Krasner, Philadelphia District Attorney (2018–present)[3]
- Organizations
- Political parties
Eryn Santamoor
- Statewide officials
- Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania (2003–2011) and former Mayor of Philadelphia (1992–2000)[38]
- Local officials
- Michael Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia (2008–2016)[38]
- Newspapers
Isaiah Thomas
- Newspapers
- Organizations
- Political parties
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nina Ahmad | |||
| Democratic | Erika Almirón | |||
| Democratic | Jalon Alexander | |||
| Democratic | Sherrie Cohen | |||
| Democratic | Luz Colón | |||
| Democratic | Wayne Dorsey | |||
| Democratic | Abu Edwards | |||
| Democratic | Katherine Gilmore Richardson (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Christopher Gladstone Booth | |||
| Democratic | Ogbonna Hagins | |||
| Democratic | Jim Harrity (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Job Itzkowitz | |||
| Democratic | John Kelly III | |||
| Democratic | Rue Landau | |||
| Democratic | Amanda McIllmurray | |||
| Democratic | Matthew Modzelewski | |||
| Democratic | Daniel Orsino | |||
| Democratic | Michelle Prettyman | |||
| Democratic | Clayton Price | |||
| Democratic | Charles Reyes | |||
| Democratic | Melissa Robbins | |||
| Democratic | Eryn Santamoor | |||
| Democratic | Curtis Segers | |||
| Democratic | Derwood Selby | |||
| Democratic | George Stevenson | |||
| Democratic | Isaiah Thomas (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Max Tuttleman | |||
| Democratic | Donovan West | |||
| Democratic | Deshawnda Williams | |||
| Total votes | ||||
Advanced
- Frank Cristinzio[23]
- Gary Grisafi, music teacher[23]
- Jim Hasher, real estate agent, bar owner, and nominee for an at-large seat in the 2023 special election[44][28]
- Mary Jane Kelly[23]
- Drew Murray, Philadelphia Republican ward leader and nominee for an at-large seat in the 2023 special election[44][28]
Failed to Advance
- Sam Oropeza, real estate professional, mixed martial artist, and nominee for Pennsylvania Senate's 5th district in 2022 special election[45][28]
Declined
- David Oh, at-large councilor (2012-2023) (running for mayor)[46]
Endorsements
Sam Oropeza
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Cristinzio | 9,841 | 18.75% | |
| Republican | Gary Grisafi | 8,775 | 16.72% | |
| Republican | Jim Hasher | 8,571 | 16.33% | |
| Republican | Mary Jane Kelly | 8,152 | 15.53% | |
| Republican | Drew Murray | 9,864 | 18.80% | |
| Republican | Sam Oropeza | 6,934 | 13.21% | |
| Total votes | ||||
Declared
- Kendra Brooks, incumbent councilor[48][28]
- Nicolas O’Rourke, director of the Pennsylvania Working Families Party and nominee in 2019[48][28]
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