1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

The 1987 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Wilson Goode over former mayor Frank Rizzo, who had switched to the Republican Party.

1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →
Turnout	71.12% of registered voters 8 pp 38.76% of total population[1]
Nominee Wilson Goode Frank Rizzo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 333,254 319,053 Percentage 51.09% 48.91%
Results by ward Goode:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Rizzo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Mayor before election Wilson Goode Democratic Elected mayor Wilson Goode Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Wilson Goode, incumbent Mayor
• Ed Rendell, District Attorney of Philadelphia
• Bernard Salera, perennial candidate

Results

Results by ward

  Goode

•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   80%-90%
•   90%-100%

  Rendell

•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   80%-90%
•   90%-100%

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilson Goode	230,200	56.96%
	Democratic	Ed Rendell	171,372	42.40%
	Democratic	Bernard Salera	2,590	0.64%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• John Egan, Republican nominee for mayor in 1983
• Frank Rizzo, former Mayor

Results

Results by ward

  Rizzo

•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   80%-90%

  Egan

•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Rizzo	74,120	58.16%
	Republican	John Egan	53,313	41.84%

General election

Candidates

• Wilson Goode, incumbent mayor since 1984 (Democratic)
• Frank Rizzo, former mayor from 1972–80 (Republican)

Results

1987 Philadelphia mayoral election (general election)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wilson Goode (incumbent)	333,254	51.09	4.17
	Republican	Frank Rizzo	319,053	48.91	12.14
Turnout			652,307