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2015 Philadelphia mayoral election

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2015 Philadelphia mayoral election
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The 2015 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concurrently with various other state and local elections. Heavily favored Democratic party candidate Jim Kenney won.[2]

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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 primary elections were held on May 19, 2015. 27% of the city's registered voters voted in the primaries.[5] Democrats nominated Jim Kenney, a member of the Philadelphia City Council, as their party's nominee. Kenney won the primary in a landslide with 55.83% of the vote, defeating a crowded field of five other Democratic candidates, including Anthony H. Williams and former District Attorney 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]

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Democratic primary

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Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Polling

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  • * Internal poll for the Alan Butkovitz campaign
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  • * AFSCME poll for the James Kenney campaign.
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  • * Public Policy Polling poll for the James Kenney campaign.

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Democratic primary results by ward
  Kenney
  •   30%-40%
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  Williams
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  Diaz
  •   40%-50%
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Results by ward[47]

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Republican primary

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Independent

Candidates

Declared

  • Rhashea Harmon, attorney and Republican nominee for the State Senate in 2010[50][51]

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General election

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Candidates

  • Melissa Murray Bailey – Republican Party
  • James Foster – Independent
  • Osborne Hart – Socialist Workers Party
  • Jim Kenney – Democratic Party
  • Boris Kindij – Independent

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Results by Ward[61]

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