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The 2015 Philadelphia City Council election took place on November 3, 2015, along with the 2015 Philadelphia mayoral election. The composition of the Philadelphia City Council remained unchanged from before the election, with Democrats maintaining their 14-3 majority on the council. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Squilla | 21,740 | 99.78 | |
| Write-in | 47 | 0.22 | ||
| Total votes | 21,787 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kenyatta Johnson | 19,322 | 99.70 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.30 | ||
| Total votes | 19,381 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jannie Blackwell | 19,322 | 99.70 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.30 | ||
| Total votes | 19,381 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Curtis J. Jones Jr. | 22,957 | 99.87 | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 22,988 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell L. Clarke | 20,418 | 99.84 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.16 | ||
| Total votes | 20,450 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby Henon | 14,671 | 99.86 | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 14,692 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Maria Quiñones-Sánchez | 9,737 | 99.89 | |
| Write-in | 11 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 9,748 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Cindy Bass | 26,358 | 96.88 | |
| Independent | Michael Galganski | 840 | 3.09 | |
| Write-in | 8 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 27,206 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Cherelle Parker | 21,565 | 91.11 | |
| Republican | Kevin Strickland | 1,920 | 8.11 | |
| Independent | Bobbie T. Curry | 182 | 0.76 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 23,668 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian J. O'Neill | 14,565 | 99.88 | |
| Write-in | 17 | 0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 14,582 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Helen Gym | 145,087 | 15.91 | |
| Democratic | Derek S. Green | 144,337 | 15.83 | |
| Democratic | Allan Domb | 143,265 | 15.71 | |
| Democratic | Blondell Reynolds Brown | 141,368 | 15.50 | |
| Democratic | William K. Greenlee | 137,315 | 15.06 | |
| Republican | David Oh | 34,877 | 3.82 | |
| Republican | Al Taubenberger | 34,711 | 3.81 | |
| Republican | Dennis M. O'Brien | 34,324 | 3.76 | |
| Republican | Daniel Tinney | 31,863 | 3.49 | |
| Republican | Terry Tracy | 28,050 | 3.08 | |
| Independent | Andrew Stober | 16,301 | 1.79 | |
| Green | Kristin Combs | 11,366 | 1.25 | |
| Independent | Sheila Armstrong | 5,466 | 0.60 | |
| Socialist Workers | John Staggs | 3,480 | 0.38 | |
| Write-in | 105 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 911,915 | 100.00 | ||
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