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| Turnout | 71.12% of registered voters  8 pp 38.76% of total population [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Wilson Goode over former mayor Frank Rizzo, who had switched to the Republican Party.
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The 1987 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Wilson Goode over former mayor Frank Rizzo, who had switched to the Republican Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Wilson Goode | 230,200 | 56.96% | |
| Democratic | Ed Rendell | 171,372 | 42.40% | |
| Democratic | Bernard Salera | 2,590 | 0.64% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank Rizzo | 74,120 | 58.16% | |
| Republican | John Egan | 53,313 | 41.84% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Wilson Goode (incumbent) | 333,254 | 51.09 |  4.17 | |
| Republican | Frank Rizzo | 319,053 | 48.91 | 12.14 | |
| Turnout | 652,307 | ||||
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