1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

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1999 Philadelphia mayoral election
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  1995
November 2, 1999
2003  
Turnout45% [1] Increase2.svg 6 pp
  John F Street.jpg Sam Katz cropped (1).jpg
Nominee John F. Street Sam Katz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote211,136203,908
Percentage49.52%49.12%

Philadelphia Mayoral Election, 1999.svg
Results by ward
Street:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Katz:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Mayor before election

Ed Rendell
Democratic

Elected mayor

John F. Street
Democratic

The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Ed Rendell, incumbent Mayor

Results

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Street 107,285 36.11%
Democratic Martin Weinberg91,45730.78%
Democratic John F. White, Jr. 64,65721.76%
Democratic Happy Fernandez 18,2006.13%
Democratic Dwight Evans 13,7114.62%
Democratic Queena Bass1,8020.61%
Turnout 297,112100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Katz 27,011 100.00%
Turnout 27,011100.00

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Results

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John F. Street 211,136 49.52% −30.12%
Republican Sam Katz 203,90849.12%+29.31
Independent Other5,3761%+0.46
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 28, 2019.