2017 Philadelphia municipal election Last updated October 30, 2026 2017 Pennsylvania local election
2017 Philadelphia elections
A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 7, 2017 to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held on May 16, 2017. [ 1]
District Attorney 2017 Philadelphia district attorney election Ward results Precinct results Krasner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Grossman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie: 50%
Philadelphia district attorney Seth Williams resigned in June 2017, having plead guilty to charges of bribery, extortion, and fraud. [ 2] Kelley B. Hodge served as interim.
Larry Krasner , a criminal defense lawyer widely considered as a progressive and "anti-establishment", won a crowded Democratic primary and the general election over Republican Beth Grossman. [ 3]
Democratic primary Results Primary results by ward 20%–30%
30%–40%
40%–50%
50%–60%
60%–70%
Republican primary Nominee Beth Grossman, former assistant District Attorney [ 4] Results Republican primary results [ 5] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Beth Grossman 9,434 99.44 Write-in 53 0.56 Total votes 9,487 100.00
City Controller 2017 Philadelphia city controller election Ward results Precinct results Rhynhart: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tomlinson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Tie: 50%
Incumbent City Controller Alan Butkovitz was defeated in the Democratic primary by Rebecca Rhynhart , who subsequently won the general election in a landslide. Rhynhart became the first woman elected to this office.
Democratic primary Results Primary results by ward Republican primary Results Republican primary results [ 5] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Michael Tomlinson 9,339 99.71 Write-in 27 0.29 Total votes 9,366 100.00
Court of Common Pleas partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 9) [ 5] [ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Stella Tsai 63,980 7.73 Democratic Vikki Kristiansson 62,656 7.57 Democratic Lucretia C. Clemons 47,015 5.68 Democratic Deborah Cianfrani 43,838 5.30 Democratic Zac Shaffer 39,633 4.79 Democratic Deborah Canty 39,239 4.74 Democratic Shanese Johnson 36,792 4.45 Democratic Mark B. Cohen 36,461 4.41 Democratic Vincent Furlong [ a] 35,904 4.34 Democratic Jennifer Schultz 34,224 4.14 Democratic Daniel R. Sulman 33,984 4.11 Democratic Leon Goodman 33,338 4.03 Democratic Wendi Barish 31,831 3.85 Democratic Henry McGregor Sias 31,526 3.81 Democratic Rania Major 30,393 3.67 Democratic John Macoretta 29,829 3.60 Democratic David Conroy 28,453 3.44 Democratic Brian McLaughlin 26,214 3.17 Democratic Crystal B. Powell 24,756 2.99 Democratic Vincent Melchiorre 24,360 2.94 Democratic Lawrence J. Bozzelli 23,862 2.88 Democratic Danyl S. Patterson 16,582 2.00 Democratic Terri M. Booker 14,176 1.71 Democratic Leonard Deutchman 12,590 1.52 Democratic Mark J. Moore 12,305 1.49 Democratic Jon Marshall 7,584 0.92 Democratic Bill Rice 5,985 0.72 Write-in 60 0.01 Total votes 827,570 100.00
Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 9) [ 5] [ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Vincent Furlong [ b] 9,113 98.46 Write-in 143 1.54 Total votes 9,256 100.00
General election Results 2017 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 9) [ 6] [ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Vincent Furlong 158,194 12.28 Democratic Stella Tsai 148,795 11.55 Democratic Lucretia C. Clemons 146,413 11.36 Democratic Deborah Canty 145,571 11.30 Democratic Vikki Kristiansson 144,525 11.22 Democratic Zac Shaffer 142,417 11.05 Democratic Deborah Cianfrani 134,774 10.46 Democratic Shanese Johnson 134,376 10.43 Democratic Mark B. Cohen 133,374 10.35 Write-in 226 0.02 Total votes 1,288,665 100.00
Court of Common Pleas retention elections Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 2) [ 5] [ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Write-in 68 100.00 Total votes 68 100.00
General election Results 2017 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 2) [ 6] [ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Marissa Brumbach 155,477 51.49 Democratic Matt Wolf 146,374 48.48 Write-in 91 0.03 Total votes 301,942 100.00
Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections Ballot questions Two ballot questions appeared on the primary ballot and two questions appeared on the general ballot, one of which was the statewide homestead tax constitutional amendment . All three proposed questions passed. [ 9]
Primary election Proposal 1 results by ward 50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
Proposed Charter Change 1: Base Contract Awards on the "Best Value" to the City Choice Votes % For 72,198 68.65 Against 32,969 31.35 Total 105,167 100.00 Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners [ 5]
Proposal 2 results by ward 50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
Proposed Charter Change 2: Create the Philadelphia Community Reinvestment Commission Choice Votes % For 74,156 70.72 Against 30,708 29.28 Total 104,864 100.00 Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners [ 5]
General election Bond proposal results by ward 50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
Notes ↑ Cross-filed for the Republican nomination. ↑ Cross-filed for the Democratic nomination. References ↑ "2017 Election Calendar" (PDF) . Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2026 . ↑ Roebuck, Jeremy (June 29, 2017). "Philly DA Seth Williams pleads guilty, goes to prison" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved August 27, 2026 . ↑ Brennan, Chris; Whelan, Aubrey (November 7, 2017). "Larry Krasner wins race for Philly DA" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved August 27, 2026 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Committee of Seventy - District Attorney" . Committee of Seventy . 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2026 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Past Election Results 2017 Primary" . Philadelphia City Commissioners . Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2026 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Past Election Results 2017 General" . Philadelphia City Commissioners . Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2026 . 1 2 3 4 "2017 Primary Election Candidates" . Philadelphia City Commissioners. 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2026 . 1 2 "2017 General Election Candidates" . Philadelphia City Commissioners. 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2026 . ↑ "Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ballot measures - 2017" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved 29 August 2026 .
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