2022–23 Philadelphia City Council special election

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2022 Philadelphia City Council special election
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←  2019 May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17) (6th District Special)
November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (2 At Large, 7th, and 9th District Specials)		 2023  →
4 Seats on the Philadelphia City Council
9 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Curtis J. Jones Jr. Brian O'Neill Kendra Brooks
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Party Democratic Republican Working Families
Leader's seatDistrict 4District 10At-Large
Seats before1021
Seats up400
Seats won400
Council President before election

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

Elected Council President

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

The 2022 Philadelphia City Council special elections were planned special elections in 2022. The reason for the special elections was at least five resignations from the Philadelphia City Council.

Contents

Resignations

6th District

Bobby Henon resigned due to conviction of corruption charges, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke announced a special election to fill Henon's seat on May 17, 2022. The Democratic nominee ran unopposed.

Democratic Party

District 6, 2022 special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Driscoll 10,668 98.0
Write-in 2202.0
Total votes10,888 100.00
Democratic hold

7th District

Maria Quiñones-Sánchez resigned due to her run for mayor, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke called a special election to fill Quinones-Sanchez's seat on November 8, 2022.

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Libertarian Party

District 7, 2022 special election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Quetcy Lozada 17,189 84.7
Republican James Whitehead2,64413.0
Libertarian Randall Justus3881.9
Write-in 700.3
Total votes20,291 100

9th District

Cherelle Parker resigned due to her run for mayor, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke called to call a special election to fill Parker's seat on November 8, 2022.

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Libertarian Party

District 9, 2022 special election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Phillips 32,867 88.7
Republican Roslyn Ross2,9317.9
Libertarian Yusuf Jackson1,1973.2
Write-in 0.259
Total votes37,054 100

At-large seats

Allan Domb and Derek S. Green both resigned due to their possible runs for mayor, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke was expected to call a special election in 2023. However, the seats may only be filled at the regular scheduled election.

Seat 1

Democratic Party

Republican Party

  • Drew Murray, ward leader for the Philadelphia Republican Party [8]

Libertarian Party

  • Poetica Bey [9]
Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 1, 2022 special election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Harrity 374,500 80.2
Republican Drew Murray80,99617.3
Libertarian Poetica Bey10,7292.3
Write-in 8780.2
Total votes467,103 100

Seat 2

Democratic Party

Republican Party

  • Jim Hasher, realtor and bar owner [8]

Libertarian Party

  • Marc Jurchak, chair of the Libertarian Party of Philadelphia [9] [12]
Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 2, 2022 special election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sharon Vaughn 379,034 81.1
Republican Jim Hasher80,69317.3
Libertarian Marc Jurchak6,9011.5
Write-in 6750.1
Total votes467,303 100

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References

  1. ↑ Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb resigns ahead of expected run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Councilmember Derek Green becomes second official candidate for Philly mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly Councilmember Cherelle L. Parker has resigned and will run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Maria Quiñones Sánchez resigns from Philly council, immediately launches bid for mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Philly Democrats pick state rep to replace convicted Councilmember Bobby Henon". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Quetcy Lozada's rise to power: How the North Philly organizer snagged a City Council nomination". BillyPenn. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sharon Vaughn and Jimmy Harrity are the Democratic nominees to fill two City Council vacancies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Candidates for Office" . Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Philadelphia Election Results". Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Philly City Council is about to have an unusual fall session. Here's what to expect". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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