2023 Philadelphia mayoral election

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2023 Philadelphia mayoral election
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  2019 November 7, 20232027 
Turnout31.07% Increase2.svg
  Councilmember Parker Hosts Street Renaming to Honor Vanita Cruse 10-29-2021 (51647482649) (closer crop).jpg Maria Quinones-Sanchez and David Oh (alt crop).jpg
Nominee Cherelle Parker David Oh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote232,07575,677
Percentage74.7%24.4%

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Parker:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Oh:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%

Mayor before election

Jim Kenney
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Cherelle Parker
Democratic

The 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023 to elect the mayor of Philadelphia. Nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties were selected through primaries on May 16, 2023.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic mayor Jim Kenney was term limited and could not seek reelection to a third term. Philadelphia's three most recent mayors were previously members of Philadelphia City Council who resigned their seats to run for mayor due to the "resign to run" provision of Philadelphia's election law. Ed Rendell was the last mayor that did not come from City Council.

Notable Democratic candidates included former city councilmembers Allan Domb, Helen Gym, and Cherelle Parker; state representative Amen Brown; former municipal judge James DeLeon; former city controller Rebecca Rhynhart; businessman Jeff Brown; and pastor Warren Bloom Sr. Cherelle Parker won the Democratic primary on September 3 to go on and become the nominee. The Republican nominee is former longtime At-Large City Councilmember David Oh, who ran unopposed in his party's primary.

Parker was heavily favored in the general election, as Philadelphia has not elected a Republican mayor since 1947. Kenney was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2019, while Democrat Joe Biden carried the city of Philadelphia with 81% of the vote in 2020. [1] Oh still overperformed compared to previous Republicans, however, garnering nearly 25% of the vote - more than any Republican mayoral candidate since Sam Katz in 2003.

Democratic primary

Background

In 2019, incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney was re-elected to his second and final term. Polling in March 2022 showed Kenney with a 55% approval rating among Philadelphia Democrats, while an equal percentage said the city was moving in the wrong direction. [2]

Gun violence and public safety were top issues in the election. [2] [3] While Philadelphia saw 8% fewer homicides in 2022 than in 2021, [4] the city recorded more than 500 homicides for the second year in a row. [5] After a shooting at the city's July 4 celebration, Mayor Kenney told reporters he will "be happy" when he is no longer mayor, [6] prompting City Council members Derek S. Green and Allan Domb to call for his resignation. [7]

In August 2022, Allan Domb resigned from City Council ahead of an expected run for mayor but did not announce his candidacy until November of that year. [8] [9] In September, Derek Green, Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, and Cherelle Parker also resigned from City Council and announced their candidacies. [10] [11] [12] City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart joined the race in October, followed by ShopRite retailer Jeff Brown and City Council member Helen Gym in November. [13] [14] [15] State Representative Amen Brown announced his campaign in December. [16]

Candidates

Nominee

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
Councilmember Parker Hosts Street Renaming to Honor Vanita Cruse 10-29-2021 (51647482649) (closer crop).jpg
Cherelle Parker

Philadelphia City Councilmember for the 9th district (2016–2022)
Pennsylvania state representative for the 200th district (2005–2015)

September 7, 2022
CherelleParkerForPhillylogo.png
Website
[12]

Eliminated in primary

CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
Warren Bloom on The Live Show (cropped).png
Warren Bloom Sr.
Pastor
Acting Committeemember from Ward 6, Division 5 (2021)
December 2, 2022
Bloom for Mayor Logo.png
Website
[17]
State Rep. Amen Brown speaking with the press (closer crop).jpg
Amen Brown

Pennsylvania state representative for the 10th district (2021–present)

December 16, 2022
BrownForPhillylogo.png
Website
[16]
Jeff Brown (closer crop).jpg
Jeff Brown

Businessman
Owner of several ShopRite locations

November 16, 2022
JeffBrownForPhillylogo.png
Website
[14]
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James DeLeon
Philadelphia Municipal Judge (1984–2021)November 22, 2022
James DeLeon for Mayor.png
Website
[18]
Alan Domb and Tom Wolf (closer crop).jpg
Allan Domb

At-large Philadelphia City Councilmember (2016–2022)
Real estate developer

November 15, 2022
Allan Domb Mayoral Logo.png
Website
[9]
Helen Gym at Campaign Launch (alt crop).jpg
Helen Gym
At-large Philadelphia City Councilmember (2016–2022)November 30, 2022
Helen Gym Mayoral Logo.png

Website
[19]
Rebecca Rhynhart alt crop.jpg
Rebecca Rhynhart

Philadelphia City Controller (2018–2022)

October 25, 2022
Rhynhart for Mayor Logo.png
Website
[13]

Other declared candidates

Maria Quinones-Sanchez and David Oh (closer crop).jpg
Philadelphia city councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez dropped out, citing the "obnoxious, obscene amount of money that is shaping the race."
Derek Green (cropped).jpg
Philadelphia city councilmember, Derek S. Green withdrew from the race in April 2023.

Withdrew

Did not qualify

  • Joseph Anthony Tartaglia [28]

Declined

Campaign

In November 2022, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that former city councilmember Cherelle Parker had the "competitive advantage as the race gets underway." [40] The Inquirer credited her "competitive advantage" to her close ties to labor unions in Philadelphia and her role as the Democratic leader of Northwest Philadelphia's 50th Ward, which is home to older middle-class Black voters, who boast some of the highest voter turnout. [40]

Helen Gym has been described as the favored candidate by progressive activists. [40] She faced early attacks from fellow candidates, who have criticized her votes in City Council to oppose greater funding for the Philadelphia Police Department. [19]

In December 2022, Jeff Brown became the first candidate to run TV ads. The ads highlight his work opening grocery stores in "underserved communities" and accuses his rivals from City Council of inaction. [41] This coincided with Brown receiving endorsements from some of Philadelphia's most powerful labor unions including the chapters of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Transport Workers Union of America and United Food and Commercial Workers. [42] Brown faced controversy when he aired an ad that showed an old clip of former First Lady Michelle Obama praising him. An advisor to Obama said that she does not get involved in Democratic primaries and criticized the ad for implying that she had endorsed Brown. [43]

Campaign finance reports, released in early April, showed Allan Domb and Jeff Brown as having raised the most money of the candidates. [44] The report showed that Domb had raised $2.6 million, with a $2 million being self-financed. In comparison, Brown raised $2 million with $800,000 being self-financed. [44] The report also showed that more than half of the money donated came from outside of Philadelphia. Only Parker and Rhynhart raised a majority of their funds from Philadelphia donors. [45]

Longtime city councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez was originally a candidate, [24] but withdrew on April 10, citing an "obnoxious, obscene amount of money that is shaping the race." [24] Quiñones-Sánchez failed to win the endorsement of any labor unions and her $800,000 in campaign funds paled in comparison to other candidates in the race, who were primarily self-funding their campaigns. [24]

On April 10, The Philadelphia Board of Ethics sued "For A Better Philadelphia", a super PAC and nonprofit, by the same name, supporting Jeff Brown's candidacy. [46] The Board of Ethics investigation found an "extensive and elaborate scheme to circumvent the city's campaign contribution limits." [46] In addition, the Board of Ethics said that Brown engaged in fundraising for "For A Better Philadelphia" by directing donors to give to the outside spending group. [46] If Brown coordinated with the PAC, then the PAC's spending would be subject to the city's limits on political donations. [46] The Philadelphia Board of Ethics asked a judge to issue an emergency order prohibiting the super PAC and nonprofit from spending money to support Brown. [46]

In May 2023, two canvassers working for the group One PA, who were canvassing for Gym and a candidate for City Council, got into an altercation, which resulted in a fatal shooting. [47]

Debates

2023 Philadelphia mayoral election Democratic primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Warren Bloom Amen Brown Jeff Brown Allan Domb James DeLeon Derek S. Green Helen Gym Cherelle Parker Rebecca Rhynhart
1April 11, 2023 Fox29
Temple University
Jeff Cole
Thomas Drayton
Jason Martinez
Shiba Russell
Video NPPPNPPPP
2April 21, 2023 CBS 3
Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Museum of the American Revolution
Ernest Owens Video NPPPNWPPP
3April 25, 2023 6 ABC
Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists
Museum of the American Revolution
Matt O'Donnell Video NPPPNWPPP

Endorsements

Amen Brown
Statewide officials
  • George Bochetto, former Pennsylvania State Boxing Commissioner (1996–2002) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 (Republican) [48]
Pennsylvania state senators
Pennsylvania state representatives
Allan Domb
Statewide officials
Philadelphia mayors
  • Bill Green III, former mayor of Philadelphia (1980–1984) and former U.S. Representative from PA-3 (1964–1977) [60]
Organizations
Individuals
Derek S. Green (withdrawn)
Notable individuals
  • Ken Snyder, principal and co-founder of SnyderPickerill Media Group (Green's campaign spokesperson) [63]
Helen Gym
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Pennsylvania state senators
Pennsylvania state representatives
Other state legislators
Local officials
Philadelphia city councilmembers
Party officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties
Cherelle Parker
U.S. representatives
Pennsylvania state senators
Pennsylvania state representatives
Other state legislators
Local officials
Philadelphia city councilmembers
Individuals
Labor unions
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (withdrawn)
Pennsylvania state representatives
Local officials
Organizations
Rebecca Rhynhart
Statewide officials
  • Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania (2003–2011) and former mayor of Philadelphia (1992–2000) [125]
Philadelphia mayors
Organizations
Newspapers and other media
Declined to endorse
Philadelphia mayors
Political parties

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
A. BrownJ. BrownDeLeonDombGreenGymQuiñones-SánchezParkerRhynhartOtherUndecided
Left of Center May 12–13, 2023285 (LV)± 6.0%10%12%18%21%30%10%
Emerson College May 7–9, 2023600 (LV)± 3.9%2%10%2%14%21%18%18%<1% [lower-alpha 2] 15%
Data For Progress [upper-alpha 1] April 26–29, 2023560 (LV)± 4.0%2%9%13%21%19%21%14%
SurveyUSA [upper-alpha 2] April 21–25, 20231,013 (LV)± 3.8%2%11%1%14%15%17%18%2% [lower-alpha 3] 20%
[upper-alpha 3] Week of April 24, 20231%12%11%16%20%15%1%24%
GBAO [upper-alpha 4] April 16–19, 2023600 (LV)± 4.0%1%13%1%17%19%16%21%14%
April 13, 2023Green withdraws from the race
April 10, 2023Quiñones-Sánchez withdraws from the race
FM3 Research [upper-alpha 5] March 14, 2023800 (LV)1%24%15%2%15%7%7%12%17%
FM3 Research [upper-alpha 6] Week of January 16, 2023607 (LV)20%12%15%
African American Chamber of Commerce January 14, 2023524 (RV)32%4%6%24%8%3%17%3%3%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 5, 2023
CandidateTotal raised (in 2023)Cash on hand
Jeff Brown$2.1M$408.7K
Allan Domb $215K$1.7M
Derek S. Green (withdrawn)$1.0M$303.9K
Helen Gym $1.7M$1.4M
Cherelle Parker $1.2M$607K
Rebecca Rhynhart $1.5M$853.K
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (withdrawn)$215K$321.1K
[131]

Results

Results by ward:
Parker
20%-30%
30%-40%
40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
Rhynhart
20%-30%
30%-40%
40%-50%
Gym
20%-30%
30%-40%
40%-50%
50%-60%
Domb
20%-30%
30%-40% Philadelphia Mayor Democratic Primary 2023 Ward Map Margin.svg
Results by ward:
  Parker
  •   20%-30%
  •   30%-40%
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  Rhynhart
  •   20%-30%
  •   30%-40%
  •   40%-50%
  Gym
  •   20%-30%
  •   30%-40%
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  Domb
  •   20%-30%
  •   30%-40%
2023 Philadelphia mayoral election, Democratic primary [133]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cherelle Parker 81,080 32.65%
Democratic Rebecca Rhynhart 56,58122.78%
Democratic Helen Gym 54,70522.03%
Democratic Allan Domb 28,05111.29%
Democratic Jeff Brown21,8688.80%
Democratic Amen Brown 3,3211.34%
Democratic James DeLeon1,4880.60%
Democratic Delscia Gray5820.23%
Democratic Warren Bloom4990.21%
Write-in 1630.07%
Total votes248,338 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican nominee
CandidateExperienceAnnouncedRef
Maria Quinones-Sanchez and David Oh (alt crop).jpg
David Oh
At-large Philadelphia City Councilmember (2012–2023)
Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army
February 13, 2023
David Oh Mayor.png
Website
[134] [135]

Campaign

David Oh, a former longtime At-Large City Councilmember, was the only Republican to run for Mayor. [135] Despite Philadelphia being a heavily Democratic city, Oh has established a brand as a Republican willing to clash with both parties and his cultivated a unique base of supporters, particularly among immigrant voters. [135]

Endorsements

David Oh
Statewide officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties

Results

2023 Philadelphia mayoral election, Republican primary [133]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Oh 15,355 95.46%
Write-in 7304.54%
Total votes16,085 100.0%

General election

Endorsements

Cherelle Parker (D)
U.S. representatives
Pennsylvania state senators
Pennsylvania state representatives
Other state legislators
Local officials
Philadelphia city councilmembers
Individuals
Labor unions
Newspapers and other media
Organizations
David Oh (R)
Statewide officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties

Debate

A debate between Parker and Oh took place on October 26, 2023, at the studios of KYW NewsRadio. [138]

Results

2023 Philadelphia mayoral election [139]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Cherelle Parker 232,075 74.72% -5.62%
Republican David Oh75,67724.36%+4.95%
Write-in 2,8490.92%+0.67%
Total votes310,601 100.0%
Democratic hold

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Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Bloom and Gray with <1%
  3. Bloom with 2%
  1. This poll was sponsored by Gym's campaign.
  2. This poll was sponsored by Committee of Seventy, a non-partisan organization.
  3. This poll was sponsored by Parker's campaign.
  4. This poll was sponsored by Domb's campaign.
  5. This poll was sponsored by For a Better Philadelphia, a PAC supporting Jeff Brown.
  6. This poll was sponsored by For a Better Philadelphia, a PAC supporting Jeff Brown.
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