2019 Philadelphia mayoral election
November 5, 2019
Turnout26.74% Increase
 
Candidate Jim Kenney Billy Ciancaglini
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 234,749 56,710
Percentage 80.33% 19.41%
Results by ward
Kenney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Ciancaglini:      50–60%      60–70%
Mayor before election

Jim Kenney
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Jim Kenney
Democratic

The 2019 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent mayor Jim Kenney, first elected in 2015, ran for reelection.

Kenney's platform included raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, providing city support for the maintenance of supervised injection sites, implementing a city soda tax, and ensuring the city's compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement. Ciancaglini promised to end Philadelphia's status as a sanctuary city and cancel plans to establish the supervised injection sites.

Background

No Republican had won a Philadelphia mayoral election since Bernard Samuel in 1947.[1]

Kenney easily won in his bid for re-election to a second term; however, this was the first election since the nationally controversial 2003 election in which the Republican nominee managed to carry a ward, with Ciancaglini carrying slightly fewer wards than 2003 GOP nominee Sam Katz. Despite an easy landslide victory, there was increased dissatisfaction with Kenney and his administration, which continued months after the election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Mayor of Philadelphia, Democratic primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Kenney (incumbent) 131,930 66.90
Democratic Anthony Williams 48,012 24.35
Democratic Alan Butkovitz 17,219 8.73
Write-in 52 0.03
Total votes 197,213 97.9

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Billy Ciancaglini, defense attorney[5]

Results

Mayor of Philadelphia, Republican primary, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Billy Ciancaglini 17,291 99.61
Write-in 68 0.39
Total votes 17,359 100

General election

Results

Mayor of Philadelphia, general election, 2019[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Kenney (incumbent) 234,749 80.33
Republican Billy Ciancaglini 56,710 19.41
Write-in 724 0.27
Total votes 292,183 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Mayoral election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Announces Bid For Re-Election". Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com. KYW-TV. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Holly Otterbein (January 1, 2018). "It's official: Alan Butkovitz is running for mayor of Philadelphia". .philly.com. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ John N. Mitchell, Staff Writer (March 18, 2019). "Sen. Williams running for mayor because 'the problems of the city are significant and huge'". phillytrib.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ Brennan, Chris (February 15, 2019). "Philadelphia Republicans call a 'do-over' in mayoral endorsement". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "City wide election results" (PDF).
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