2019 Philadelphia mayoral election

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, was running for reelection. Kenney was running on raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, to maintain supervised injection sites and the city's soda tax, and to ensure the city's compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement.

2019 Philadelphia mayoral election

November 5, 2019

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

Ciancaglini promised to end Philadelphia's status as a sanctuary city and to cancel plans to establish sites where people can safely inject heroin. No Republican has won a Philadelphia mayoral election since Bernard Samuel in 1947.[1]

Kenney easily won in his bid for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jim Kenney, Incumbent[2]
• Alan Butkovitz, former Philadelphia City Controller[3]
• Anthony H. Williams, Minority Whip of the Pennsylvania State Senate, candidate for mayor in 2015 and for governor in 2010.[4]

Results

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary results, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Kenney	131,930	66.90
	Democratic	Anthony Williams	48,012	24.35
	Democratic	Alan Butkovitz	17,219	8.73
	Other	Write-ins	52	0.03
Total votes			197,213	97.9

Republican primary

Declared

• Billy Ciancaglini, defense attorney[5]

Results

Philadelphia mayoral Republican primary results, 2019[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Ciancaglini	17,291	99.61
	Other	Write-ins	68	0.39
Total votes			17,359	100

General election

Results

Philadelphia mayoral election, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Kenney (incumbent)	234,749	80.33
	Republican	Billy Ciancaglini	56,710	19.41
	Other	Write-ins	724	0.27
Total votes			292,183	100

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References

1. https://ballotpedia.org/Mayoral_election_in_Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania_(2019)
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. 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. "VIEW ELECTION RESULTS".
7. "City wide election results" (PDF).