1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

Summary

The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.

1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

← 1995 November 2, 1999 2003 →
Turnout45%[1] Increase 6 pp
 
Nominee John F. Street Sam Katz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 211,136 203,908
Percentage 49.52% 49.12%

Results by ward
Street:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Katz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Mayor before election

Ed Rendell
Democratic

Elected Mayor

John F. Street
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Declined edit

  • Ed Rendell, incumbent Mayor

Results edit

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Street 107,285 36.11%
Democratic Martin Weinberg 91,457 30.78%
Democratic John F. White, Jr. 64,657 21.76%
Democratic Happy Fernandez 18,200 6.13%
Democratic Dwight Evans 13,711 4.62%
Democratic Queena Bass 1,802 0.61%
Turnout 297,112 100.00

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Declared edit

Results edit

Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Katz 27,011 100.00%
Turnout 27,011 100.00

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election edit

Results edit

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John F. Street 211,136 49.52% -30.12%
Republican Sam Katz 203,908 49.12% +29.31
Independent Other 5,376 1% +0.46
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

External links edit

  • Franklin & Marshall College page on the election