2022–23 Philadelphia City Council special election

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.

2022 Philadelphia City Council special election

← 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
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Curtis J. Jones Jr. Brian O'Neill Kendra Brooks
(de facto)
Party Democratic Republican Working Families
Leader's seat District 4 District 10 At-Large
Seats before 10 2 1
Seats up 4 0 0
Seats won 4 0 0

Council President before election

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

Elected Council President

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

Resignations

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6th District

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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

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District 6, 2022 special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Driscoll 10,668 98.0
Write-in 220 2.0
Total votes 10,888 100.00
Democratic hold

7th District

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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

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Republican Party

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  • James Whitehead[8]

Libertarian Party

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  • Randall Justus[9]
District 7, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Quetcy Lozada 17,189 84.7
Republican James Whitehead 2,644 13.0
Libertarian Randall Justus 388 1.9
Write-in 70 0.3
Total votes 20,291 100

9th District

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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

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  • Anthony Phillips, community organizer[11]

Republican Party

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Libertarian Party

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  • Yusuf Jackson[9]
District 9, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Phillips 32,867 88.7
Republican Roslyn Ross 2,931 7.9
Libertarian Yusuf Jackson 1,197 3.2
Write-in 0.2 59
Total votes 37,054 100

At-large seats

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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

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Democratic Party

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Republican Party

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

Libertarian Party

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Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 1, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Harrity 374,500 80.2
Republican Drew Murray 80,996 17.3
Libertarian Poetica Bey 10,729 2.3
Write-in 878 0.2
Total votes 467,103 100

Seat 2

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Democratic Party

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Republican Party

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  • Jim Hasher, realtor and bar owner[8]

Libertarian Party

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  • Marc Jurchak, chair of the Libertarian Party of Philadelphia[9][12]
Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 2, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Vaughn 379,034 81.1
Republican Jim Hasher 80,693 17.3
Libertarian Marc Jurchak 6,901 1.5
Write-in 675 0.1
Total votes 467,303 100

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e "Sharon Vaughn and Jimmy Harrity are the Democratic nominees to fill two City Council vacancies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Candidates for Office". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "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.
  12. ^ "County Affiliates - LP Pennsylvania Philadelphia County". Retrieved September 30, 2022.