2009 Philadelphia municipal election

2009 Pennsylvania local election November 3, 2009 2009 Philadelphia elections Philadelphia 2007 Philadelphia municipal election 2007 2011 Philadelphia municipal election 2011 A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2009, to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held on May 19, 2009.Philadelphia County Voter Registration https://web.archive.org/web/20090428143616/http://phillyelection.com/ http://phillyelection.com/ dead Philadelphia City Commissioners April 28, 2009 October 10, 2026 District Attorney 2009 Philadelphia district attorney election November 3, 2009 2005 Philadelphia municipal election#District Attorney 2005 2013 Philadelphia municipal election#District Attorney 2013 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px R. Seth Williams (24384031410) (1).jpg Seth Williams Democratic Party (United States) 91,495 75.07% 3x4.svg Michael Untermeyer Republican Party (United States) 30,355 24.91% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Williams: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Untermeyer: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% District Attorney Lynne Abraham Democratic Party (United States) Seth Williams Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent district attorney Lynne Abraham retired after four terms in office. Seth Williams, a former assistant district attorney who narrowly lost to Abraham in the 2005 Democratic primary, became the first African American elected to the office. Democratic primary Nominee Seth Williams, former assistant district attorney and Philadelphia Inspector General Eliminated in primary Brian Grady Daniel McCaffery, lawyer and former assistant district attorney Daniel McElhatton, lawyer and former Philadelphia City Councilmember (1992–1996)Maykuth Andrew Win, loss are McElhatton's badges of honor https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/local/20090511_Win__loss_are_McElhatton_s_badges_of_honor.html October 11, 2026 The Philadelphia Inquirer May 11, 2009 Michael Turner Results thumb|center|230px|Results by ward #7996E2 Williams #BDD3FF 30%–40% #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #51C2C2 McCaffery #ACF2F2 30%–40% #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% #009696 70%–80% Democratic primary resultsPhiladelphia County - May 19, 2009 Municipal Primary and Special Election Unofficial Results Philadelphia City Commissioners https://web.archive.org/web/20090523102026/http://phillyelectionresults.com/Citywide_Election_Results.html http://phillyelectionresults.com/Citywide_Election_Results.html dead May 23, 2009 October 11, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Seth Williams 43302 41.77 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel McCaffery 31249 30.14 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel McElhatton 15224 14.69 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Turner 9168 8.84 Democratic Party (United States) Brian Grady 4711 4.54 Democratic Party (United States) 10 0.01 103664 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Michael Untermeyer Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Michael Untermeyer 8371 99.70 Republican Party (United States) 25 0.30 8396 100.00 General election Results 2009 Philadelphia District Attorney electionPhiladelphia County - November 3, 2009 Municipal General and Special Election Unofficial Results Philadelphia City Commissioners https://web.archive.org/web/20091219081930/http://phillyelectionresults.com/Citywide_Election_Results.html http://phillyelectionresults.com/Citywide_Election_Results.html dead December 19, 2009 October 11, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Seth Williams 91495 75.07 Republican Party (United States) Michael Untermeyer 30355 24.91 29 0.02 121879 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) City Controller 2009 Philadelphia city controller election November 3, 2009 2005 Philadelphia municipal election#City Controller 2005 2013 Philadelphia municipal election#City Controller 2013 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px Alan Butkovitz portrait.jpg Alan Butkovitz Democratic Party (United States) 83,673 72.08% Al Schmidt.jpg Al Schmidt Republican Party (United States) 32,379 27.89% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Butkovitz: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Schmidt: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% City Controller Alan Butkovitz Democratic Party (United States) Alan Butkovitz Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent City Controller Alan Butkovitz won reelection to a second term in a landslide. Democratic primary Nominee Alan Butkovitz, incumbent city controller (2006–present) Eliminated in primary John Braxton Brett Mandel, non-profit executive and Democratic committeeperson Results thumb|center|230px|Results by ward #7996E2 Butkovitz #BDD3FF 30%–40% #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #51C2C2 Braxton #ACF2F2 30%–40% #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% #FFB380 Mandel #FFCCAA 40%–50% #FFB380 50%–60% #FF9955 60%–70% Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Alan Butkovitz (incumbent) 36190 41.71 Democratic Party (United States) John L. Braxton 26439 30.47 Democratic Party (United States) Brett Mandel 24097 27.77 Democratic Party (United States) 41 0.05 86767 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Al Schmidt, executive director of the Philadelphia Republican City Committee Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Al Schmidt 8820 99.85 Republican Party (United States) 13 0.15 8833 100.00 General election 2009 Philadelphia City Controller election Democratic Party (United States) Alan Butkovitz (incumbent) 83673 72.08 Republican Party (United States) Al Schmidt 32379 27.89 30 0.03 116082 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Court of Common Pleas partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 7) Democratic Party (United States) Robert Coleman 45235 10.32 Democratic Party (United States) Angeles Roca"cross-file dem" Cross-filed for the Republican nomination. 38410 8.76 Democratic Party (United States) Diane Thompson 30326 6.92 Democratic Party (United States) Donna Woelpper 29443 6.72 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Anders"cross-file dem" 28859 6.58 Democratic Party (United States) Adam Beloff 26167 5.97 Democratic Party (United States) Roxanne Covington 25820 5.89 Democratic Party (United States) Sharon Williams Losier 25612 5.84 Democratic Party (United States) Beverly Muldrow 24790 5.65 Democratic Party (United States) Joyce Eubanks"cross-file dem" 24059 5.49 Democratic Party (United States) Fran Shields"cross-file dem" 23193 5.29 Democratic Party (United States) Angelo J. Foglietta 18508 4.22 Democratic Party (United States) Gregory A. Coleman 14916 3.40 Democratic Party (United States) Elinore O'Neill Kolodner 13941 3.18 Democratic Party (United States) Jonathan Q. Irvine 12935 2.95 Democratic Party (United States) W. Fred Harrison Jr. 10307 2.35 Democratic Party (United States) Marilyn Rigmaiden-DeLeon 9821 2.24 Democratic Party (United States) Vince Giusini 8929 2.04 Democratic Party (United States) John Joseph Capaldi 8429 1.92 Democratic Party (United States) Anne Marie Coyle"cross-file dem" 6945 1.58 Democratic Party (United States) Christine Adair 5883 1.34 Democratic Party (United States) Judge Hall 5601 1.28 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Martin 138 0.03 Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth J. Powell Jr."cross-file dem" 62 0.01 Democratic Party (United States) Dawn M. Tancredi 43 0.01 Democratic Party (United States) 18 0.00 438390 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 7) Republican Party (United States) Anne Marie Coyle"cross-file rep" Cross-filed for the Democratic nomination. 7540 20.06 Republican Party (United States) Fran Shields"cross-file rep" 6770 18.02 Republican Party (United States) Angeles Roca"cross-file rep" 5926 15.77 Republican Party (United States) Joyce Eubanks"cross-file rep" 5631 14.98 Republican Party (United States) Dan Rendine 5591 14.88 Republican Party (United States) Dan Anders"cross-file rep" 5546 14.76 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth J. Powell Jr."cross-file rep" 525 1.40 Republican Party (United States) 48 0.13 37579 100.00 General election Results 2009 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 7) Democratic Party (United States) Robert Coleman 79607 12.20 Republican Party (United States) Robert Coleman 18941 2.90 Total Robert Coleman 98548 15.11 Democratic Party (United States) Diane Thompson 78184 11.99 Republican Party (United States) Diane Thompson 19043 2.92 Total Diane Thompson 97227 14.90 Democratic Party (United States) Angeles Roca 75886 11.63 Republican Party (United States) Angeles Roca 18704 2.87 Total Angeles Roca 94590 14.50 Democratic Party (United States) Donna Woelpper 75350 11.55 Republican Party (United States) Donna Woelpper 18795 2.88 Total Donna Woelpper 94145 14.43 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Anders 75683 11.60 Republican Party (United States) Dan Anders 18456 2.83 Total Dan Anders 94139 14.43 Democratic Party (United States) Adam Beloff 74710 11.45 Republican Party (United States) Adam Beloff 18810 2.88 Total Adam Beloff 93520 14.34 Democratic Party (United States) Roxanne Covington 80072 12.27 102 0.02 652343 100.00 Court of Common Pleas retention elections Justice Byrd retention, 2009 49668 15865 Philadelphia City CommissionersArchived Data Sets - 2009 General Philadelphia City Commissioners https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/archived-data-sets/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260827144900/https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/archived-data-sets/ live August 27, 2026 October 11, 2026 Justice Chen retention, 2009 46881 15365 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Dembe retention, 2009 43800 15079 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Gordon retention, 2009 47745 15300 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Hill retention, 2009 42754 15819 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Lerner retention, 2009 42721 14719 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Rizzo retention, 2009 48844 16078 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Shreeves Johns retention, 2009 43268 15416 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Woods Skipper retention, 2009 42931 14839 Philadelphia City Commissioners Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 4) Democratic Party (United States) Charles Hayden 44589 18.23 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph C. Waters Jr."cross-file dem" 40189 16.43 Democratic Party (United States) Dawn A. Segal 34068 13.93 Democratic Party (United States) Pat Dugan"cross-file dem" 25358 10.37 Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth J. Powell Jr."cross-file dem" 24234 9.91 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Murphy"cross-file dem" 24151 9.87 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas M. Nocella 24122 9.86 Democratic Party (United States) Lopez Thompson 11667 4.77 Democratic Party (United States) Christine Adair 11194 4.58 Democratic Party (United States) Ted J. Vigilante 4797 1.96 Democratic Party (United States) Dawn M. Tancredi 154 0.06 Democratic Party (United States) Adam Beloff 50 0.02 Democratic Party (United States) Jonathan Q. Irvine 28 0.01 16 0.01 244617 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 4) Republican Party (United States) Joe Murphy"cross-file rep" 7331 28.38 Republican Party (United States) Pat Dugan"cross-file rep" 6953 26.92 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth J. Powell Jr."cross-file rep" 5767 22.33 Republican Party (United States) Joseph C. Waters Jr."cross-file rep" 5766 22.32 Republican Party (United States) 12 0.05 25829 100.00 General election 2009 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 4) Democratic Party (United States) Charles Hayden 78141 20.35 Republican Party (United States) Charles Hayden 18632 4.85 Total Charles Hayden 96773 25.20 Democratic Party (United States) Dawn A. Segal 77566 20.20 Republican Party (United States) Dawn A. Segal 18479 4.81 Total Dawn A. Segal 96045 25.01 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph C. Waters Jr. 76865 20.02 Republican Party (United States) Joseph C. Waters Jr. 18827 4.90 Total Joseph C. Waters Jr. 95692 24.92 Democratic Party (United States) Pat Dugan 76137 19.83 Republican Party (United States) Pat Dugan 19257 5.02 Total Pat Dugan 95394 24.84 59 0.02 383963 100.00 Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections Justice Brady retention, 2009 49432 15705 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Gilbert retention, 2009 45185 14762 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Kirkland retention, 2009 45252 14732 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Kosinski retention, 2009 46208 15944 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Neifield retention, 2009 44038 15269 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Washington retention, 2009 43039 20062 Philadelphia City Commissioners Philadelphia Traffic Court retention elections Justice De Angeles retention, 2009 49493 16378 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Green retention, 2009 46188 16734 Philadelphia City Commissioners Notes References Category:2009 Pennsylvania elections Category:2009 United States local elections Category:Municipal elections in Philadelphia