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1999 Philadelphia mayoral election
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1999 Philadelphia mayoral election Philadelphia presidential no 1995 Philadelphia mayoral election 1995 2003 Philadelphia mayoral election 2003 November 2, 1999 File:John F Street.jpg 150x150px John F. Street Democratic Party (United States) 211,136 50.22% File:Sam Katz cropped (1).jpg Sam Katz Republican Party (United States) 203,908 48.50% Philadelphia Mayoral Election, 1999.svg 260px Results by wardStreet: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Katz: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% 45%Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way Denvir Daniel https://www.citylab.com/equity/2015/05/mayoral-election-voting-turnout/393737/#disqus_thread Bloomberg 28 April 2019 22 May 2015 6 pp Mayor Ed Rendell Democratic Party (United States) John F. Street Democratic Party (United States)
The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Queena Bass, activist and former Thomas Jefferson University Hospital employee
Dwight Evans, State Representative from the 203rd district
Happy Fernandez, At-Large City Councilwoman
John F. Street, City Councilman from District 5
Martin Weinberg, judge and former City Solicitor
John F. White, Jr., former City Councilman from District 9 and State Representative from the 200th district
Declined
Ed Rendell, incumbent Mayor
Results
Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Democratic Party (United States)
John F. Street
107,285
36.11
Democratic Party (United States)
Martin Weinberg
91,457
30.78
Democratic Party (United States)
John F. White, Jr.
64,657
21.76
Democratic Party (United States)
Happy Fernandez
18,200
6.13
Democratic Party (United States)
Dwight Evans
13,711
4.62
Democratic Party (United States)
Queena Bass
1,802
0.61
297,112
100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Sam Katz, candidate for Mayor in 1991
Results
Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary, 1999
Republican Party (US)
Sam Katz
27,011
100.00
27,011
100.00
Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election
Results
Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Democratic Party (US)
John F. Street
211,136
50.22
-30.12
Republican Party (US)
Sam Katz
203,908
48.50
+29.31
Independent (politician)
Other
5,376
1.28
+0.46
7,228
1.72
420,420
Democratic Party (US)
References
External links
Franklin & Marshall College page on the election
Category:1999 in Philadelphia
Category:1999 United States mayoral elections
Category:1999 Pennsylvania elections
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