2007 Philadelphia municipal election

2007 Pennsylvania local election November 6, 2007 2007 Philadelphia elections Philadelphia 2005 Philadelphia municipal election 2005 2009 Philadelphia municipal election 2009 A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 6, 2007, to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held May 15, 2007.Committee of Seventy Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20070428013511/http://www.seventy.org/ dead http://www.seventy.org/ April 28, 2007 October 13, 2026 Mayor 2007 Philadelphia mayoral election Results 2007 Philadelphia mayoral election2007 General Election Philadelphia City Commissioners https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-general.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20260127132141/https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-general.html January 27, 2026 October 13, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Nutter 227090 82.52 Republican Party (United States) Al Taubenberger 46984 17.07 Socialist Workers Party (United States) John Staggs 1038 0.38 78 0.03 275190 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) City Council 2007 Philadelphia City Council election City Commissioners Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 2)2007 Primary Election Philadelphia City Commissioners https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-primary.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20260127135238/https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-primary.html January 27, 2026 October 13, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Margaret Tartaglione (incumbent) 118717 42.32 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony Clark 73428 26.17 Democratic Party (United States) Edgar Howard (incumbent) 47425 16.90 Democratic Party (United States) B. Blair Talmadge 40952 14.60 Democratic Party (United States) 30 0.01 280552 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 2) Republican Party (United States) Joseph J. Duda (incumbent) 12560 51.14 Republican Party (United States) Patrick J. Carroll 11985 48.79 Republican Party (United States) 17 0.07 24562 100.00 General election Results 2007 Philadelphia City Commissioners election (vote for up to 2) Democratic Party (United States) Margaret Tartaglione (incumbent) 181994 43.99 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony Clark 154517 37.35 Republican Party (United States) Joseph J. Duda (incumbent) 35911 8.68 Republican Party (United States) Patrick J. Carroll 33567 8.11 Green Party (United States) Lewis Harris Jr. 7731 1.87 30 0.01 413750 100.00 Clerk of Quarter Sessions 2007 Philadelphia clerk of quarter sessions election November 6, 2007 2003 Philadelphia municipal election#Clerk of Quarter Sessions 2003 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px 3x4.svg Vivian Miller Democratic Party (United States) 178,250 82.43% 3x4.svg John Featherman Republican Party (United States) 37,974 17.56% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Miller: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Featherman: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% #808080No data Clerk Vivian Miller Democratic Party (United States) Vivian Miller Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Clerk Vivian Miller won reelection to a fifth term in a landslide. This was the last regularly scheduled election for the Clerk of Quarter Sessions, as Mayor Michael Nutter abolished the position in October 2010. The office's duties were transferred to the Philadelphia County court system.Nutter abolishes Clerk of Quarter Sessions post WHYY-TV October 12, 2010 https://whyy.org/articles/nutter-abolishes-clerk-of-quarter-sessions-post/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20260422061802/https://whyy.org/articles/nutter-abolishes-clerk-of-quarter-sessions-post/ April 22, 2026 October 13, 2026 Democratic primary Nominee Vivian Miller, incumbent Clerk (1992–present) Eliminated in primary A. Elaine Tomlin Results thumb|center|230px|Results by ward #7996E2 Miller #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #51C2C2 Tomlin #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Vivian Miller (incumbent) 112551 69.51 Democratic Party (United States) A. Elaine Tomlin 49360 30.48 Democratic Party (United States) 17 0.01 161928 100.00 Republican primary Nominee John Featherman Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) John Featherman 14039 99.94 Republican Party (United States) 8 0.06 14047 100.00 General election Results 2007 Philadelphia Clerk of Quarter Sessions election Democratic Party (United States) Vivian Miller (incumbent) 178250 82.43 Republican Party (United States) John Featherman 37974 17.56 12 0.01 216236 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Register of Wills 2007 Philadelphia register of wills election November 6, 2007 2003 Philadelphia municipal election#Register of Wills 2003 2011 Philadelphia municipal election#Register of Wills 2011 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px 3x4.svg Ronald Donatucci Democratic Party (United States) 177,452 82.68% 3x4.svg Dan Salvatore Republican Party (United States) 37,165 17.32% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Donatucci: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Salvatore: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% #808080No data Register of Wills Ronald Donatucci Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Donatucci Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent 28-year Ronald Donatucci ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was reelected in a landslide, winning an 8th term. Democratic primary Nominee Ronald Donatucci, incumbent Register of Wills (1980–present) Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Donatucci (incumbent) 145398 99.97 Democratic Party (United States) 38 0.03 145436 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Dan Salvatore Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Dan Salvatore 14364 99.94 Republican Party (United States) 9 0.06 14373 100.00 General election Results 2007 Philadelphia Register of Wills election Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Donatucci (incumbent) 177452 82.68 Republican Party (United States) Dan Salvatore 37165 17.32 20 0.00 214637 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Sheriff 2007 Philadelphia sheriff election November 6, 2007 2003 Philadelphia municipal election#Sheriff 2003 2011 Philadelphia municipal election#Sheriff 2011 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px 3x4.svg John Green Democratic Party (United States) 203,145 97.42% Sheriff John Green Democratic Party (United States) John Green Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Sheriff John Green won reelection in a landslide to a sixth term in office. Democratic primary Nominee John Green, incumbent Sheriff (1988–present) Eliminated in primary Michael Untermeyer Jacque Whaumbush Results thumb|center|230px|Results by ward #7996E2 Green #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #51C2C2 Untermeyer #51C2C2 50%–60% #009696 70%–80% Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) John Green (incumbent) 136260 67.52 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Untermeyer 63145 31.29 Democratic Party (United States) Jacque Whaumbush 2391 1.18 Democratic Party (United States) 15 0.01 201811 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) 95 100.00 95 100.00 General election Results 2007 Philadelphia Sheriff election Democratic Party (United States) John Green (incumbent) 203145 97.42 Independent Jacque Whaumbush 5310 2.55 67 0.03 208522 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Court of Common Pleas partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 4)Official Ballot Order of Candidates, along with Button Number, for the May 15th Primary Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20070703145926/http://www.seventy.org/electioninfo/07elections/candidates/ballotorder.pdf http://www.seventy.org/electioninfo/07elections/candidates/ballotorder.pdf dead July 3, 2007 October 13, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Linda Carpenter 77101 13.96 Democratic Party (United States) Alice Beck Dubow"cross-file dem" Cross-filed for the Republican nomination. 63877 11.57 Democratic Party (United States) Ellen Green Ceisler 46888 8.49 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Erdos"cross-file dem" 45613 8.26 Democratic Party (United States) Beverly Muldrow 42535 7.70 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Coleman 38567 6.98 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph T. Murphy Jr."cross-file dem" 37650 6.82 Democratic Party (United States) Angeles Roca 31444 5.69 Democratic Party (United States) J. Scott O'Keefe 30759 5.57 Democratic Party (United States) Greg Coleman 30375 5.50 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas M. Nocella 22208 4.02 Democratic Party (United States) Gerard P. Shotzbarger 21433 3.88 Democratic Party (United States) Marvin L. Williams"cross-file dem" 18148 3.29 Democratic Party (United States) Christian H. Clemente 14189 2.57 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Martin 13953 2.53 Democratic Party (United States) Elvin Ross III 9625 1.74 Democratic Party (United States) Rosa Ryan 7120 1.29 Democratic Party (United States) Joyce Eubanks"cross-file dem" 597 0.11 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Anders 197 0.04 Democratic Party (United States) 38 0.01 552317 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Joseph T. Murphy Jr."cross-file rep" Cross-filed for the Democratic nomination. 12568 28.42 Republican Party (United States) Alice Beck Dubow"cross-file rep" 9314 21.06 Republican Party (United States) Michael Erdos"cross-file rep" 7743 17.51 Republican Party (United States) Joyce Eubanks"cross-file rep" 7358 16.64 Republican Party (United States) Marvin L. Williams"cross-file rep" 7222 16.33 Republican Party (United States) 17 0.04 44222 100.00 General election Results 2007 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 4) Democratic Party (United States) Alice Beck Dubow 156038 20.67 Republican Party (United States) Alice Beck Dubow 28216 3.74 Total Alice Beck Dubow 184254 24.41 Democratic Party (United States) Ellen Green Ceisler 155546 20.61 Republican Party (United States) Ellen Green Ceisler 28317 3.75 Total Ellen Green Ceisler 183863 24.36 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Erdos 149790 19.85 Republican Party (United States) Michael Erdos 27005 3.58 Total Michael Erdos 176795 23.42 Democratic Party (United States) Linda Carpenter 170842 22.64 Republican Party (United States) Joyce Eubanks 38934 5.16 51 0.01 754739 100.00 Court of Common Pleas retention elections Results Justice M. Bernstein retention, 2007 91586 28876 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice G. DiVito retention, 2007 81321 28779 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice J. Herron retention, 2007 87686 29000 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice C. Jones II retention, 2007 80966 28615 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice B. Joseph retention, 2007 92194 26525 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice S. Robins New retention, 2007 79985 27446 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice R. Robinson retention, 2007 88606 27650 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice P. Rogers retention, 2007 78214 28293 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice M. Sarmina retention, 2007 88565 28119 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice E. Summers retention, 2007 81155 27854 Philadelphia City Commissioners Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 2) Democratic Party (United States) Joseph J. O'Neill 66579 23.17 Democratic Party (United States) Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde 48812 16.99 Democratic Party (United States) Joyce Eubanks 46118 16.05 Democratic Party (United States) Diane Thompson 37265 12.97 Democratic Party (United States) Sean F. Kennedy 36547 12.72 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph C. Waters Jr."cross-file dem" 31869 11.09 Democratic Party (United States) Sandjai Weaver 12052 4.19 Democratic Party (United States) Robert M. Kline 8062 2.81 Democratic Party (United States) 24 0.01 287328 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 2) Republican Party (United States) Joseph T. Murphy Jr. 13394 56.06 Republican Party (United States) Joseph C. Waters Jr."cross-file rep" 10491 43.91 Republican Party (United States) 7 0.03 23892 100.00 General election Results 2007 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 2) Democratic Party (United States) Joseph J. O'Neill 169197 45.88 Republican Party (United States) Joseph J. O'Neill 31385 8.51 Total Joseph J. O'Neill 200582 54.40 Democratic Party (United States) Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde 168102 45.59 65 0.02 368749 100.00 Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections Results Justice Teresa Carr Deni retention, 2007 77431 39758 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice G. Daher retention, 2007 79418 36894 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice D. Griffin retention, 2007 83531 33788 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice R. Merriweather retention, 2007 91215 27146 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice W. Pew retention, 2007 86316 27258 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice L. Presenza retention, 2007 85546 28276 Philadelphia City Commissioners Philadelphia Traffic Court partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 3) Democratic Party (United States) Willie Singletary 48319 12.80 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Mulgrew 43006 11.39 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Lowry 41074 10.88 Democratic Party (United States) Wayne A. Johns 32646 8.65 Democratic Party (United States) Sandra A. Mills 29514 7.82 Democratic Party (United States) Bernard A. Strain"cross-file dem" 29036 7.69 Democratic Party (United States) Frederick C. Mari Jr."cross-file dem" 27969 7.41 Democratic Party (United States) Albert C. Littlepage Jr. 26502 7.02 Democratic Party (United States) Betty A. Townes 19772 5.24 Democratic Party (United States) Scott Cummings"cross-file dem" 18073 4.79 Democratic Party (United States) Helen Hellon D. Divers 17567 4.65 Democratic Party (United States) Brenda Reavis 12179 3.23 Democratic Party (United States) Curtis Alton McCallister 11541 3.06 Democratic Party (United States) John Connelly 10985 2.91 Democratic Party (United States) Candido Silva Jr. 9288 2.46 Democratic Party (United States) 35 0.01 377506 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 3) Republican Party (United States) Scott Cummings"cross-file rep" 12661 38.65 Republican Party (United States) Bernard A. Strain"cross-file rep" 10053 30.69 Republican Party (United States) Frederick C. Mari Jr."cross-file rep" 10031 30.62 Republican Party (United States) 16 0.05 32761 100.00 General election Results 2007 Philadelphia Traffic Court election (vote for up to 3) Democratic Party (United States) Mike Lowry 157405 28.08 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Mulgrew 153724 27.42 Democratic Party (United States) Willie Singletary 144519 25.78 Republican Party (United States) Scott Cummmings 41818 7.46 Republican Party (United States) Bernard A. Strain 32382 5.78 Republican Party (United States) Frederick C. Mari Jr. 30647 5.47 39 0.01 560534 100.00 Philadelphia Traffic Court retention elections Results Justice T. Tynes retention, 2007 95698 32917 Philadelphia City Commissioners Ballot questions Nine ballot questions appeared on the primary ballot and four questions appeared on the general ballot. All except for one question on the primary ballot passed.2007 Primary Election - Ballot Questions Philadelphia City Commissioners https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-primary/2007-primary-ballot-questions.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260127045719/https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-primary/2007-primary-ballot-questions.html live January 27, 2026 October 13, 20262007 General Election - Ballot Questions Philadelphia City Commissioners https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-general/2007-general-ballot-questions.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260127045503/https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/2007-general/2007-general-ballot-questions.html live January 27, 2026 October 13, 2026 Primary election Proposed Charter Change 1 3191 1657 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 2 91171 112151 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 3 138459 64938 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 4 160800 37428 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 5 136577 56112 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 6 151544 40587 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 7 140293 54981 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 9 133848 56337 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Bond 126545 69488 Philadelphia City Commissioners General election Proposed Charter Change 1: Require Councilmembers to be residents of their districts for one year prior to election 129379 40393 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 2: Create a Public School Family and Child Advocate position 105629 60948 Philadelphia City Commissioners Proposed Charter Change 3: Create a Handicapped and Disabled Advocate position 107840 53586 Philadelphia City Commissioners Authorize $55.09 million in bonds for capital projects 102997 56336 Philadelphia City Commissioners Notes References Category:2007 Pennsylvania elections Category:2007 United States local elections Category:Municipal elections in Philadelphia