2013 Philadelphia municipal election

2013 Pennsylvania local election November 5, 2013 2013 Philadelphia elections Philadelphia 2011 Philadelphia municipal election 2011 2015 Philadelphia municipal election 2015 A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 5, 2013 to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held on May 21, 2013.PA 2013 Election Calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20130722174701/http://www.seventy.org/Elections_PA_2012_Election_Calendar.aspx http://www.seventy.org/Elections_PA_2012_Election_Calendar.aspx dead Committee of Seventy July 22, 2013 September 26, 2026 District Attorney 2013 Philadelphia district attorney election November 5, 2013 2009 Philadelphia municipal election#District Attorney 2009 2017 Philadelphia municipal election#District Attorney 2017 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px R. Seth Williams (24384031410) (1).jpg Seth Williams Democratic Party (United States) 89,238 80.88% 3x4.svg Daniel Alvarez Republican Party (United States) 21,058 19.09% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Williams: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Alvarez: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% District Attorney Seth Williams Democratic Party (United States) Seth Williams Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent district attorney Seth Williams was reelected to a second term, winning in a landslide. Democratic primary Nominee Seth Williams, incumbent District Attorney (2010–present)District Attorney Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20130722175319/http://seventy.org/District_Attorney.aspx http://seventy.org/District_Attorney.aspx dead July 22, 2013 September 26, 2026 Results Democratic primary resultsPast Election Results 2013 Primary https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/ Philadelphia City Commissioners October 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231026162321/https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/ live September 26, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Seth Williams (incumbent) 57947 100.00 57947 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Daniel Alvarez, lawyer and former assistant district attorney Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Daniel Alvarez 6408 100.00 6408 100.00 General election Results 2013 Philadelphia District Attorney electionPast Election Results 2013 General https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/ Philadelphia City Commissioners October 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231026162321/https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/ live September 26, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Seth Williams (incumbent) 89238 80.88 Republican Party (United States) Daniel A. Alvarez 21058 19.09 41 0.04 110337 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) City Controller 2013 Philadelphia city controller election November 5, 2013 2009 Philadelphia municipal election#City Controller 2009 2017 Philadelphia municipal election#City Controller 2017 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px Alan Butkovitz 2013 (cropped).jpg Alan Butkovitz Democratic Party (United States) 88,339 82.37% 3x4.svg Terrence Tracy Republican Party (United States) 18,860 17.59% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Butkovitz: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tracy: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% City Controller Alan Butkovitz Democratic Party (United States) Alan Butkovitz Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent City Controller Alan Butkovitz won reelection in a landslide. Democratic primary Nominee Alan Butkovitz, incumbent City Controller (2006–present)District Attorney Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20130722175314/http://seventy.org/City_Controller.aspx http://seventy.org/City_Controller.aspx dead July 22, 2013 September 26, 2026 Eliminated in primary Brett Mandel, author, non-profit executive, and Democratic Committeeperson Mark Zecca, attorney and former assistant district attorney Results thumb|center|250px|Primary results by ward #7996E2 Butkovitz #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #51C2C2 Mandel #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Alan Butkovitz (incumbent) 38733 61.18 Democratic Party (United States) Brett Mandel 19542 30.87 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Zecca 5034 7.95 63309 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Terrence Tracy, retail business manager Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Terrence Tracy 6539 100.00 6539 100.00 General election Results 2013 Philadelphia City Controller election Democratic Party (United States) Alan Butkovitz (incumbent) 88339 82.37 Republican Party (United States) Terrence Tracy 18860 17.59 49 0.05 107248 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Court of Common Pleas partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 6)Court of Common Pleas Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20130722175324/http://seventy.org/Court_of_Common_Pleas.aspx http://seventy.org/Court_of_Common_Pleas.aspx dead July 22, 2013 September 26, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Timika Lane 34225 11.57 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Fernandes 26886 9.09 Democratic Party (United States) Anne Marie Coyle"cross-file dem" Cross-filed for the Republican Party nomination. 26204 8.86 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel McCaffery 25948 8.77 Democratic Party (United States) Giovanni Campbell 21960 7.42 Democratic Party (United States) Sierra Thomas Street 19076 6.45 Democratic Party (United States) Dawn M. Tancredi 18540 6.27 Democratic Party (United States) Vince Giusini 17272 5.84 Democratic Party (United States) Tracy B. Roman 16342 5.52 Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth J. Powell Jr."cross-file dem" 14330 4.84 Democratic Party (United States) Leon A. King II 13096 4.43 Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie M. Sawyer 12168 4.11 Democratic Party (United States) James C. Crumlish 12114 4.10 Democratic Party (United States) John J. O'Connor Jr. 7671 2.59 Democratic Party (United States) Derrick W. Coker 5028 1.70 Democratic Party (United States) Deborah D. Cianfrani 4763 1.61 Democratic Party (United States) Diane A. Grey Jr. 4387 1.48 Democratic Party (United States) Rania Major 4064 1.37 Democratic Party (United States) Frank Bennett 3321 1.12 Democratic Party (United States) Conor Corcoran 3185 1.08 Democratic Party (United States) Sean P. Stevens 2680 0.91 Democratic Party (United States) Jon Marshall 1976 0.67 Democratic Party (United States) Katie Scrivner 377 0.13 Democratic Party (United States) Fran Shields 174 0.06 295787 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 6) Republican Party (United States) Anne Marie Coyle"common pleas rep" Cross-filed for the Democratic Party nomination. 6409 56.07 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth J. Powell Jr."common pleas rep" 5022 43.93 11431 100.00 General election Results 2013 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 6) Democratic Party (United States) Anne Marie Coyle 75482 12.97 Republican Party (United States) Anne Marie Coyle 16442 2.83 Total Anne Marie Coyle 91924 15.80 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel McCaffery 79742 13.71 Democratic Party (United States) Giovanni Campbell 78373 13.47 Democratic Party (United States) Timika Lane 77646 13.35 Democratic Party (United States) J. Scott O'Keefe 77148 13.26 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Fernandes 76121 13.08 Democratic Party (United States) Sierra Thomas Street 73633 12.66 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth J. Powell Jr. 19092 3.28 Libertarian Party (United States) Stephen Miller Miller 7998 1.37 97 0.02 581774 100.00 Court of Common Pleas retention elections Justice Jacqueline F. Allen retention, 2013 49170 11515 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Genece E. Brinkley retention, 2013 45007 13477 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Ramy I. Djerassi retention, 2013 40796 13979 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Lori A. Dumas retention, 2013 46188 11628 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Holly J. Ford retention, 2013 45054 11784 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Joel Steven Johnson retention, 2013 43773 12623 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson retention, 2013 46134 13277 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Rayford A. Means retention, 2013 41464 13334 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Jeffrey P. Minehart retention, 2013 44945 12212 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Joseph D. O'Keefe retention, 2013 46289 12076 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Nina Wright Padilla retention, 2013 46691 11724 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Paula A. Patrick retention, 2013 45424 11363 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Doris A. Pechkurow retention, 2013 40996 12760 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Allan L. Tereshko retention, 2013 41888 13270 Philadelphia City Commissioners Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 3)Philadelphia Municipal Court Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20130722175327/http://seventy.org/Municipal_Court.aspx http://seventy.org/Municipal_Court.aspx dead July 22, 2013 September 26, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Martin Coleman 32797 22.63 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Lewandowski 30114 20.78 Democratic Party (United States) Fran Shields 23150 15.97 Democratic Party (United States) Tracy B. Roman 20017 13.81 Democratic Party (United States) Shoshana Bricklin 11067 7.64 Democratic Party (United States) Robert M. Kline 7002 4.83 Democratic Party (United States) Diane A. Grey Jr. 6514 4.49 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Fernandes 6248 4.31 Democratic Party (United States) Frank Bennett 5018 3.46 Democratic Party (United States) Conor Corcoran 2895 2.00 Democratic Party (United States) Derrick W. Coker 120 0.08 144942 100.00 General election Results 2013 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 3) Democratic Party (United States) Martin Coleman 80911 34.16 Democratic Party (United States) Fran Shields 79092 33.40 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Lewandowski 76754 32.41 77 0.03 236834 100.00 Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections Justice Teresa Carr Deni retention, 2013 46290 13980 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde retention, 2013 46611 16473 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Joseph J. O'Neill retention, 2013 44682 15305 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Wendy L. Pew retention, 2013 46367 12296 Philadelphia City Commissioners Philadelphia Traffic Court partisan election Elections were originally to be held to fill the three vacancies on the Philadelphia Traffic Court. On June 19, 2013, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed Senate Bill 334 into law, abolishing the court. Its functions were transferred to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. A companion bill was also in the legislative process to abolish the court from the Pennsylvania Constitution. As such, while primary elections were held as scheduled, no general election took place.Philadelphia Traffic Court Abolished WCAU June 19, 2013 https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-traffic-court-abolished/1984699/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250820105024/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philadelphia-traffic-court-abolished/1984699/ live August 20, 2025 September 26, 2026 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 3)Traffic Court Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20130722175322/http://seventy.org/Traffic_Court.aspx http://seventy.org/Traffic_Court.aspx July 22, 2013 dead September 26, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Omar Sabir 23194 16.36 Democratic Party (United States) Donna DeRose 14489 10.22 Democratic Party (United States) Marnie Aument Loughrey 12884 9.09 Democratic Party (United States) Warren Bloom 9544 6.73 Democratic Party (United States) Donna Marie Laws 8904 6.28 Democratic Party (United States) Lewis Harris Jr. 8682 6.12 Democratic Party (United States) Tia M. Seibert 8236 5.81 Democratic Party (United States) Inja Coates 7132 5.03 Democratic Party (United States) Suzanne Harmon Carn 7053 4.97 Democratic Party (United States) Bobbie T. Curry 3985 2.81 Democratic Party (United States) Ashley Michelle Cook 3943 2.78 Democratic Party (United States) Sharif Ali 3531 2.49 Democratic Party (United States) Tyrone T. Martin 3270 2.31 Democratic Party (United States) Jose A. Figueroa 3091 2.18 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Turek 3034 2.14 Democratic Party (United States) Ryan Mulvey 2801 1.98 Democratic Party (United States) Brigitte A. Garvin Johnson 2645 1.87 Democratic Party (United States) David Mamikonyan 2600 1.83 Democratic Party (United States) Bruce H. Bailey 2445 1.72 Democratic Party (United States) Holly A. Harris Seidle 2216 1.56 Democratic Party (United States) Wayne E. Dorsey 1922 1.36 Democratic Party (United States) Keith Jackson 1732 1.22 Democratic Party (United States) Verna Ragan Tennant 1704 1.20 Democratic Party (United States) James Johnson 1527 1.08 Democratic Party (United States) Kyle J. Sampson 1206 0.85 141770 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Christopher M. Vogler 5523 51.86 Republican Party (United States) Ella P. Butcher 5127 48.14 10650 100.00 Ballot questions One bond question appeared on the general election ballot, which was handily passed. General election thumb|230px|Bond proposal results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #DEDEBD No #DEDEBD 50%–60% #BCBC83 60%–70% Authorize $94.745 million in bonds for capital projects 45749 25228 Philadelphia City Commissioners Notes References Category:2013 Pennsylvania elections Category:2013 United States local elections Category:Municipal elections in Philadelphia