2015 Philadelphia municipal election

2015 Pennsylvania local election November 3, 2015 2015 Philadelphia elections Philadelphia 2013 Philadelphia municipal election 2013 2017 Philadelphia municipal election 2017 A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2015, to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held May 19, 2015.2015 Primary Election Candidates https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/voters/candidates-for-office/item/145-2015-primaryl-election-candidates.html Philadelphia City Commissioners September 3, 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20251208172253/https://vote.phila.gov/archive/en/voters/candidates-for-office/item/145-2015-primaryl-election-candidates.html December 8, 2025 Mayor 2015 Philadelphia mayoral election Results 2015 Philadelphia mayoral electionhttps://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/archived-data-sets/ Archived Data Sets - 2015 General Election Philadelphia City Commissioners September 3, 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260802065639/https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/archived-data-sets/ August 2, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Kenney 203730 85.36 Republican Party (United States) Melissa Murray Bailey 31563 13.22 Independent James Foster 1713 0.72 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Osborne Hart 1234 0.52 Independent Boris Kindij 321 0.13 103 0.04 238664 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) City Council 2015 Philadelphia City Council election City Commissioners Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 2)https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/archived-data-sets/ Archived Data Sets - 2015 General Election Philadelphia City Commissioners September 3, 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260802065639/https://vote.phila.gov/resources-data/past-election-results/archived-data-sets/ August 2, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony Clark (incumbent) 75769 30.85 Democratic Party (United States) Lisa M. Deeley 47636 19.39 Democratic Party (United States) Carol A. Jenkins 38138 15.53 Democratic Party (United States) Tracey L. Gordon 32140 13.08 Democratic Party (United States) Omar Sabir 31236 12.72 Democratic Party (United States) Will Mega 20629 8.40 83 0.03 245631 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 2) Republican Party (United States) Al Schmidt (incumbent) 12444 99.78 28 0.22 12472 100.00 General election Results 2015 Philadelphia City Commissioners election (vote for up to 2) Democratic Party (United States) Anthony Clark (incumbent) 155379 44.70 Democratic Party (United States) Lisa M. Deeley 154112 44.33 Republican Party (United States) Al Schmidt (incumbent) 37912 10.91 228 0.07 347631 100.00 Register of Wills 2015 Philadelphia register of wills election November 3, 2015 2011 Philadelphia municipal election#Register of Wills 2011 2019 Philadelphia municipal election#Register of Wills 2019 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px 3x4.svg Ronald Donatucci Democratic Party (United States) 166,945 83.48% 3x4.svg Ross Feinberg Republican Party (United States) 32,984 16.49% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Donatucci: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Feinberg: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Register of Wills Ronald Donatucci Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Donatucci Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent 36-year Ronald Donatucci ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was reelected in a landslide, winning a 10th term. Democratic primary Nominee Ronald Donatucci, incumbent Register of Wills (1980–present) Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Donatucci (incumbent) 134882 99.89 142 0.11 135024 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Ross Feinberg, former stockbroker and U.S. Navy veteranhttp://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/register-of-wills Register of Wills Committee of Seventy 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151029042402/http://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/register-of-wills October 29, 2015 dead September 3, 2026 Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Ross Feinberg 11662 99.91 11 0.09 11673 100.00 General election Results 2015 Philadelphia Register of Wills election Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Donatucci (incumbent) 166945 83.48 Republican Party (United States) Ross Feinberg 32984 16.49 46 0.02 199975 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Sheriff 2015 Philadelphia sheriff election November 3, 2015 2011 Philadelphia municipal election#Sheriff 2011 2019 Philadelphia municipal election#Sheriff 2019 Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg x150px 3x4.svg Jewell Williams Democratic Party (United States) 158,044 79.10% 3x4.svg Christopher Sawyer Republican Party (United States) 41,705 20.87% 250px Ward results 250px Precinct results Williams: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Sawyer: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Sheriff Jewell Williams Democratic Party (United States) Jewell Williams Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Sheriff Jewell Williams ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was reelected in a landslide, winning a second term. Democratic primary Nominee Jewell Williams, incumbent Sheriff (2012–present) Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Jewell Williams (incumbent) 135530 99.73 364 0.27 135894 100.00 Republican primary Nominee Christopher Sawyer, systems engineer and anti-blight activisthttp://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/sheriff Sheriff Committee of Seventy 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150807172837/http://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/sheriff August 7, 2015 dead September 3, 2026 Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Christopher Sawyer 11675 99.90 12 0.10 11687 100.00 General election Results 2015 Philadelphia Sheriff election Democratic Party (United States) Jewell Williams (incumbent) 158044 79.10 Republican Party (United States) Christopher Sawyer 41705 20.87 55 0.03 199804 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Court of Common Pleas partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 12) Democratic Party (United States) Ken Powell 54320 4.77 Democratic Party (United States) Kai Scott 52646 4.63 Democratic Party (United States) Tracy B. Roman 51643 4.54 Democratic Party (United States) Abbe Fletman 47298 4.16 Democratic Party (United States) Mia Roberts Perez 43388 3.81 Democratic Party (United States) Lyris Younge 41242 3.62 Democratic Party (United States) Rainy Papademetriou 40324 3.54 Democratic Party (United States) Scott DiClaudio 40163 3.53 Democratic Party (United States) Daine Grey Jr. 38690 3.40 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Mallios 35005 3.08 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Fanning 33726 2.96 Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie M. Sawyer 33690 2.96 Democratic Party (United States) Jennifer Schultz 33402 2.94 Democratic Party (United States) Leon Goodman 32275 2.84 Democratic Party (United States) Vincent N. Melchiorre 30100 2.64 Democratic Party (United States) Frances Fattah 29565 2.60 Democratic Party (United States) Brian T. Ortelere 28879 2.54 Democratic Party (United States) Stella Tsai 27527 2.42 Democratic Party (United States) Deborah Watson Stokes 27100 2.38 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Martin 26938 2.37 Democratic Party (United States) Jon Marshall 25180 2.21 Democratic Party (United States) Lynne M. Summers 24351 2.14 Democratic Party (United States) Betsy Wahl 24120 2.12 Democratic Party (United States) James F. Berardinelli 23247 2.04 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony Kyriakakis 22084 1.94 Democratic Party (United States) Lucretia Clemons 21013 1.85 Democratic Party (United States) Vincent Furlong"cross-file rep" Cross-filed for the Republican nomination. 20471 1.80 Democratic Party (United States) Leon A. King II 20134 1.77 Democratic Party (United States) Marissa Brumbach 20088 1.77 Democratic Party (United States) Edward William Louden Jr. 19918 1.75 Democratic Party (United States) Wayne M. D. Bennett 18025 1.58 Democratic Party (United States) Chris McCabe 16908 1.49 Democratic Party (United States) Jodi Lobel 16814 1.48 Democratic Party (United States) Vince Giusini 16799 1.48 Democratic Party (United States) Shanese Johnson 15670 1.38 Democratic Party (United States) Rania Major 14014 1.23 Democratic Party (United States) Joshua Hill 13695 1.20 Democratic Party (United States) Sherman Toppin 12835 1.13 Democratic Party (United States) Sandjai Weaver 12176 1.07 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Ciancaglini 10028 0.88 Democratic Party (United States) Franklin A. Bennett III 7789 0.68 Democratic Party (United States) Tangie M. Boston 7654 0.67 Democratic Party (United States) Starr Marshall Cash 7059 0.62 64 0.01 1138057 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 12) Republican Party (United States) Vincent Furlong"cross-file dem" Cross-filed for the Democratic nomination. 12042 99.05 115 0.95 12157 100.00 General election Results 2015 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 12) Democratic Party (United States) Ken Powell 154011 9.39 Democratic Party (United States) Mia Roberts Perez 148798 9.07 Democratic Party (United States) Kai Scott 146494 8.93 Democratic Party (United States) Tracy B. Roman 144294 8.80 Democratic Party (United States) Abbe Fletman 143026 8.72 Democratic Party (United States) Lyris Younge 136170 8.30 Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie M. Sawyer 127707 7.79 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Fanning 122638 7.48 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Mallios 122556 7.47 Democratic Party (United States) Daine Grey Jr. 121869 7.43 Democratic Party (United States) Rainy Papademetriou 120446 7.34 Democratic Party (United States) Scott DiClaudio 115197 7.02 Republican Party (United States) Vincent Furlong 36953 2.25 233 0.01 1640392 100.00 Court of Common Pleas retention elections Results Justice Gwendolyn N. Bright retention, 2015 77824 19097 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Glenn B. Bronson retention, 2015 68320 20615 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Ann M. Butchart retention, 2015 70257 19299 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Matthew D. Carrafiello retention, 2015 69077 20304 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Amanda Cooperman retention, 2015 72407 18614 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Charles J. Cunningham retention, 2015 68346 19611 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Idee C. Fox retention, 2015 66642 21462 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Lisette Shirdan Harris retention, 2015 66628 19887 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Marlene F. Lachman retention, 2015 68045 19464 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Patricia McInerney retention, 2015 73513 17801 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Walter J. Olszewski retention, 2015 65576 20815 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Frank Palumbo retention, 2015 64811 25039 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Lillian Harris Ransom retention, 2015 68073 19230 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Susan I. Schulman retention, 2015 69955 19154 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Leon W. Tucker retention, 2015 67502 20242 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice John Milton Younge retention, 2015 65309 21126 Philadelphia City Commissioners Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election Democratic primary Results Democratic primary results (vote for up to 3) Democratic Party (United States) Sharon Williams Losier 70667 21.85 Democratic Party (United States) Christine Hope"cross-file rep" 64228 19.86 Democratic Party (United States) Joffie C. Pittman 56208 17.38 Democratic Party (United States) Christian DiCicco 38826 12.00 Democratic Party (United States) Matthew Perks 37110 11.47 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel R. Sulman 24228 7.49 Democratic Party (United States) Gary S. Silver 19283 5.96 Democratic Party (United States) Franklin A. Bennett III 12835 3.97 48 0.01 323433 100.00 Republican primary Results Republican primary results (vote for up to 3) Republican Party (United States) Christine Hope"cross-file dem" 11910 99.73 32 0.27 11942 100.00 General election Results 2015 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 3) Democratic Party (United States) Christine Hope 148240 31.60 Republican Party (United States) Christine Hope 27204 5.80 Total Christine Hope 175444 37.40 Democratic Party (United States) Sharon Williams Losier 147625 31.47 Democratic Party (United States) Joffie C. Pittman 145997 31.12 105 0.02 469171 100.00 Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections Results Justice Frank T. Brady retention, 2015 72821 19275 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Pat Dugan retention, 2015 68116 19388 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Barbara S. Gilbert retention, 2015 68295 18928 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Charles Hayden retention, 2015 66139 19805 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Gerard A. Kosinski retention, 2015 67138 20412 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Marsha H. Neifield retention, 2015 67372 19364 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Dawn A. Segal retention, 2015 64411 23906 Philadelphia City Commissioners Justice Craig M. Washington retention, 2015 67424 21248 Philadelphia City Commissioners Ballot questions Four ballot questions appeared on the primary ballot and three questions appeared on the general ballot. All proposals passed.http://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/ballot-questions Ballot Questions Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20150509100151/http://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/ballot-questions May 9, 2015 dead September 4, 2026https://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/ballot-questions Ballot Questions Committee of Seventy https://web.archive.org/web/20151007174133/https://www.seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/2015-election/ballot-questions October 7, 2015 dead September 4, 2026 Primary election thumb|center|230px|Proposal 1 results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #28497C 80%–90% Proposed Charter Change 1: Call Upon the Pennsylvania State Government to Abolish the School Reform Commission 122325 40823 Philadelphia City Commissioners thumb|center|230px|Proposal 2 results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #28497C 80%–90% Proposed Charter Change 2: Create the Commission for Women 123027 38173 Philadelphia City Commissioners thumb|center|230px|Proposal 3 results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #28497C 80%–90% #DEDEBD No #DEDEBD 50%–60% Proposed Charter Change 3: Require City agencies to develop access plans for people with limited English proficiency 111429 46569 Philadelphia City Commissioners thumb|center|230px|Proposal 4 results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #28497C 80%–90% #2B2457 90%–100% Proposed Charter Change 4: Create the Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten 126683 34139 Philadelphia City Commissioners General election thumb|center|230px|Proposal 1 results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #DEDEBD No #DEDEBD 50%–60% #BCBC83 60%–70% Proposed Charter Change 1: Create the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Affairs 93731 68680 Philadelphia City Commissioners thumb|center|230px|Proposal 2 results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #28497C 80%–90% #DEDEBD No #DEDEBD 50%–60% Proposed Charter Change 2: Create the Department of Planning and Development and Housing Advisory Board 101310 47625 Philadelphia City Commissioners thumb|center|230px|Bond proposal results by ward #B6C8D9 Yes #B6C8D9 50%–60% #7D9CBB 60%–70% #47729E 70%–80% #28497C 80%–90% #DEDEBD No #DEDEBD 50%–60% Authorize $155.965 million in bonds for capital projects 116828 50775 Philadelphia City Commissioners Notes References Category:2015 elections in Pennsylvania Philadelphia municipal election Category:Municipal elections in Philadelphia