1967 Philadelphia mayoral election

none January 2025 June 2023 1967 Philadelphia mayoral election Philadelphia presidential no 1963 1971 November 7, 1967 73%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 City Lab April 28, 2019 May 22, 2015 2 pp File:James H. J. Tate, Mayor of Philadelphia (12932059073).jpg James Tate Democratic Party (United States) 353,326 48.98% File:Arlen Specter (1960s).jpg Arlen Specter Republican Party (United States) 342,398 47.47% File:1967 Philadelphia mayoral election results by ward.svg 260px Results by wardTate: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Specter: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Mayor James Tate Democratic Party (United States) James Tate Democratic Party (United States) The 1967 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 7, 1967. Incumbent mayor James Tate narrowly defeated Republican challenger Arlen Specter in the general election. In the Democratic primary, Tate successfully fended off a challenge by Alexander Hemphill, who had the backing of Philadelphia Democratic Party chair Francis R. Smith. Specter would later be elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980, where he served until 2011. Democratic primary Candidates Alexander Hemphill, Philadelphia city controller Lenerte Roberts James Tate, incumbent mayor since 1962 Campaign Philadelphia Democratic Party chair Francis R. Smith attempted to replace Tate on the ticket with City Controller Alexander Hemphill, but Tate refused to drop out of the election and defeated Hemphill in the Democratic primary. Results Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1967May 18, 1967 Final Results of Balloting in Phila The Philadelphia Inquirer 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-1967-primary-v/9022456/ February 13, 2025 Newspapers.com Democratic Party (United States) James Tate 152949 63.79 Democratic Party (United States) Alexander Hemphill 81238 33.88 Democratic Party (United States) Lenerte Roberts 5566 2.32 239753 100.00 Republican primary Incumbent District Attorney of Philadelphia Arlen Specter won the Republican primary.Elvin Ron A Fighter To The End, Arlen Specter Seemed To Thrive On Controversy https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/10/14/162907727/a-fighter-to-the-end-arlen-specter-seemed-to-thrive-on-controversy NPR.org National Public Radio June 13, 2020 en October 15, 2012 General election Candidates Joseph Frieri (Constitutional) Cecil B. Moore, attorney and civil rights activist (Political Freedom Rights) Leonard L. Smalls (Conservative) Arlen Specter, District Attorney of Philadelphia (Republican) James Tate, incumbent mayor since 1961 (Democratic) Campaign At the opening of the general election campaign, Specter was viewed as the frontrunner. Tate faced the challenge of reuniting the divided Democratic Party.Bigart Homer Fate Beats Specter in Philadelphia Mayor's Race https://www.nytimes.com/1967/11/08/archives/fate-beats-specter-in-philadelphia-mayors-race.html The New York Times June 13, 2020 November 8, 1967 Since Specter was a former liberal member of the Democratic Party, he received the backing of much of Philadelphia's political establishment, as well as many liberal Democrats, such as the group Americans for Democratic Action. Specter presented himself as being able to usher in a continuance of the liberal reform policies of Tate's immediate two predecessors, Richardson Dilworth and Joseph S. Clark Jr. Tate countered this by having Clark make appearances on the campaign trail with him. Tate also benefited from the relative peace in the city during the "long, hot summer" of 1967, during which many other major American cities had been devastated by race riots and civil unrest. In an effort to emphasize a "law and order" message to secure reelection, Tate appointed Frank Rizzo as Philadelphia Police Commissioner.Finkel Ken The Rise of Rizzo https://www.phillyhistory.org/blog/index.php/2018/09/the-rise-of-rizzo/ www.phillyhistory.org PhillyHistory June 14, 2020 September 10, 2018Baltzell E. Digby The Protestant Establishment Revisited 2017 Routledge 978-1-351-47595-2 76 https://books.google.com/books?id=VxwuDwAAQBAJ June 14, 2020 en During the campaign, Tate was asked many times whether he planned to keep Rizzo in this position if reelected.Nutter Michael A. Mayor: The Best Job in Politics 2018 University of Pennsylvania Press 978-0-8122-5002-2 21 https://books.google.com/books?id=TLo-DwAAQBAJ June 14, 2020 en During the campaign, Tate received heavy media attention by being in Tel Aviv during the outbreak of the Six-Day War and being in Rome when Archbishop John Krol was elevated to Cardinal. Tate supported legislation endorsed by Krol which would allow state funding of parochial and other private schools, while Specter did not take a stance on the issue. Polls anticipated a Specter victory. Results Tate won reelection by a narrow margin. It is believed that Tate, the city's first Catholic mayor, received strong support from the Catholic electorate. He performed well in Catholic wards of the city. It is also believed that Tate benefited from strong turnout among labor voters. While Tate carried the city's African American wards, he received less support in these wards than was typical at the time for the Democratic Party. Specter, who would have become the city's first Jewish mayor had he won, carried the city's wards with a primarily Jewish population. Specter won a majority of the white vote.Keiser Richard A. Subordination or Empowerment?: African-American Leadership and the Struggle for Urban Political Power 1997 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-536049-3 97 https://books.google.com/books?id=rRGSXb-DbN0C June 14, 2020 en 1967 Philadelphia mayoral electionMayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000 https://www.phila.gov/PHILS/Mayorlst.htm City of Philadelphia August 22, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20210612104901/https://www.phila.gov/PHILS/Mayorlst.htm June 12, 2021 dead Democratic Party (United States) James Tate (incumbent) 353,326 48.98 Republican Party (United States) Arlen Specter 342,398 47.47 Constitutional Joseph J. Frieri 9,931 1.38 Political Freedom Rights Cecil B. Moore 9,031 1.25 Conservative Leonard L. Smalls 6,675 0.93 721,361 100.00 References 2 collapsed 1967 Philadelphia Category:1967 Pennsylvania elections Category:1960s in Philadelphia