2022–23 Philadelphia City Council special election

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2022 Philadelphia City Council special election
← 2019 May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17) (6th District Special)
November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (2 At Large, 7th, and 9th District Specials)		 2023 →
4 Seats on the Philadelphia City Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Curtis J. Jones Jr. Brian O'Neill Kendra Brooks
(de facto)
Party Democratic Republican Working Families
Leader's seat District 4 District 10 At-Large
Seats before 10 2 1
Seats up 4 0 0
Seats won 4 0 0
Council President before election

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

Elected Council President

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

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The 2022 Philadelphia City Council special elections are planned special elections in 2022. The reason for the special elections is at least five resignations from the Philadelphia City Council.

Resignations[edit]

6th District[edit]

Bobby Henon resigned due to conviction of corruption charges leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke announced a special election to fill Henon's seat on May 17, 2022. The Democratic nominee ran unopposed.

Democratic Party[edit]

District 6, 2022 special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Driscoll 10,668 98.0
Write-in 220 2.0
Total votes 10,888 100.00
Democratic hold

7th District[edit]

Maria Quiñones-Sánchez resigned due to her run for Mayor leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke called a special election to fill Quinones-Sanchez's seat on November 8, 2022.

Democratic Party[edit]

Republican Party[edit]

  • James Whitehead[8]

Libertarian Party[edit]

  • Randall Justus[9]
District 7, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Quetcy Lozada 17,189 84.7
Republican James Whitehead 2,644 13.0
Libertarian Randall Justus 388 1.9
Write-in 70 0.3
Total votes 20,291 100

9th District[edit]

Cherelle Parker resigned due to her run for Mayor leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke is called to call a special election to fill Parker's seat on November 8, 2022.

Democratic Party[edit]

  • Anthony Phillips, community organizer[11]

Republican Party[edit]

Libertarian Party[edit]

  • Yusuf Jackson[9]
District 9, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Phillips 32,867 88.7
Republican Roslyn Ross 2,931 7.9
Libertarian Yusuf Jackson 1,197 3.2
Write-in 0.2 59
Total votes 37,054 100

At-Large Seats[edit]

Allan Domb and Derek S. Green resigned due to their both possible runs for Mayor leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke is expected to call a special election in 2023. But the seats may only be filled at the regular scheduled election.

Seat 1[edit]

Democratic Party[edit]

Republican Party[edit]

  • Drew Murray, Ward leader for the Philadelphia Republican Party[8]

Libertarian Party[edit]

Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 1, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Harrity 374,500 80.2
Republican Drew Murray 80,996 17.3
Libertarian Poetica Bey 10,729 2.3
Write-in 878 0.2
Total votes 467,103 100

Seat 2[edit]

Democratic Party[edit]

Republican Party[edit]

  • Jim Hasher, realtor and bar owner[8]

Libertarian Party[edit]

  • Marc Jurchak, chair of the Libertarian Party of Philadelphia[9][12]
Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 2, 2022 special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Vaughn 379,034 81.1
Republican Jim Hasher 80,693 17.3
Libertarian Marc Jurchak 6,901 1.5
Write-in 675 0.1
Total votes 467,303 100

References[edit]

  1. ^ "City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb resigns ahead of expected run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Maria Quiñones Sánchez resigns from Philly council, immediately launches bid for mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Councilmember Derek Green becomes second official candidate for Philly mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly Councilmember Cherelle L. Parker has resigned and will run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Philly Democrats pick state rep to replace convicted Councilmember Bobby Henon". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Quetcy Lozada's rise to power: How the North Philly organizer snagged a City Council nomination". BillyPenn. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Sharon Vaughn and Jimmy Harrity are the Democratic nominees to fill two City Council vacancies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Candidates for Office". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "Philadelphia Election Results". Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "Philly City Council is about to have an unusual fall session. Here's what to expect". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "County Affiliates - LP Pennsylvania Philadelphia County". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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