1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

November 2, 1999
Turnout	45% 6 pp
Nominee John F. Street Sam Katz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 211,136 203,908 Percentage 49.52% 49.12%
Results by ward Street:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Katz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mayor before election Ed Rendell Democratic Elected mayor John F. Street Democratic

The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Queena Bass, activist and former Thomas Jefferson University Hospital employee
• Dwight Evans, State Representative from the 203rd district
• Happy Fernandez, At-Large City Councilwoman
• John F. Street, City Councilman from District 5
• Martin Weinberg, judge and former City Solicitor
• John F. White, Jr., former City Councilman from District 9 and State Representative from the 200th district

Declined

• Ed Rendell, incumbent Mayor

Results

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Street	107,285	36.11%
	Democratic	Martin Weinberg	91,457	30.78%
	Democratic	John F. White, Jr.	64,657	21.76%
	Democratic	Happy Fernandez	18,200	6.13%
	Democratic	Dwight Evans	13,711	4.62%
	Democratic	Queena Bass	1,802	0.61%
Turnout			297,112	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sam Katz, candidate for Mayor in 1991

Results

Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Katz	27,011	100.00%
Turnout			27,011	100.00

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Results

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John F. Street	211,136	49.52%	−30.12%
	Republican	Sam Katz	203,908	49.12%	+29.31
	Independent	Other	5,376	1%	+0.46
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Franklin & Marshall College page on the election