1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

1987 Philadelphia mayoral election
Turnout	71.12% of registered voters 8 pp; 38.76% of total population
Mayor before election; Wilson Goode; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Wilson Goode; Democratic

The 1987 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Wilson Goode over former mayor Frank Rizzo, who had switched to the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Wilson Goode, incumbent Mayor
Ed Rendell, District Attorney of Philadelphia
Bernard Salera, perennial candidate

Results

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Wilson Goode	230,200	56.96%
Democratic	Ed Rendell	171,372	42.40%
Democratic	Bernard Salera	2,590	0.64%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

John Egan, Republican nominee for mayor in 1983
Frank Rizzo, former Mayor

Results

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Rizzo	74,120	58.16%
	Republican	John Egan	53,313	41.84%

General election

Results

1987 Philadelphia mayoral election (general election)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wilson Goode (incumbent)	333,254	51.09	4.17
	Republican	Frank Rizzo	319,053	48.91	12.14
Turnout			652,307

References

^ Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". City Lab. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ "Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000". City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[turnout-1] Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". City Lab. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[2] "Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000". City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

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