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The 2019 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent mayor Jim Kenney, first elected in 2015, was running for reelection. Kenney was running on raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, to maintain supervised injection sites and the city's soda tax, and to ensure the city's compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement.
Ciancaglini promised to end Philadelphia's status as a sanctuary city and to cancel plans to establish sites where people can safely inject heroin. No Republican has won a Philadelphia mayoral election since Bernard Samuel in 1947.
Mayor Kenney was successful in his bid for re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jim Kenney, Incumbent
- Alan Butkovitz, former Philadelphia City Controller
- Anthony H. Williams, Minority Whip of the Pennsylvania State Senate, candidate for mayor in 2015 and for governor in 2010.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Kenney | 131,930 | 66.90 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Williams | 48,012 | 24.35 | |
| Democratic | Alan Butkovitz | 17,219 | 8.73 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 52 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 197,213 | 97.9 | ||
Republican primary
Declared
- Billy Ciancaglini, defense attorney
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Ciancaglini | 17,291 | 99.61 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 68 | 0.39 | |
| Total votes | 17,359 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Kenney (incumbent) | 234,749 | 80.33 | |
| Republican | Billy Ciancaglini | 56,710 | 19.41 | |
| Other | Write-ins | 724 | 0.27 | |
| Total votes | 292,183 | 100 | ||