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2015 Philadelphia mayoral election

The 2015 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concurrently with various other state and local elections. Heavily favored Democratic party candidate Jim Kenney won.

Democratic primary
Candidates Declared Lynne Abraham, former District Attorney of PhiladelphiaNelson Diaz, former City Solicitor and former Common Pleas judge • James F. Kenney, former Philadelphia City Councilman • Doug Oliver, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications at Philadelphia Gas Works and former press secretary for Mayor Nutter • Milton Street, former State Senator and candidate for Mayor in 2011 Withdrew • Jon Bell • Terry Gillen, former Philadelphia Director of Federal Affairs and former executive director of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority • Keith Goodman, pastor and candidate for Chester City Council in 2005 • Ken Trujillo, former City Solicitor Declined Alan Butkovitz, Philadelphia City ControllerDarrell L. Clarke, Philadelphia City Council President • Dwight E. Evans, State Representative, candidate for lieutenant governor in 1986, candidate for Governor in 1994 and candidate for Mayor in 1999 and 2007Bill Green, former Philadelphia City Councilman and chair of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission • Renée Cardwell Hughes, chief executive officer of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Red Cross and former Common Pleas judge • Kevin R. Johnson, Philadelphia clergyman and pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church • Sam Katz, businessman, public finance executive and Republican nominee for Mayor in 1999 and 2003Tom Knox, businessman, candidate for Mayor in 2007 and candidate for Governor in 2010 • Alba Martinez, former city Human Services Commissioner and former CEO of the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania • Richard Negrin, Philadelphia Managing Director • Frank L. Rizzo, Jr., former Republican Philadelphia City Councilman (running for the City Council) • Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia City ControllerR. Seth Williams, District Attorney of Philadelphia Polling • * Internal poll for the Alan Butkovitz campaign • * AFSCME poll for the James Kenney campaign. • * Public Policy Polling poll for the James Kenney campaign. Results Results by ward == Republican primary ==
Republican primary
Candidates Declared • Melissa Murray Bailey, businesswoman Declined Ronald D. Castille, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, former District Attorney of Philadelphia and candidate for Mayor in 1991 • Sean Clark, nonprofit executive • Dana Spain, businesswoman and philanthropist Results == Independent ==
Independent
Candidates Declared • Rhashea Harmon, attorney and Republican nominee for the State Senate in 2010 • Dana Spain, businesswoman and philanthropist == General election ==
General election
Candidates • Melissa Murray Bailey – Republican Party • James Foster – Independent • Osborne Hart – Socialist Workers Party • Jim Kenney – Democratic Party • Boris Kindij – Independent Results Results by Ward == References ==
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