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2015 Philadelphia City Council election

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2015 Philadelphia City Council election

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All 17 seats on the Philadelphia City Council
9 seats needed for a majority

The 2015 Philadelphia City Council election took place on November 3, 2015, along with the 2015 Philadelphia mayoral election. The composition of the Philadelphia City Council remained unchanged from before the election, with Democrats maintaining their 14-3 majority on the council.[1]

Results

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District 1

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District 1, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Squilla 21,740 99.78
Write-in 47 0.22
Total votes 21,787 100.00
Democratic hold

District 2

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District 2, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kenyatta Johnson 19,322 99.70
Write-in 59 0.30
Total votes 19,381 100
Democratic hold

District 3

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District 3, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jannie Blackwell 19,322 99.70
Write-in 59 0.30
Total votes 19,381 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

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District 4, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Curtis J. Jones Jr. 22,957 99.87
Write-in 31 0.13
Total votes 22,988 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

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District 5, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darrell L. Clarke 20,418 99.84
Write-in 32 0.16
Total votes 20,450 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6

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District 6, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Henon 14,671 99.86
Write-in 21 0.14
Total votes 14,692 100.00
Democratic hold

District 7

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District 7, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Quiñones-Sánchez 9,737 99.89
Write-in 11 0.11
Total votes 9,748 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

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District 8, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Bass 26,358 96.88
Independent Michael Galganski 840 3.09
Write-in 8 0.03
Total votes 27,206 100.00
Democratic hold

District 9

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District 9, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cherelle Parker 21,565 91.11
Republican Kevin Strickland 1,920 8.11
Independent Bobbie T. Curry 182 0.76
Write-in 1 0.00
Total votes 23,668 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

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District 10, 2015 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian J. O'Neill 14,565 99.88
Write-in 17 0.11
Total votes 14,582 100.00
Republican hold

At-Large Seats

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Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large, 2015 general election
Vote for 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helen Gym 145,087 15.91
Democratic Derek S. Green 144,337 15.83
Democratic Allan Domb 143,265 15.71
Democratic Blondell Reynolds Brown 141,368 15.50
Democratic William K. Greenlee 137,315 15.06
Republican David Oh 34,877 3.82
Republican Al Taubenberger 34,711 3.81
Republican Dennis M. O'Brien 34,324 3.76
Republican Daniel Tinney 31,863 3.49
Republican Terry Tracy 28,050 3.08
Independent Andrew Stober 16,301 1.79
Green Kristin Combs 11,366 1.25
Independent Sheila Armstrong 5,466 0.60
Socialist Workers John Staggs 3,480 0.38
Write-in 105 0.01
Total votes 911,915 100.00
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
Republican hold
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Municipal elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2015)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Past Election Results - 2015 General". Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved August 21, 2023.