The 1991 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of

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Ed Rendell Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philade ...

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Lucien Blackwell Lucien Edward Blackwell (August 1, 1931 – January 24, 2003) was an American boxer, longshoreman, and politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975, Philadelphia City Council fro ...

, City Councilman and Consumers Party nominee for Mayor in 1979 * George R. Burrell, Jr., City Councilman * Peter Hearn, former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association *

, former

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and candidate for Mayor in 1987

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Ronald Castille Ronald D. Castille (born March 16, 1944) served on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1994 to 2014 and was chief justice from 2008 to 2014. He stepped down from the court in 2014, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. He was the ...

, Philadelphia District Attorney *

Sam Katz Samuel Michael Katz (born August 20, 1951) is a Canadian businessman and former politician who was the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 2004 to 2014. He is the owner of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and a member of the Order of Manitoba. He wa ...

, municipal finance expert *

Frank Rizzo Francis Lazarro Rizzo (October 23, 1920 – July 16, 1991) was an American police officer and politician. He served as Philadelphia police commissioner from 1968 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980. He was a member of the Democr ...

, former Mayor

Withdrew

Joan Specter Joan Levy Specter (born January 1, 1934) is an American businesswoman and politician. She is a former member of the Philadelphia City Council, and the widow of former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. Professional career Specter holds a BA from Southe ...

, City Councilwoman (to run for re-election) * Dennis Morrison-Wesley, tax consultant (to run as New Philadelphia candidate)

Declined

Thacher Longstreth William Thacher Longstreth (January 1, 1920April 11, 2003) was a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council who was perhaps best known for his long tenure and unique image. Longstreth, a graduate of Princeton University, was an eighth-g ...

, nominee for Mayor in 1955 and 1971 *

Brian J. O'Neill Brian J. O'Neill (born December 23, 1949) is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980. Biography O'Neill was first elected to Council in 1979, when he def ...

, City Councilman

Results

Following Rizzo's death, City Council candidate Joseph Egan was selected by the Philadelphia Republican Party to replace Rizzo as the nominee.

Independents and third parties

Consumer

* Pamela Lawler

New Alliance

* Willie Dennis-Scott

New Philadelphia

* Dennis Morrison-Wesley, tax consultant

Socialist Workers

Kathleen Mickells Kathleen Mickells (born 1951) is an American oil refinery worker, coal miner and activist with the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). Mickells was born in Omaha, Nebraska and worked at the Cumberland Mine in Greene County, Pennsylvania before being ...

, coal miner and nominee for

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in 1988

General election

Results

References

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