The 1947 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Bernard Samuel. , this is the last election in Philadelphia mayoral history won by a

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and the last not won by a

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. Samuel defeated Democratic Party nominee, first-time candidate Richardson Dilworth. Dilworth would subsequently go on to be the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for governor of Pennsylvania in 1950 before being elected

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in 1951 and mayor of Philadelphia in 1955

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