The 2019 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent mayor

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, first elected in 2015, was running for reelection. Kenney was running on raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, to maintain

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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

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and to cancel plans to establish sites where people can safely inject

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. No Republican has won a Philadelphia mayoral election since

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in 1947. Kenney easily won in his bid for re-election to a second term. However, this was the first election since the nationally controversial

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where the Republican nominee managed to carry a ward, with Ciancaglini carrying slightly fewer wards than 2003 GOP nominee Sam Katz. This is because despite an easy landslide victory, there was increased dissatisfaction with Kenney and his administration, which steadily continued months after the election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, Incumbent * Alan Butkovitz, former Philadelphia City Controller *

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, Minority Whip of the

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, candidate for mayor in

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and for governor in

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* Billy Ciancaglini, defense attorney

Results

General election

Results

References

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