The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of
Democrat
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John F. Street.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
* Queena Bass, activist and former Thomas Jefferson University Hospital employee
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Dwight Evans, State Representative from the
203rd district
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Happy Fernandez
Happy Fernandez (1939 – January 19, 2013) was an American politician. Fernandez was a former Temple University professor. She joined the city council of Philadelphia in 1992 but left on September 28, 1998 to run for mayor.
In 1999, she uns ...
, At-Large City Councilwoman
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John F. Street, City Councilman from District 5
* Martin Weinberg, judge and former City Solicitor
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John F. White, Jr., former City Councilman from District 9 and State Representative from the
200th district
Declined
* Ed Rendell, incumbent Mayor
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
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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 ...
, candidate for Mayor in 1991
Results
Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election
Results
References
External links
Franklin & Marshall College page on the election
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1990s in Philadelphia
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1999 Pennsylvania elections
1999
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