2019 Philadelphia mayoral election

2019 Philadelphia mayoral election

November 5, 2019
Turnout	26.74%
Candidate Jim Kenney Billy Ciancaglini Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 234,749 56,710 Percentage 80.33% 19.41%
Results by ward Kenney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ciancaglini:      50–60%      60–70%
Mayor before election Jim Kenney Democratic Elected Mayor Jim Kenney Democratic

The 2019 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent mayor Jim Kenney, first elected in 2015, was running for reelection. Kenney was running on raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, to maintain supervised injection sites 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 sanctuary city and to cancel plans to establish sites where people can safely inject heroin. No Republican has won a Philadelphia mayoral election since Bernard Samuel 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 2003 election 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

• Jim Kenney, Incumbent
• Alan Butkovitz, former Philadelphia City Controller
• Anthony H. Williams, Minority Whip of the Pennsylvania State Senate, candidate for mayor in 2015 and for governor in 2010.

Results

Mayor of Philadelphia, Democratic primary, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Kenney (incumbent)	131,930	66.90
	Democratic	Anthony Williams	48,012	24.35
	Democratic	Alan Butkovitz	17,219	8.73
	Write-in		52	0.03
Total votes			197,213	97.9

Republican primary

Candidates

• Billy Ciancaglini, defense attorney

Results

Mayor of Philadelphia, Republican primary, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Ciancaglini	17,291	99.61
	Write-in		68	0.39
Total votes			17,359	100

General election

Results

Mayor of Philadelphia, general election, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Kenney (incumbent)	234,749	80.33
	Republican	Billy Ciancaglini	56,710	19.41
	Write-in		724	0.27
Total votes			292,183	100
	Democratic hold