1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

1999 Philadelphia mayoral election
November 2, 1999
Turnout45%[1] 6 pp
 
Nominee John F. Street Sam Katz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 211,136 203,908
Percentage 49.52% 49.12%
Mayor before election

Ed Rendell
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

John F. Street
Democratic

Elections in Pennsylvania

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Queena Bass, activist and former Thomas Jefferson University Hospital employee
  • Dwight Evans, State Representative from the 203rd district
  • Happy Fernandez, At-Large City Councilwoman
  • John F. Street, City Councilman from District 5
  • Martin Weinberg, judge and former City Solicitor
  • John F. White, Jr., former City Councilman from District 9 and State Representative from the 200th district

Declined
  • Ed Rendell, incumbent Mayor

Results
Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Street 107,285 36.11%
Democratic Martin Weinberg 91,457 30.78%
Democratic John F. White, Jr. 64,657 21.76%
Democratic Happy Fernandez 18,200 6.13%
Democratic Dwight Evans 13,711 4.62%
Democratic Queena Bass 1,802 0.61%
Turnout 297,112 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results
Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Katz 27,011 100.00%
Turnout 27,011 100.00

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Results
Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic John F. Street 211,136 49.52% -30.12%
Republican Sam Katz 203,908 49.12% +29.31
Independent Other 5,376 1% +0.46
Majority
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References
  1. Denvir, Daniel (22 May 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". City Lab. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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