Election Day 2023 in Philadelphia took place November 7. This was our city’s big chance to vote for our future, to make a real impact. Sadly but not surprisingly, few of us decided to decide Philadelphia’s fate. Turnout was low — just over 30 percent.
(Note to the non-voting majority: No complaints from you for at least four years, ya hear?)
Here are the winners in Philadelphia’s 2023 election:
- MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA: Cherelle Parker, (Democrat)
- CITY COUNCIL: AT-LARGE SEATS: Nina Ahmad (D), Kendra Brooks (Working Families Party), Katherine Gilmore Richardson (D), James Harrity (D), Rue Landau (D), Nicolas O’Rourke (WFP), Isaiah Thomas (D)
- CITY COUNCIL: DISTRICT SEATS: 1. Mark Squilla (D); 2. Kenyatta Johnson (D); 3. Jamie Gauthier (D); 4. Curtis Jones Jr. (D); 5. Jeffrey Young Jr. (D); 6. Mike Driscoll (D); 7. Quetcy Lozada (D); 8. Cindy Bass (D); 9. Anthony Phillips (D); 10. Brian O’Neill (R)
- CITY COMMISSIONER: Seth Bluestein (R), Lisa Deeley (D), Omar Sabir (D)
- CITY CONTROLLER: Christy Brady (D)
- REGISTER OF WILLS: John Sabatina (D)
- SHERIFF: Rochelle Bilal (D)
- STATE SUPREME COURT: Daniel McCaffery (D)
- STATE SUPERIOR COURT: Jill Beck (D), Timika Lane (D); Superior Court Retention: Vic Stabile (R), Jack Panella (D)
- COMMONWEALTH COURT: Matt Wolf (D)
- PHILADELPHIA COURT OF COMMON PLEAS: Jessica Brown (D), James Eisenhower (D), Damaris Garcia (D), Chesley Lightsey (D), Brian McLaughlin (D), John Padova Jr. (D), Elvin Peter Ross III (D), Rajinderpal Sandher (D), Natasha Taylor Smith (D), Caroline Turner (D), Tamika Washington (D), Samatha Williams (D), Kay Kyungsun Yu (D). Common Pleas Retention: Jaqueline Allen, Giovanni Campbell, Ann Marie Coyle, Ramy I. Djerassi, Joseph Fernandes, Holly Ford, Timika Lane, Joseph Scott O’Keefe, Nina Wright Padilla, Paula Patrick, Sierra Thomas Street
- PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT: Colleen McIntyre Osbourne (D), Barbara Thomson (D); Municipal Court Retention: Marissa Brumbach, William Meehan Jr., Bradley Moss, David C. Shuter, Karen Simmons, Marvin L. Williams, Matt Wolf
- BALLOT QUESTION: OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Yes
MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA
Two candidates ran to be the 100th mayor of Philadelphia. Democrat Cherelle Parker won.