1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

November 2, 1999
Turnout	45% 6 pp
Nominee John F. Street Sam Katz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 211,136 203,908 Percentage 50.22% 48.50%
Results by ward Street:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Katz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mayor before election Ed Rendell Democratic Elected mayor John F. Street Democratic

The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.

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

• Sam Katz, candidate for Mayor in 1991

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	50.22	−30.12
	Republican	Sam Katz	203,908	48.50	+29.31
	Independent	Other	5,376	1.28	+0.46
Majority			7,228	1.72
Turnout			420,420
	Democratic hold		Swing

External links

• Franklin & Marshall College page on the election