1979 Philadelphia mayoral election
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1979 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of William J. Green III.
Ahead of the election there had been an unsuccessful effort to amend the city charter to allow incumbent mayor Frank Rizzo to run for a third consecutive term.[2]
Contents
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Charles W. Bowser, independent candidate for Mayor in 1975[2]
- George G. Britt, Jr., management consultant and perennial candidate
- C. Douglas Clark
- William J. Green III, former U.S. Representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1976
- Frank Lomento, pretzel vendor and perennial candidate
- Ralph C. Morrone
- Ronald David Tinney
- Gil W. Veasey
- Inez Walker
Withdrew
- Albert V. Gaudiosi, former City Commerce Director
- William G. Klenk, City Controller
Results
| Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | William J. Green III | 215,742 | 51.69% | |
| Democratic | Charles Bowser | 178,376 | 42.74% | |
| Democratic | William Klenk | 10,628 | 2.55% | |
| Democratic | Inez Walker | 2,816 | 0.68% | |
| Democratic | Gil Veasey | 2,524 | 0.61% | |
| Democratic | George G. Britt, Jr. | 2,482 | 0.60% | |
| Democratic | Frank Lomento | 1,616 | 0.39% | |
| Democratic | Albert Gaudiosi | 1,502 | 0.36% | |
| Democratic | C. Douglas Clark | 725 | 0.17% | |
| Democratic | Ralph C. Morrone | 489 | 0.12% | |
| Democratic | Ronald David Tinney | 460 | 0.11% | |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- David W. Marston, former U.S. Attorney and candidate for Governor in 1978
Results
Marston was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Independents and third parties
Consumers
- Lucien Blackwell, City Councilman from District 3
General election
Results
| 1979 Philadelphia mayoral election (general election)[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | William J. Green III | 313,345 | 52.59% | |
| Republican | David W. Marston | 174,083 | 29.22% | |
| Consumer | Lucien Blackwell | 108,447 | 18.20% | |
| Voter turnout | % | |||
References
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