The 2019 Philadelphia City Council elections were held on November 6, 2019. They took place on the same day as the 2019 Philadelphia mayoral election, 2019 Philadelphia municipal election, and other local elections in the United States.
1st District
Incumbent Mark Squilla ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Mark Squilla, incumbent councilor (2012–present)
Eliminated in primary Lou Lanni, police officer and candidate for the 2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives 182nd district Democratic primary
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Republican primary Nominee Daniel Orsino, former orthotics manufacturer
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2nd District
Incumbent Kenyatta Johnson ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Kenyatta Johnson, incumbent councilor (2012–present)
Eliminated in primary Lauren Vidas, lawyer and former City Council legislative aide
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Republican primary Nominee Michael Bradley, construction manager and United States Army veteran
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3rd District Incumbent Jannie Blackwell ran for re-election and was defeated in the Democratic primary by Jamie Gauthier, who ran unopposed in the general election.
Democratic primary Nominee Jamie Gauthier, former executive director of the Fairmount Park Conservancy
Eliminated in primary Jannie Blackwell, incumbent councilor (1992–present)
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4th District
Incumbent Curtis Jones Jr. ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Curtis Jones Jr., incumbent councilor (2008–present)
Eliminated in primary Ron Adams, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program operations manager
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Republican primary Results
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5th District Incumbent Darrell L. Clarke ran for re-election unopposed.
Democratic primary Nominee Darrell L. Clarke, incumbent councilor (1999–present)
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6th District
Incumbent Bobby Henon ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Bobby Henon, incumbent councilor (2012–present)
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Republican primary Nominee Pete Smith, president of the Tacony Civic Association
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7th District Incumbent Maria Quiñones-Sánchez ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, incumbent councilor (2008–present)
Eliminated in primary Angel Cruz, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2001–present)
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Republican primary Results
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8th District
Incumbent Cindy Bass ran unopposed for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Cindy Bass, incumbent councilor (2012–present)
Disqualified Tonya Bah
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Republican primary Results
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9th District Incumbent Cherelle Parker ran unopposed for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Cherelle Parker, incumbent councilor (2016–present)
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Republican primary Results
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10th District
Incumbent Brian J. O'Neill ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Nominee Judy Moore, executive vice president of the Garces Group
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Republican primary Nominee Brian J. O'Neill, incumbent councilor (1980–present)
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At-Large Seats Philadelphia City Council has seven at-large seats, two of which must be represented by a minority party. Each party may nominate five candidates for the general election. Voters can select up to five candidates in both the primary and general.
For the first time since the city charter's ratification in 1951, a candidate from neither the Democratic nor Republican Party won an at-large seat, with Kendra Brooks of the Working Families Party unseating Al Taubenberger.
Democratic primary Advanced to general election Allan Domb, incumbent councilor (2016–present) Derek S. Green, incumbent councilor (2016–present) Helen Gym, incumbent councilor (2016–present) Katherine Gilmore Richardson, chief of staff to councilor Blondell Reynolds Brown Isaiah Thomas, educator and former City Controller staffer
Eliminated in primary Fareed Abdullah, teacher Wayne Allen, drug and alcohol counselor Erika Almirón, immigrant rights activist Deja Lynn Alvarez, member of the Mayor’s Commission on LGBT Affairs Ethelind Baylor, vice president of AFSCME DC 47 Vinny Black Latrice Y. Bryant, Philadelphia city government staffer Devon Cade Bobbie Curry, perennial candidate Justin DiBerardinis, legislative director for councilor Maria Quiñones-Sánchez Joseph A. Diorio, attorney Wayne Edmund Dorsey Beth Finn, political organizer Sandra Dungee Glenn, former chair of the School Reform Commission Ogbonna "Paul" Hagins, activist Asa Khalif, activist Adrian Rivera-Reyes, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Mark Ross, political organizer Edwin Santana, entrepreneur and special education teacher Eryn Santamoor, financial and political consultant Billy Thompson, pastor and musician Fernando Treviño, political consultant Hena Veit, forensic mitigation specialist
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Republican primary Advanced to general election Bill Heeney, businessman and Republican ward leader David Oh, incumbent councilor (2012–present) Al Taubenberger, incumbent councilor (2016–present) Dan Tinney, Republican candidate for City Council member at-large in 2015 Matt Wolfe, Republican candidate for City Council member at-large in 2015
Eliminated in primary Irina M. Goldstein Drew Murray, community organizer
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Working Families Party Advanced to general election Kendra Brooks, neighborhood and educational activist Nicolas O'Rourke, pastor
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