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2003 Philadelphia mayoral election

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Summary

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FieldValue
election_name2003 Philadelphia mayoral election
countryPhiladelphia
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1999 Philadelphia mayoral election
previous_year1999
next_election2007 Philadelphia mayoral election
next_year2007
turnout50% 5 pp
election_dateNovember 4, 2003
image1File:John F Street.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1John F. Street
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1267,230
percentage158.34%
image2File:Sam Katz cropped (1).jpg
nominee2Sam Katz
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2189,357
percentage241.34%
map_image
map_size260px
map_captionStreet:
Katz:
Tie:
titleMayor
before_electionJohn F. Street
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionJohn F. Street
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Katz:
Tie:

The 2003 Philadelphia mayoral election was a contest between Democratic incumbent John F. Street and Republican businessman Sam Katz.

Pennsylvania governor and former mayor of Philadelphia Ed Rendell played a key role for Street by ensuring that business interests did not support Katz.

The race was covered in the documentary film The Shame of a City. This was the last election prior to the 2019 election that saw a Republican nominee carry a ward, with Katz carrying several.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • John F. Street, incumbent Mayor

Results

Mayor John Street was unopposed for renomination by the Democratic Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Sam Katz, candidate for mayor in 1991 and 1999

Results

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin
of errorJohn
Street (D)Sam
Katz (R)Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSAOctober 30 – November 2, 2003621 (CV)± 4.0%59%37%4%

Results

Notes

References

2003

References

  1. Denvir, Daniel. (22 May 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way".
  2. (January 31, 2003). "The PA Report "Power 75" List". Capital Growth, Inc..
  3. [https://www.surveyusa.com/2003Elec.html SurveyUSA]
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