1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

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1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →
Turnout71.12% of registered voters Increase 8 pp
38.76% of total population[1]
 
Nominee Wilson Goode Frank Rizzo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 333,254 319,053
Percentage 51.09% 48.91%

Mayor before election

Wilson Goode
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Wilson Goode
Democratic

The 1987 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Wilson Goode over former mayor Frank Rizzo, who had switched to the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilson Goode 230,200 56.96%
Democratic Ed Rendell 171,372 42.40%
Democratic Bernard Salera 2,590 0.64%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1987
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Rizzo 74,120 58.16%
Republican John Egan 53,313 41.84%

General election

Results

1987 Philadelphia mayoral election (general election)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wilson Goode (incumbent) 333,254 51.09 Decrease4.17
Republican Frank Rizzo 319,053 48.91 Increase12.14
Turnout 652,307

References

  1. ^ Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". City Lab. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000". City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 28, 2019.