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Mayor of Philadelphia
Office
Mayor
Honorific
Mayor - Abbr: Mayor
Type
General Election
Filing Deadline
June 01, 1955 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open
November 08, 1955 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close
November 08, 1955 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start
January 02, 1956 - 12:00pm
Term End
January 04, 1960 - 12:00pm
Turnout
65.55% Registered
Contributor
Thomas Walker
Last Modified
Thomas Walker
October 31, 2003 12:51pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
Party
Democratic
Won
11/06/1951
Name
Joseph Sill Clark
Votes
448,983 (58.06%)
Term
01/07/1952 - 01/02/1956
Margin
124,700 (+16.13%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
Party
Democratic
Won
11/03/1959
Name
Richardson Dilworth
Votes
438,278 (65.60%)
Term
01/04/1960 - 02/12/1962
Margin
208,460 (+31.20%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
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Richardson Dilworth
W. Thacher Longstreth
Party
Democratic
Republican
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Votes
423,035 (59.05%)
293,329 (40.95%)
Margin
0 (0.00%)
-129,706 (-18.11%)
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Nov 08, 2000 12:00am
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Sturges Win Expected in Mayoralty Struggle
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Thomas Walker
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