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Mayor of Philadelphia
Office
Mayor
Honorific
Mayor - Abbr: Mayor
Type
General Election
Filing Deadline
June 01, 1951 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open
November 06, 1951 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close
November 06, 1951 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start
January 07, 1952 - 12:00pm
Term End
January 02, 1956 - 12:00pm
Turnout
70.75% Registered
Contributor
Thomas Walker
Last Modified
Thomas Walker
November 03, 2003 12:22pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
Party
Republican
Won
11/04/1947
Name
Bernard Samuel
Votes
413,091 (56.24%)
Term
01/05/1948 - 01/07/1952
Margin
91,622 (+12.47%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
Party
Democratic
Won
11/08/1955
Name
Richardson Dilworth
Votes
423,035 (59.05%)
Term
01/02/1956 - 01/04/1960
Margin
129,706 (+18.11%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
CANDIDATES
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Joseph Sill Clark
Daniel A. Poling
Party
Democratic
Republican
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Uncertified
Votes
448,983 (58.06%)
324,283 (41.94%)
Margin
0 (0.00%)
-124,700 (-16.13%)
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0.00%
0.00%
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