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  Philadelphia Mayor - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA Counties > Philadelphia > Philadelphia > Mayor of Philadelphia
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 1979 - 04:00pm Central
Polls Open May 15, 1979 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 15, 1979 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1980 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1984 - 12:00pm
Turnout 94.78% Registered
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH February 10, 2019 05:25pm
Data SourcesPhiladelphia Inquirer, 6/21/1979
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1975
NameFrank L. Rizzo Votes321,513 (57.02%)
Term01/05/1976 - 01/07/1980 Margin182,730 (+32.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1979
NameWilliam J. Green, III Votes317,919 (53.33%)
Term01/07/1980 - 01/02/1984 Margin143,350 (+24.05%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RacePhiladelphia Mayor 11/06/1979

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. William J. Green, III Charles W. Bowser City Controller William G. Klenk Inez Walker Gil W. Veasey George G. Britt, Jr. Frank Lomento
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 215,742 (51.69%) 178,376 (42.74%) 10,628 (2.55%) 2,816 (0.68%) 2,524 (0.61%) 2,482 (0.60%) 1,616 (0.39%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -37,366 (-8.95%) -205,114 (-49.15%) -212,926 (-51.02%) -213,218 (-51.09%) -213,260 (-51.10%) -214,126 (-51.30%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name Albert V. Gaudiosi C. Douglas Clark Ralph C. Morrone Ronald David Tinney  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 1,502 (0.36%) 725 (0.17%) 489 (0.12%) 460 (0.11%)  
Margin-214,240 (-51.33%) -215,017 (-51.52%) -215,253 (-51.57%) -215,282 (-51.58%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Entry Date 03/01/1979 03/01/1979 03/01/1979 03/01/1979  
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