2003 Philadelphia mayoral election (Redirected from Philadelphia mayoral election, 2003)

2003 Philadelphia mayoral election

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Turnout50% Increase 5 pp
  John F Street.jpg Sam Katz cropped (1).jpg
Nominee John F. Street Sam Katz
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 267,230 189,357
Percentage 58.34% 41.34%

Philadelphia Mayoral Election, 2003.svg
Results by ward
Street:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Katz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Mayor before election

John F. Street
Democratic

Elected Mayor

John F. Street
Democratic

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

Results

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Street 93,799 99.59%
Write-in All others 387 0.41%
Turnout 94,186 100.00

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

Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Katz 18,973 99.93%
Write-in All others 14 0.07%
Turnout 18,987 100.00

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
John
Street (D)
Sam
Katz (R)
Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA October 30 – November 2, 2003 621 (CV) ± 4.0% 59% 37% 4%

Results

Philadelphia mayoral election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John F. Street 267,230 58.34 Increase8.70
Republican Sam Katz 189,357 41.34 Decrease8.28
Socialist Workers John Staggs 1,291 0.28 Increase0.28
Majority
Turnout 457,878
Democratic hold Swing

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