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1979 Philadelphia mayoral election
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The 1979 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of William J. Green III.
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Ahead of the election there had been an unsuccessful effort to amend the city charter to allow incumbent mayor Frank Rizzo to run for a third consecutive term.[2]