2022–23 Philadelphia City Council special election

The 2022 Philadelphia City Council special elections were planned special elections in 2022. The reason for the special elections was at least five resignations from the Philadelphia City Council.

2022 Philadelphia City Council special election

← 2019 May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17) (6th District Special) November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) (2 At Large, 7th, and 9th District Specials) 2023 →
4 Seats on the Philadelphia City Council 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Curtis J. Jones Jr. Brian O'Neill Kendra Brooks (de facto) Party Democratic Republican Working Families Leader's seat District 4 District 10 At-Large Seats before 10 2 1 Seats up 4 0 0 Seats won 4 0 0
Council President before election Darrell L. Clarke Democratic Elected Council President Darrell L. Clarke Democratic

Resignations

• Allan Domb, resigned from his at-large (Democratic) seat on August 15, 2022, to explore a run in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election^[1]
• Derek S. Green, resigned from his at-large (Democratic) seat on September 6, 2022, to run in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election^[2]
• Bobby Henon, resigned from his 6th District (Democratic) seat on January 20, 2022, due to being convicted on corruption charges^[3]
• Cherelle Parker, resigned from her 9th District (Democratic) seat on September 7, 2022, to run in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election^[4]
• Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, resigned from her 7th District (Democratic) seat on September 6, 2022, to run in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election^[5]

6th District

Bobby Henon resigned due to conviction of corruption charges, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke announced a special election to fill Henon's seat on May 17, 2022. The Democratic nominee ran unopposed.

Democratic Party

• Michael Driscoll, state representative^[6]

District 6, 2022 special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Driscoll	10,668	98.0
	Write-in		220	2.0
Total votes			10,888	100.00
	Democratic hold

7th District

Maria Quiñones-Sánchez resigned due to her run for mayor, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke called a special election to fill Quinones-Sanchez's seat on November 8, 2022.

Democratic Party

• Quetcy Lozada, community organizer and chief of staff for incumbent Maria Quiñones-Sánchez^[7]

Republican Party

• James Whitehead^[8]

Libertarian Party

• Randall Justus^[9]

District 7, 2022 special election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Quetcy Lozada	17,189	84.7
	Republican	James Whitehead	2,644	13.0
	Libertarian	Randall Justus	388	1.9
	Write-in		70	0.3
Total votes			20,291	100

9th District

Cherelle Parker resigned due to her run for mayor, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke called to call a special election to fill Parker's seat on November 8, 2022.

Democratic Party

• Anthony Phillips, community organizer^[11]

Republican Party

• Roslyn Ross^[9]

Libertarian Party

• Yusuf Jackson^[9]

District 9, 2022 special election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Phillips	32,867	88.7
	Republican	Roslyn Ross	2,931	7.9
	Libertarian	Yusuf Jackson	1,197	3.2
	Write-in		0.2	59
Total votes			37,054	100

At-large seats

Allan Domb and Derek S. Green both resigned due to their possible runs for mayor, leading to a special election. City Council President Darrell L. Clarke was expected to call a special election in 2023. However, the seats may only be filled at the regular scheduled election.

Seat 1

Democratic Party

• Jim Harrity, former aide to state senator Sharif Street^[8]

Republican Party

• Drew Murray, ward leader for the Philadelphia Republican Party^[8]

Libertarian Party

• Poetica Bey^[9]

Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 1, 2022 special election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Harrity	374,500	80.2
	Republican	Drew Murray	80,996	17.3
	Libertarian	Poetica Bey	10,729	2.3
	Write-in		878	0.2
Total votes			467,103	100

Seat 2

Democratic Party

• Sharon Vaughn, chief of staff for incumbent Derek S. Green^[8]

Republican Party

• Jim Hasher, realtor and bar owner^[8]

Libertarian Party

• Marc Jurchak, chair of the Libertarian Party of Philadelphia^[9][12]

Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 2, 2022 special election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharon Vaughn	379,034	81.1
	Republican	Jim Hasher	80,693	17.3
	Libertarian	Marc Jurchak	6,901	1.5
	Write-in		675	0.1
Total votes			467,303	100

References

1. Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb resigns ahead of expected run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
2. "Councilmember Derek Green becomes second official candidate for Philly mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
3. "City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
4. Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly Councilmember Cherelle L. Parker has resigned and will run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
5. "Maria Quiñones Sánchez resigns from Philly council, immediately launches bid for mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
6. "Philly Democrats pick state rep to replace convicted Councilmember Bobby Henon". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
7. "Quetcy Lozada's rise to power: How the North Philly organizer snagged a City Council nomination". BillyPenn. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
8. "Sharon Vaughn and Jimmy Harrity are the Democratic nominees to fill two City Council vacancies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
9. "Candidates for Office". Retrieved September 30, 2022.
10. "Philadelphia Election Results". Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
11. "Philly City Council is about to have an unusual fall session. Here's what to expect". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
12. "County Affiliates - LP Pennsylvania Philadelphia County". Retrieved September 30, 2022.