2017 Primary Election Candidates

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On May 16, 2017, Philadelphia voters will cast Primary Election ballots for the following offices:

Ballot Questions


Note, ballot numbers are displayed below in brackets: [].

Justice of the Supreme Court-Dem

Statewide (Vote for 1)
  • [1] Dwayne Woodruff (Democratic)

Justice of the Supreme Court-Rep

Statewide (Vote for not more than 1)
  • [101] Sallie Mundy (Republican)

Judge of the Superior Court-Dem

Statewide (Vote for not more than 4)
  • [2] Carolyn H Nichols (Democratic)
  • [3] Geoff Moulton (Democratic)
  • [4] Maria Mclaughlin (Democratic)
  • [5] Debbie Kunselman (Democratic)
  • [6] Bill Caye (Democratic)

Judge of the Superior Court-Rep

Statewide (Vote for not more than 4)
  • [102] Emil Giordano (Republican)
  • [103] Craig Stedman (Republican)
  • [104] Wade A Kagarise (Republican)
  • [105] Mary Murray (Republican)
  • [106] Paula A Patrick (Republican)

Judge of the Commonwealth Court-Dem

Statewide (Vote for not more than 2)
  • [7] Timothy Barry (Democratic)
  • [8] Joe Cosgrove (Democratic)
  • [9] Ellen Ceisler (Democratic)
  • [10] Todd Eagen (Democratic)
  • [11] Irene M Clark (Democratic)
  • [12] Bryan Barbin (Democratic)

Judge of the Commonwealth Court-Rep

Statewide (Vote for not more than 2)
  • [107] Paul Lalley (Republican)
  • [108] Christine Fizzano Cannon (Republican)

Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas-Dem

1st Judicial District (Vote for not more than 9)
  • [13] Stella Tsai (Democratic)
  • [14] Vikki Kristiansson (Democratic)
  • [15] Deborah Cianfrani (Democratic)
  • [16] John Macoretta (Democratic)
  • [17] Rania Major (Democratic)
  • [18] Henry Mcgregor Sias (Democratic)
  • [19] Lawrence J Bozzelli (Democratic)
  • [20] Vincent Furlong (Democratic)
  • [21] Brian Mclaughlin (Democratic)
  • [22] Shanese Johnson (Democratic)
  • [23] Mark B Cohen (Democratic)
  • [24] Daniel R Sulman (Democratic)
  • [26] Leon Goodman (Democratic)
  • [27] Deborah Canty (Democratic)
  • [29] Wendi Barish (Democratic)
  • [30] Leonard Deutchman (Democratic)
  • [31] Zac Shaffer (Democratic)
  • [32] Jennifer Schultz (Democratic)
  • [33] Vincent Melchiorre (Democratic)
  • [35] Jon Marshall (Democratic)
  • [36] David Conroy (Democratic)
  • [37] Mark J Moore (Democratic)
  • [38] Danyl S Patterson (Democratic)
  • [39] Terri M Booker (Democratic)
  • [40] Lucretia C Clemons (Democratic)
  • [42] Crystal B Powell (Democratic)
  • [43] Bill Rice (Democratic)

Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas-Rep

1st Judicial District (Vote for not more than 9)
  • [109] Vincent Furlong (Republican)

Judge of the Municipal Court-Dem

1st Judicial District (Vote for not more than 2)
  • [44] Matt Wolf (Democratic)
  • [45] Marissa Brumbach (Democratic)
  • [46] George Twardy (Democratic)
  • [48] Jon Marshall (Democratic)
  • [49] Sherman Toppin (Democratic)
  • [51] Bill Rice (Democratic)

District Attorney-Dem

Citywide (Vote for 1)
  • [53] Rich Negrin (Democratic)
  • [54] Joe Khan (Democratic)
  • [55] Michael W Untermeyer (Democratic)
  • [56] Tariq Karim El-Shabazz (Democratic)
  • [57] Lawrence S Krasner (Democratic)
  • [58] Teresa Carr Deni (Democratic)
  • [59] John O'Neill (Democratic)

District Attorney-Rep

Citywide (Vote for 1)
  • [110] Beth Grossman (Republican)

City Controller-Dem

Citywide (Vote for 1)
  • [61] Rebecca Rhynhart (Democratic)
  • [62] Alan L Butkovitz (Democratic)

City Controller-Rep

Citywide (Vote for 1)
  • [111] Michael Tomlinson (Republican)

Please note, retention elections appear only on the November ballot.


Judge of Election

Inspector of Election


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