Candidates for Office
On May 16, 2023, Philadelphia voters will cast Election ballots to select candidates for the following offices:
Ballot Questions are available here.
Justice of the Supreme Court – Democratic
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- DANIEL MCCAFFERY
- DEBBIE KUNSELMAN
Justice of the Supreme Court – Republican
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- PATRICIA A MCCULLOUGH
- CAROLYN CARLUCCIO
Judge of the Superior Court – Democratic
Statewide (Vote for not more than 2)
- PAT DUGAN
- TIMIKA LANE
- JILL BECK
Judge of the Superior Court – Republican
Statewide (Vote for not more than 2)
- MARIA BATTISTA
- HARRY F SMAIL JR
Judge of the Commonwealth Court – Democratic
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- MATT WOLF
- BRYAN NEFT
Judge of the Commonwealth Court – Republican
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- JOSH PRINCE
- MEGAN MARTIN
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for not more than 10)
- NATASHA TAYLOR-SMITH
- CAROLINE TURNER
- KENNETH JOEL
- BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN
- TAMIKA WASHINGTON
- DAMARIS GARCIA
- QAWI ABDUL-RAHMAN
- SAMANTHA WILLIAMS
- JOE GREEN
- WILL BRAVEMAN
- WADE D ALBERT
- CHESLEY LIGHTSEY
- JESSICA R BROWN
- KAY YU
- MELISSA FRANCIS
- JOHN PADOVA
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas – Republican
Citywide (Vote for not more than 10)
- No Candidates filed for this office
Judge of the Municipal Court – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for not more than 2)
- BARBARA THOMSON
- RANIA MAJOR
- COLLEEN MCINTYRE OSBORNE
- MELISSA FRANCIS
- CAROLINE TURNER
Judge of the Municipal Court – Republican
Citywide (Vote for not more than 2)
- RANIA M MAJOR
Mayor – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- CHERELLE L PARKER
- JAMES M DELEON
- REBECCA RHYNHART
- DELSCIA GRAY
- DEREK S GREEN
- AMEN BROWN
- JEFF BROWN
- MARIA QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ
- WARREN BLOOM
- ALLAN DOMB
- HELEN GYM
Mayor – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- DAVID OH
City Commissioner – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for not more than 2)
- OMAR SABIR
- LISA DEELEY
City Commissioner – Republican
Citywide (Vote for not more than 2)
- SETH BLUESTEIN
City Controller – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- ALEXANDRA HUNT
- JOHN THOMAS
- CHRISTY BRADY
City Controller – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- AARON BASHIR
Register of Wills – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- ELIZABETH HALL LOWE
- RAE K HALL
- JOHN SABATINA
- CRAIG SMITH*
- TRACEY L GORDON
Register of Wills – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- LINWOOD HOLLAND
Sheriff – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- MICHAEL UNTERMEYER
- ROCHELLE BILAL
- JACQUE P WHAUMBUSH*
- JACKIE L MILES
Sheriff – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- MARK LAVELLE
Council at Large – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for not more than 5)
- DERWOOD SELBY
- SHERRIE COHEN
- QIANA SHEDRICK
- JALON ALEXANDER
- LUZ COLON
- WAYNE E DORSEY
- DESHAWNDA WILLIAMS
- MELISSA ROBBINS
- AMANDA MCILLMURRAY
- ABU V EDWARDS
- RUE LANDAU
- OGBONNA PAUL HAGINS
- ERIKA ALMIRÓN
- NINA AHMAD
- CHARLES REYES
- DONAVAN S WEST
- NADERAH GRIFFIN
- JIM HARRITY
- ERYN SANTAMOOR
- GEORGE STEVENSON
- CLAYTON PRINCE*
- JOHN B KELLY
- CURTIS SEGERS III
- KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON
- MICHELLE PRETTYMAN
- JOB ITZKOWITZ
- CHRISTOPHER GLADSTONE BOOTH
- ISAIAH THOMAS
Council at Large – Republican
Citywide (Vote for not more than 5)
- FRANK CRISTINZIO
- GARY GRISAFI
- DREW MURRAY
- JIM HASHER
- MARY JANE KELLY
- SAM OROPEZA
District Council – Democratic
1st District (Vote for 1)
- MARK F SQUILLA
District Council – Republican
1st District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
2nd District (Vote for 1)
- BOOGIE ROSE*
- AARON SCOTT HUMPHREY*
- KENYATTA JOHNSON
District Council – Republican
2nd District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
3rd District (Vote for 1)
- MUSTAFA MAJEED
- JAMIE GAUTHIER
District Council – Republican
3rd District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
4th District (Vote for 1)
- DARREL SMITH JR*
- CURTIS JONES JR
District Council – Republican
4th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
5th District (Vote for 1)
- JEFFERY JAY YOUNG JR
- JON HANKINS*
- CURTIS WILKERSON*
- PATRICK GRIFFIN*
- AISSIA RICHARDSON*
District Council – Republican
5th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
6th District (Vote for 1)
- MIKE DRISCOLL
District Council – Republican
6th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
7th District (Vote for 1)
- QUETCY M LOZADA
- ANDRÉS CELIN
District Council – Republican
7th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
8th District (Vote for 1)
- SETH ANDERSON-OBERMAN
- CINDY BASS
District Council – Republican
8th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
9th District (Vote for 1)
- YVETTE YOUNG
- ANTHONY PHILLIPS
- JAMES WILLIAMS
- JANAY S HAWTHORNE*
District Council – Republican
9th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
10th District (Vote for 1)
- GARY MASINO
District Council – Republican
10th District (Vote for 1)
- BRIAN O’NEILL
*Candidate removed by court order, awaiting Appeal deadline.
Appeal deadlines can be found on our 2023 Unofficial Primary Petition Objection Tracker.