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Voting

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.