2023 Primary Election Candidates
On May 16, 2023, Philadelphia voters will cast Election ballots to select candidates for the following offices:
Ballot Questions are available here.
Note: Button numbers are displayed below in brackets: []
Justice of the Supreme Court – Democratic
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- [1] DANIEL MCCAFFERY
- [2] DEBBIE KUNSELMAN
Justice of the Supreme Court – Republican
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- [101] PATRICIA A MCCULLOUGH
- [102] CAROLYN CARLUCCIO
Judge of the Superior Court – Democratic
Statewide (Vote for not more than 2)
- [3] PAT DUGAN
- [4] TIMIKA LANE
- [5] JILL BECK
Judge of the Superior Court – Republican
Statewide (Vote for not more than 2)
- [103] MARIA BATTISTA
- [104] HARRY F SMAIL JR
Judge of the Commonwealth Court – Democratic
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- [6] MATT WOLF
- [7] BRYAN NEFT
Judge of the Commonwealth Court – Republican
Statewide (Vote for 1)
- [105] JOSH PRINCE
- [106] MEGAN MARTIN
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for not more than 10)
- [8] NATASHA TAYLOR-SMITH
- [9] CAROLINE TURNER
- [10] KENNETH JOEL
- [11] BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN
- [12] TAMIKA WASHINGTON
- [13] DAMARIS GARCIA
- [14] QAWI ABDUL-RAHMAN
- [15] SAMANTHA WILLIAMS
- [16] JOE GREEN
- [17] WILL BRAVEMAN
- [18] WADE D ALBERT
- [19] CHESLEY LIGHTSEY
- [20] JESSICA R BROWN
- [21] KAY YU
- [22] MELISSA FRANCIS
- [23] 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)
- [24] BARBARA THOMSON
- [25] RANIA MAJOR
- [26] COLLEEN MCINTYRE OSBORNE
- [27] MELISSA FRANCIS
Judge of the Municipal Court – Republican
Citywide (Vote for not more than 2)
- [107] RANIA M MAJOR
Mayor – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [29] CHERELLE L PARKER
- [30] JAMES M DELEON
- [31] REBECCA RHYNHART
- [32] DELSCIA GRAY
- [34] AMEN BROWN
- [35] JEFF BROWN
- [37] WARREN BLOOM
- [38] ALLAN DOMB
- [39] HELEN GYM
Mayor – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [108] DAVID OH
City Commissioner – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for not more than 2)
- [40] OMAR SABIR
- [41] LISA DEELEY
City Commissioner – Republican
Citywide (Vote for not more than 2)
- [109] SETH BLUESTEIN
City Controller – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [42] ALEXANDRA HUNT
- [43] JOHN THOMAS
- [44] CHRISTY BRADY
City Controller – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [110] AARON BASHIR
Register of Wills – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [45] ELIZABETH HALL LOWE
- [46] RAE K HALL
- [47] JOHN SABATINA
- [48] TRACEY L GORDON
Register of Wills – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [111] LINWOOD HOLLAND
Sheriff – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [49] MICHAEL UNTERMEYER
- [50] ROCHELLE BILAL
- [52] JACKIE L MILES
Sheriff – Republican
Citywide (Vote for 1)
- [112] MARK LAVELLE
Council at Large – Democratic
Citywide (Vote for not more than 5)
- [53] DERWOOD SELBY
- [54] SHERRIE COHEN
- [55] QIANA SHEDRICK
- [56] JALON ALEXANDER
- [57] LUZ COLON
- [58] WAYNE E DORSEY
- [59] DESHAWNDA WILLIAMS
- [60] MELISSA ROBBINS
- [61] AMANDA MCILLMURRAY
- [62] ABU V EDWARDS
- [63] RUE LANDAU
- [64] OGBONNA PAUL HAGINS
- [65] ERIKA ALMIRÓN
- [66] NINA AHMAD
- [67] CHARLES REYES
- [68] DONAVAN S WEST
- [69] NADERAH GRIFFIN
- [70] JIM HARRITY
- [71] ERYN SANTAMOOR
- [72] GEORGE STEVENSON
- [73] JOHN B KELLY
- [74] CURTIS SEGERS III
- [75] KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON
- [76] MICHELLE PRETTYMAN
- [77] JOB ITZKOWITZ
- [78] CHRISTOPHER GLADSTONE BOOTH
- [79] ISAIAH THOMAS
Council at Large – Republican
Citywide (Vote for not more than 5)
- [113] FRANK CRISTINZIO
- [114] GARY GRISAFI
- [115] DREW MURRAY
- [116] JIM HASHER
- [117] MARY JANE KELLY
- [118] SAM OROPEZA
District Council – Democratic
1st District (Vote for 1)
- [80] 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)
- [80] KENYATTA JOHNSON
District Council – Republican
2nd District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
3rd District (Vote for 1)
- [80] JAMIE GAUTHIER
District Council – Republican
3rd District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
4th District (Vote for 1)
- [80] 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)
- [80] JEFFERY JAY YOUNG JR
District Council – Republican
5th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
6th District (Vote for 1)
- [80] MIKE DRISCOLL
District Council – Republican
6th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
7th District (Vote for 1)
- [80] QUETCY M LOZADA
- [81] ANDRÉS CELIN
District Council – Republican
7th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
8th District (Vote for 1)
- [80] SETH ANDERSON-OBERMAN
- [81] CINDY BASS
District Council – Republican
8th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
9th District (Vote for 1)
- [80] YVETTE YOUNG
- [81] ANTHONY PHILLIPS
- [82] JAMES WILLIAMS
District Council – Republican
9th District (Vote for 1)
- No Candidates filed for this office
District Council – Democratic
10th District (Vote for 1)
- [80] GARY MASINO
District Council – Republican
10th District (Vote for 1)
- [119] BRIAN O’NEILL