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2014 Philadelphia City Council special election

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2014 Philadelphia City Council special election

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Nominee Ed Neilson Matt Wolfe Nikki Allen Poe
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 66,204 13,018 4,403
Percentage 78.65% 15.47% 5.23%
Seats up 1 0 0
Seats won 1 0 0

Council President before election

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

Elected Council President

Darrell L. Clarke
Democratic

The 2014 Philadelphia City Council special election took place on May 20, 2014, alongside the primary election. The composition of the Philadelphia City Council remained unchanged from before the election, with Democrats maintaining their 14-3 majority on the council..[1]

Background

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City Council Member Bill Green resigned due to being nominated by Governor Tom Corbett to become the chair of the School Reform Commission.[2]

In March 2014, Democratic ward leaders nominated former political director of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 chapter Ed Neilson[3] while Republicans nominated lawyer Matt Wolfe[4] and Libertarians nominated comedian and marijuana legalization activist Richard Tamaccio Jr., who later appeared on the ballot under his stage name Nikki Allen Poe[5]

Results

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Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 1, 2014 special election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Neilson 66,204 78.65
Republican Matt Wolfe 13,018 15.47
Libertarian Nikki Allen Poe 4,403 5.23
Write-in 551 0.65
Total votes 84,176 100
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Past Election Results - 2014 Primary". Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. ^ Dunn, Mike (2014-02-18). "Bill Green Sworn In As Chairman Of SRC, No Special Election Planned Yet To Fill His Council Seat". Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ Graham, Troy (May 15, 2014). "Neilson seeking at-large seat on Council". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Graham, Troy (April 21, 2014). "A new face for Philadelphia Republican". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Brennan, Chris (April 2, 2014). "Marijuana activist campaigning for Council on Libertarian ticket". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Past Election Results - 2014 Primary". Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved 2023-08-21.