2025 Philadelphia municipal election

2025 Philadelphia elections
November 4, 2025

A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025, to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held on May 20, 2025.[1]

District Attorney

Main article: 2025 Philadelphia District Attorney election

Results

2025 Philadelphia District Attorney election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Krasner (incumbent) 276,126 76.10
Republican Patrick Dugan 86,305 23.78
Write-in 432 0.12
Total votes 362,836 100.00

City Controller

2025 Philadelphia city controller election
November 4, 2025
 
Candidate Christy Brady Ari Patrinos
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 294,433 46,681
Percentage 86.3% 13.7%
City Controller before election

Christy Brady
Democratic

Elected City Controller

Christy Brady
Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Christy Brady, incumbent city controller[3]

Results

Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christy Brady (incumbent) 120,801 99.61
Write-in 469 0.39
Total votes 121,270 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ari Patrinos, stockbroker[5]

Results

Republican primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ari Patrinos 7,835 97.02
Write-in 241 2.98
Total votes 8,076 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Philadelphia City Controller election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christy Brady (incumbent) 294,433 86.25
Republican Ari Patrinos 46,681 13.67
Write-in 258 0.08
Total votes 341,372 100.00

Court of Common Pleas partisan election

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees
  • Will Braveman, attorney[6]
  • Irina Ehrlich, prosecutor and defense attorney[5]
  • Larry Farnese, former state senator from the 1st district[5]
  • Kia Ghee, former Philadelphia executive director of the Commission of Human Relations[7]
  • Sarah Jones, attorney[8]
  • Leon King II, former Philadelphia Department of Prisons commissioner[9][10]
  • Brian Kisielewski, attorney[11]
  • Anthony Stefanski, attorney[5]
  • Deborah Watson-Stokes, senior advisor at the District Attorney's office[12]
Eliminated in primary
  • Taniesha Henry, attorney[5]
Disqualified
  • Mike Huff, criminal defense attorney (residency challenge)[13]

Results

Democratic primary (vote for up to 9)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Will Braveman 103,441 11.24
Democratic Sarah Jones 103,042 11.19
Democratic Deborah Watson-Stokes 100,952 10.97
Democratic Kia Ghee 98,632 10.71
Democratic Irina Ehrlich 98,458 10.70
Democratic Larry Farnese 98,327 10.68
Democratic Leon King II 92,483 10.05
Democratic Brian Kisielewski 87,162 9.47
Democratic Anthony Stefanski 75,539 8.21
Democratic Taniesha Henry 61,041 6.63
Write-in 1,484 0.16
Total votes 920,561 100.00

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary (vote for up to 9)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 2,140 100.00
Total votes 2,140 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 11)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Jones 280,160 10.35
Democratic Kia Ghee 274,323 10.13
Democratic Will Braveman 274,195 10.13
Democratic Larry Farnese 273,978 10.12
Democratic Deborah Watson-Stokes 272,216 10.05
Democratic Irinia Ehrlich 269,154 9.94
Democratic Jennifer Santiago 221,310 8.17
Democratic Brian Kisielewski 219,493 8.11
Democratic Leon King II 215,637 7.96
Democratic Anthony Stefanski 212,663 7.85
Democratic Joseph Russo 190,318 7.03
Write-in 4,023 0.15
Total votes 2,707,470 100.00

Court of Common Pleas retention elections

Results

Justice Gwendolyn N Bright retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 267,204 86.89
No 40,316 13.11
Total votes 307,520 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Ann M Butchart retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 258,857 86.16
No 41,573 13.84
Total votes 300,430 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Scott DiClaudio retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 182,493 64.37
No 101,016 35.63
Total votes 283,509 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Michael Fanning retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 256,089 85.82
No 42,306 14.18
Total votes 298,395 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Daine A Gray Jr retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 201,874 68.86
No 91,271 31.14
Total votes 293,145 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Christopher P Mallios retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 244,439 84.80
No 43,824 15.20
Total votes 288,263 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Walter J Olszewski retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 241,344 84.14
No 45,480 15.86
Total votes 286,824 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Frank Palumbo retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 201,905 70.03
No 86,418 29.97
Total votes 288,323 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Rainy Papademetriou retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 241,678 84.20
No 45,366 15.80
Total votes 287,044 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Tracy Roman retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 249,704 85.45
No 42,506 14.55
Total votes 292,210 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Stephanie M Sawyer retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 253,924 86.59
No 39,336 13.41
Total votes 293,260 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Susan I Schulman retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 244,394 84.64
No 44,368 15.36
Total votes 288,762 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Lyris F Younge retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 188,769 66.79
No 93,846 33.21
Total votes 282,615 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]

Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election

Three positions on the Philadelphia Municipal Court are up for partisan election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees
Eliminated in primary
  • Shawn Page, attorney[18]
  • Qawi Abdul-Rahman, trial attorney[19]

Results

Democratic primary (vote for up to 3)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Davidson 101,702 31.96
Democratic Sherrie Cohen 69,136 21.72
Democratic Cortez Patton 63,745 20.03
Democratic Shawn Page 49,571 15.58
Democratic Qawi Abdul-Rahman 33,434 10.51
Write-in 662 0.21
Total votes 318,250 100.00

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary (vote for up to 3)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 827 100.00
Total votes 827 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 4)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Davidson 289,678 29.71
Democratic Sherrie Cohen 261,204 26.79
Democratic Michael Parkinson 216,292 22.18
Democratic Cortez Patton 206,403 21.17
Write-in 1,578 0.16
Total votes 975,155 100.00

Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections

Results

Justice David H Conroy retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 258,579 85.98
No 42,171 14.02
Total votes 300,750 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Jacquelyn M Frazier-Lyde retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 212,705 71.24
No 85,879 28.76
Total votes 298,584 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Henry Lewandowski retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 249,139 84.90
No 44,352 15.10
Total votes 293,491 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice Wendy L Pew retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 243,003 82.20
No 52,515 17.80
Total votes 295,518 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]
Justice T Francis Shields retention, 2025
Choice Votes %
Yes 250,066 85.40
No 42,650 14.60
Total votes 292,716 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners[2]

Ballot questions

Proposed Charter Change 1: Creating the Office of Homeless Services Ombudsperson
Choice Votes %
Yes 138,497 84.78
No 24,873 15.22
Total votes 163,370 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners
Proposed Charter Change 2: Increasing Minimum Spending on Housing Trust Fund Purposes
Choice Votes %
Yes 120,287 74.70
No 40,745 25.30
Total votes 161,032 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners
Proposed Charter Change 3: Creating an Independent Prison Community Oversight Board and Office of Prison Oversight
Choice Votes %
Yes 124,982 76.88
No 37,585 23.12
Total votes 162,567 100.00
Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners

References

  1. ^ "2025 Municipal Election Calendar" (PDF). PA.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "2025 General Election Results". Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Who's running in Philadelphia's top primary elections in May". Axios. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b "District Attorney & City Controller". Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Your Guide to the 2025 Primary". The Philadelphia Citizen. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Will Braveman Runs for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. ^ Waring, Tom (4 May 2025). "Judicial candidates attend Bustleton forum". Northeast Times. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. ^ Day, Gary L. (14 April 2025). "Local candidates vie for Liberty City LGBTQ Democratic Club endorsement". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. ^ Rowello, Lauren (4 February 2025). "Leon A. King, II, Philadelphia's first openly LGBTQ+ prisons commissioner eyes judgeship". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  10. ^ "The Black, Gay, Shabbat-Observing, Tap Shoe-Wearing Philadelphian Running for Judge". The Philadelphia Citizen. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Brian Kisielewski Runs for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Deborah Watson-Stokes Runs for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  13. ^ "A Philly judicial candidate cannot run in the May primary due to residency, judge rules". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d "COMMON PLEAS & MUNICIPAL". Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  15. ^ "DA Larry Krasner is endorsing judicial candidates, raising new questions about the independence of Philly courts". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  16. ^ "The Wackiest Race for Local Judgeships Ever?". The Philadelphia Citizen. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Cortez Patton Runs for Philadelphia Municipal Court". Law.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  18. ^ "The Pa. Supreme Court reprimanded him as a lawyer. Philly Democrats want to make him a judge anyway". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Qawi Abdul Rahman Runs for Philadelphia Municipal Court". Law.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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