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2015 Pennsylvania local election
2015 Philadelphia elections
A general election was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2015, to elect various county and city-level positions. The primary election was held May 19, 2015.[ 1]
Democratic primary results (vote for up to 2)[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Anthony Clark (incumbent) 75,769 30.85
Democratic Lisa M. Deeley 47,636 19.39
Democratic Carol A. Jenkins
38,138
15.53
Democratic Tracey L. Gordon
32,140
13.08
Democratic Omar Sabir
31,236
12.72
Democratic Will Mega
20,629
8.40
Write-in 83
0.03
Total votes
245,631 100.00
Republican primary results (vote for up to 2)[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Al Schmidt (incumbent) 12,444 99.78
Write-in 28
0.22
Total votes
12,472 100.00
2015 Philadelphia City Commissioners election (vote for up to 2)[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Anthony Clark (incumbent) 155,379 44.70
Democratic Lisa M. Deeley 154,112 44.33
Republican Al Schmidt (incumbent) 37,912 10.91
Write-in 228
0.07
Total votes
347,631 100.00
2015 Philadelphia register of wills election
Ward results Precinct results Donatucci: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Feinberg: 50–60% 60–70%Tie: 50%
Incumbent 36-year Ronald Donatucci ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was reelected in a landslide, winning a 10th term.
Ross Feinberg, former stockbroker and U.S. Navy veteran[ 4]
Republican primary results[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Ross Feinberg 11,662 99.91
Write-in 11
0.09
Total votes
11,673 100.00
2015 Philadelphia sheriff election
Ward results Precinct results Williams: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Sawyer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Tie: 50%
Incumbent Sheriff Jewell Williams ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was reelected in a landslide, winning a second term.
Christopher Sawyer, systems engineer and anti-blight activist[ 5]
Republican primary results[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Christopher Sawyer 11,675 99.90
Write-in 12
0.10
Total votes
11,687 100.00
Court of Common Pleas partisan election [ edit ]
Democratic primary results (vote for up to 12)[ 3] [ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Ken Powell 54,320 4.77
Democratic Kai Scott 52,646 4.63
Democratic Tracy B. Roman 51,643 4.54
Democratic Abbe Fletman 47,298 4.16
Democratic Mia Roberts Perez 43,388 3.81
Democratic Lyris Younge 41,242 3.62
Democratic Rainy Papademetriou 40,324 3.54
Democratic Scott DiClaudio 40,163 3.53
Democratic Daine Grey Jr. 38,690 3.40
Democratic Chris Mallios 35,005 3.08
Democratic Michael Fanning 33,726 2.96
Democratic Stephanie M. Sawyer 33,690 2.96
Democratic Jennifer Schultz
33,402
2.94
Democratic Leon Goodman
32,275
2.84
Democratic Vincent N. Melchiorre
30,100
2.64
Democratic Frances Fattah
29,565
2.60
Democratic Brian T. Ortelere
28,879
2.54
Democratic Stella Tsai 27,527
2.42
Democratic Deborah Watson Stokes
27,100
2.38
Democratic Thomas Martin
26,938
2.37
Democratic Jon Marshall
25,180
2.21
Democratic Lynne M. Summers
24,351
2.14
Democratic Betsy Wahl
24,120
2.12
Democratic James F. Berardinelli
23,247
2.04
Democratic Anthony Kyriakakis
22,084
1.94
Democratic Lucretia Clemons
21,013
1.85
Democratic Vincent Furlong[ a]
20,471
1.80
Democratic Leon A. King II
20,134
1.77
Democratic Marissa Brumbach
20,088
1.77
Democratic Edward William Louden Jr.
19,918
1.75
Democratic Wayne M. D. Bennett
18,025
1.58
Democratic Chris McCabe
16,908
1.49
Democratic Jodi Lobel
16,814
1.48
Democratic Vince Giusini
16,799
1.48
Democratic Shanese Johnson
15,670
1.38
Democratic Rania Major
14,014
1.23
Democratic Joshua Hill
13,695
1.20
Democratic Sherman Toppin
12,835
1.13
Democratic Sandjai Weaver
12,176
1.07
Democratic William J. Ciancaglini
10,028
0.88
Democratic Franklin A. Bennett III
7,789
0.68
Democratic Tangie M. Boston
7,654
0.67
Democratic Starr Marshall Cash
7,059
0.62
Write-in 64
0.01
Total votes
1,138,057 100.00
Republican primary results (vote for up to 12)[ 3] [ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Vincent Furlong[ b] 12,042 99.05
Write-in 115
0.95
Total votes
12,157 100.00
2015 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 12)[ 2] [ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Ken Powell 154,011 9.39
Democratic Mia Roberts Perez 148,798 9.07
Democratic Kai Scott 146,494 8.93
Democratic Tracy B. Roman 144,294 8.80
Democratic Abbe Fletman 143,026 8.72
Democratic Lyris Younge 136,170 8.30
Democratic Stephanie M. Sawyer 127,707 7.79
Democratic Michael Fanning 122,638 7.48
Democratic Chris Mallios 122,556 7.47
Democratic Daine Grey Jr. 121,869 7.43
Democratic Rainy Papademetriou 120,446 7.34
Democratic Scott DiClaudio 115,197 7.02
Republican Vincent Furlong
36,953
2.25
Write-in 233
0.01
Total votes
1,640,392 100.00
Court of Common Pleas retention elections [ edit ] Philadelphia Municipal Court partisan election [ edit ]
Republican primary results (vote for up to 3)[ 3] [ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Christine Hope[ b] 11,910 99.73
Write-in 32
0.27
Total votes
11,942 100.00
2015 Philadelphia Municipal Court election (vote for up to 3)[ 2] [ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Christine Hope 148,240 31.60
Republican Christine Hope 27,204 5.80
Total Christine Hope 175,444 37.40
Democratic Sharon Williams Losier 147,625 31.47
Democratic Joffie C. Pittman 145,997 31.12
Write-in 105
0.02
Total votes
469,171 100.00
Philadelphia Municipal Court retention elections [ edit ]
Four ballot questions appeared on the primary ballot and three questions appeared on the general ballot. All proposals passed.[ 6] [ 7]
Proposal 1 results by ward
50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
Proposed Charter Change 1: Call Upon the Pennsylvania State Government to Abolish the School Reform Commission Choice Votes % For 122,325 74.98 Against 40,823 25.02 Total 163,148 100.00 Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners [ 3]
Proposal 2 results by ward
50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
Proposal 3 results by ward
50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
Proposed Charter Change 3: Require City agencies to develop access plans for people with limited English proficiency Choice Votes % For 111,429 70.53 Against 46,569 29.47 Total 157,998 100.00 Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners [ 3]
Proposal 4 results by ward
50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
90%–100%
Proposed Charter Change 4: Create the Commission on Universal Pre-Kindergarten Choice Votes % For 126,683 78.77 Against 34,139 21.23 Total 160,822 100.00 Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners [ 3]
Proposal 1 results by ward
Proposed Charter Change 1: Create the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Affairs Choice Votes % For 93,731 57.71 Against 68,680 42.29 Total 162,411 100.00 Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners [ 2]
Proposal 2 results by ward
50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
Proposed Charter Change 2: Create the Department of Planning and Development and Housing Advisory Board Choice Votes % For 101,310 68.02 Against 47,625 31.98 Total 148,935 100.00 Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners [ 2]
Bond proposal results by ward
50%–60%
60%–70%
70%–80%
80%–90%
1 2 Cross-filed for the Republican nomination. 1 2 Cross-filed for the Democratic nomination.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2015 Primary Election Candidates" . Philadelphia City Commissioners. Archived from the original on December 8, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2026 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "Archived Data Sets - 2015 General Election" . Philadelphia City Commissioners. Archived from the original on August 2, 2026. Retrieved September 3, 2026 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Archived Data Sets - 2015 General Election" . Philadelphia City Commissioners. Archived from the original on August 2, 2026. Retrieved September 3, 2026 .↑ "Register of Wills" . Committee of Seventy . 2015. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2026 .↑ "Sheriff" . Committee of Seventy . 2015. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2026 .↑ "Ballot Questions" . Committee of Seventy . Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2026 .↑ "Ballot Questions" . Committee of Seventy . Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2026 .
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