1991 Philadelphia mayoral election

The 1991 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of Democrat Ed Rendell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Lucien Blackwell, City Councilman and Consumers Party nominee for Mayor in 1979
• George R. Burrell, Jr., City Councilman
• Peter Hearn, former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association
• Ed Rendell, former District Attorney of Philadelphia and candidate for Mayor in 1987

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ronald Castille, District Attorney of Philadelphia
• Sam Katz, municipal finance expert
• Frank Rizzo, former mayor from 197280

Withdrew

• Joan Specter, City Councilwoman (to run for re-election)
• Dennis Morrison-Wesley, tax consultant (to run as New Philadelphia candidate)

Declined

• Thacher Longstreth, nominee for Mayor in 1955 and 1971
• Brian J. O'Neill, City Councilman

Results

Following Rizzo's death, City Council candidate Joseph Egan was selected by the Philadelphia Republican Party to replace Rizzo as the nominee.

General election

Candidates

• Willie Dennis-Scott (New Alliance)
• Pamela Lawler (Consumer)
• Kathleen Mickells, coal miner and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1988 (Socialist Workers)
• Dennis Morrison-Wesley, tax consultant (New Philadelphia)

Results

References