Voter Registration and Voter Turnout in Philadelphia 1936 to 2013 Final

8/10/2019 Voter Registration and Voter Turnout in Philadelphia 1936 to 2013 Final

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Voter Registration and Voter

Turnout in Philadelphia1936 to 2013

Office of Al SchmidtCity Commissioner

City Commissioner Al Schmidt

City Hall, Room 134, Philadelphia, PA 19107

P: 215-686-3464

F: 215-686-3472

[email protected]

www.philadelphiavotes.com


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The following historical voter registration and voter turnout data was compiled by the Office of City Commissioner Schmidt using an

archive of annual reports published by the City Commissioners from 1936 to 2004. The voter registration and voter turnout data from

2004 to 2013 was compiled from historical reports generated from the SURE system and certified election results. Please note the

following:

From 1936 to 1978, the annual reports included only general election results for the candidates at the top of the ticket. Turnoutnumbers included in this report from 1936 to 1978 are represented by the number of votes cast for the top of the ticket race.

Reports for 1938 and 1939 could not be located.

The City Commissioners ceased publishing annual reports in 2004.

In 1979, the annual reports began to list election results for all major party and third party candidates.

In 1987, the annual reports began to list a city-wide voter turnout number for the Primary and General Elections. However, in1993, 1999, 2001 and 2003 the city-wide voter turnout number listed in the annual report for the General Election is less than the

total number of votes cast for every candidate who ran in the top of the ticket race. For 1993, 1999, 2001, and 2003, General

Election turnout numbers are represented by the total number of votes cast for every candidate in the top of the ticket race.

Primary Election turnout from 1987 to 2004 was calculated using the annual reports.

From 2004 to 2013, voter turnout for Primary and General Elections was compiled from historical hard-copy reports generated

from the SURE system at the time of the election.

Determining the number of eligible voters during a Primary Election depended on whether a ballot question was on the ballot.

When a ballot question was on the ballot, the city-wide voter registration total was used because all eligible voters are able to

vote on ballot questions. In Primary Elections where no ballot question was on the ballot, only the total number of registered

Republicans and Democrats was used to calculate the number of eligible voters, due to Pennsylvanias closed primary system.


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440,332404,112405,581

367,209366,712

336,320339,697

289,277285,623285,426

308,338305,292

385,883371,926381,524

408,396493,293498,544

531,730531,090

587,182593,602

609,094591,989

655,233613,098

605,280562,166

593,405562,760

550,719600,398

641,029644,399

620,489620,652

717,419697,407

783,757745,923744,637

722,702695,228

895,720861,142

814,480715,666

663,252727,092

694,714623,075

554,224630,905

594,704579,488

619,032687,705693,729703,345

735,104760,462

751,613

766,051722,944

798,894737,699

761,126749,875

841,126830,436832,143

798,175830,385

803,813

624,364590,547

609,097593,942

615,070598,279

678,263693,535

742,230730,004

718,123691,535

683,317632,758611,024

548,910523,055

485,900459,908

413,083408,762

381,864373,529

369,626

382,561365,426

372,595373,994

386,360373,889

368,168339,994

338,997330,384

286,065225,182

226,880208,676

211,251198,434205,084

205,461198,031

202,817195,321

191,590182,920

235,477246,084

243,924228,738

222,089213,255

195,223186,594

192,615200,442199,818

200,457191,317

198,044190,883

188,912169,438

176,240160,927

160,670150,541

136,321134,338135,633

127,547130,044

119,648

28,22825,129

24,76022,480

23,61421,851

23,32620,652

22,56421,550

21,24320,290

27,14525,381

23,86420,850

23,61122,096

21,58519,315

22,04820,905

20,44719,717

22,59620,58120,375

19,57224,326

22,65322,202

25,69230,203

28,74324,450

19,17328,556

28,13046,791

42,57346,866

44,82941,837

36,73032,297

31,54928,009

21,31026,214

24,83122,607

19,64432,538

30,76031,122

36,85548,729

52,58356,404

59,49166,981

67,538

70,43365,408

92,16685,047

86,16492,583

92,43892,93495,905

91,10199,884

100,901

1940

1942

1944

1946

1948

1950

1952

1954

1956

1958

1960

1962

1964

1966

1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Voter Registration by Party since 1940

Democrat Registration Republican Registration "Other" Party Registration


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440,332

308,338

587,182

550,719

697,635

627,483

760,462

832,143

624,364

718,123

408,762

368,167

252,086230,426

198,044

135,633

28,228 21,243 22,048 22,20246,866

22,699

66,981

95,905

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Voter Registration By Decade

Democrat Registration Republican Registration "Other Party" Registration


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892,950 891,837

845,644

885,297

954,226

890,703913,544 909,978

843,427

774,454

733,579717,700

772,102

670,141

637,877

535,380561,180

683,418

732,279

697,542

952,229

1,092,924

1,005,396

1,050,417

1,096,345

1,039,9591,017,992

1,060,390

1,004,091 1,010,229

972,855996,587

1,088,760

999,390

876,698

936,876

1,025,487

1,067,300 1,069,885 1,060,313

1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Presidential General Election Turnout

General Election Turnout Total # Registered at General Election


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94%

82%84% 84%

87%86%

90%

86%

84%

77%75%

72%71%

67%

73%

57%

55%

64%

68%

66%

1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Presidential General Election Voter Turnout %

Voter Turnout %


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Year Democrat Republican Third Party Third Party Third Party Third Party Third Party

1936 Fra nkl in Rooseve lt539, 757 Alf Landon329, 881

1940 Fra nkl in Roose ve lt532, 548 Wendell W ilkie354, 784

1944 Fra nkl in Roose ve lt496, 373 Thomas D ewey356, 380

1948 Harry Truman432, 669 Thomas Dewey425, 962 Henry Wallace20, 745(Progressive)

1952 Adali S tevenson557, 352 Dwight Eisenhowe r396, 874

1956 Adali S tevenson507, 289 Dwight Eisenhowe r383, 987

1960 John F. Kennedy622, 544 Richard Nixon291, 000

1964 Lyndon J ohnson670,645 Barry Goldwater239, 333

1968 Hubert Hump hre y525, 768 Richard Nixon254, 153 George Wallace63, 506(American Independent)

1972 George Mc Gove rn430, 901 Richard N ixon343, 553

1976 Jimmy Carter494, 579 Gerald Ford239, 000

1980 Jimmy Carter421, 253 Ronald Reagan244, 108 John Anderson42, 967(Independent)

1984 Walter Mondale501, 369 Ronald Reagan267, 178 Sonia Johnson1, 795(Consumer)

David Bergland806(Libertarian)

Gus Hall560(Communist USA)

1988 Michael Dukakis449, 566 George Bush219, 053 Lenora Fulani2, 082(New Alliance)

Ron Paul1, 820(Libertarian)

Eugene McCarthy1, 773(Consumer)

Ed Winn349(Workers League)

David Duke334(Populist)

1992 Bill Clinton434, 756 George Bush133, 311 Ross Perot65, 442(Independent)

Andre Marrou2, 417(Libertarian)

Lenora Fulani1, 951(New Alliance)

1996 Bill Clinton412, 988 Bob Dole85, 345 Ross Perot29, 329(Reform)

Harry Browne3,641(Libertarian)

Howard Phillips1, 258(Constitutional)

John Hagelin716(Natural Law)

2000 Al Gore449, 182 George Bush100, 959 Ralph Nader8, 206(Green)

Howard Phillips1, 032(Constitution)

Harry Browne979(Libertarian)

Patrick Buchanan802(Reform)

2004 John Kerry542, 205 George Bush130, 099 Michael Badnarik 895(Libertarian)

David Cobb483(Green)

Michael Peroutka387(Constitution)

Ralph Nader41(Independent)

2008 Barack Obama595, 980 John McCain117, 221 Ralph Nader 3, 071(Independent)

Bob Barr1, 057(Libertarian)

2012 Barack Obama588, 806 Mitt Romney96, 467 Gary Johnson2, 892

(Libertarian)

Jill Stein2, 162

(Green)

Presidential Candidate General Election Results


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635,637

778,174

831,583

757,520 758,638

786,378

729,496

646,867

559,804

724,569

552,186

485,112

399,649413,278

323,722

411,627

441,256 435,665

1,039,438 1,041,286 1,047,704

1,016,412 1,013,223 1,003,070 998,105

941,088931,004

1,041,799

935,096 926,595

874,420

797,204

959,789

1,025,396

1,016,113

1,063,681

1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010

Gubernatorial General Election Turnout



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61%

75%

79%

75% 75%

78%

73%

69%

60%

70%

59%

52%

46%

52%

34%

40%

45%

41%

1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010

Gubernatorial General Election Voter Turnout %

Voter Turnout %

C i


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Year Democrat Republican Third Party Third Party Third Party

1942 F. Clair Ross317, 730 Edward Martin317, 907

1946 John Rice334, 165 James Duff440, 286

1950 Richardson Dilworth452, 055 John Fine374, 977 Tom Fitzpatrick1, 987

(Progressive)

1954 George Leader436, 897 Lloyd Wood320,623

1958 David Lawrence468, 318 Art McGonigle290, 320

1962 Richardson Dilworth446, 588 William Scran ton339, 790

1966 Milton Shapp419, 656 Raymond Shafer309,840

1970 Milton Shapp413, 742 Raymond Broderick233, 261

1974 Milton Shapp391, 272 Drew Lewis168, 532

1978 Peter Flaherty371, 646 Richard Thornburgh336, 771 Lee Frissell6, 372

(Consumer)

1982 Allen Ertel347, 129 Richard Thornburgh196, 998 Mark Zola3, 226

(Socialist Workers)

Lee Frissell3, 173

(Consumer)

RichardFuerle1, 660

(Libertarian)

1986 Bob Casey307, 233 William Scranton172, 718 Heidi J. Hoover5, 161

(Consumer)

1990 Bob Casey276, 390 Barbara Hafer 114, 390

1994 Mark Singel270, 380 Tom Ridge100, 592 Peg Luksik 27, 528(Constitutional)

Patrick Fallon4, 251(Libertarian)

Timothy Holloway1, 646(Patriot)

1998 Ivan Itkin183, 066 Tom Ridge107, 731 Peg Luksik 13, 072

(Constitutional)

Ken Krawchuk3, 401

(Libertarian)

2002 Ed Rendell339, 697 Mike Fisher59, 229 Michael Morrill3, 129

(Green)

Ken Krawchuk1, 976

(Libertarian)

2006 Ed Rendell383, 339 Lynn Swan45, 502

2010 Dan Onorato350, 431 Tom Corbett72, 352

Gubernatorial Candidate General Election Results


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632,776

734,560

773,256

713,303

668,096

734,622

695,904

739,979

563,861

596,108

717,114

654,355

484,575

327,863

441,981

474,292

287,917

200,834

983,631 1,003,464

1,017,117

978,156963,488

981,332

955,732966,084

865,007

986,930

1,135,267

920,034

795,957

848,502

985,912

957,790

992,999

1,016,823

1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011

Mayoral General Election Turnout



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64%

73%76%

73%

69%

75%

73%

77%

65%

60%

63%

71%

61%

39%

45%

50%

29%

20%

1937 1943 1947 1951 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011

Mayoral General Election Voter Turnout %

Voter Turnout %

M l C did t G l El ti R lt


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Year Democrat Republican Third Party Third Party Third Party Third Party

1943 William Bullitt282, 351 Bernard Samuel346, 071

1947 Richardson Dilworth321, 469 Bernard Samuel413, 091

1951 Joseph Clark448, 973 Daniel Poling324, 283

1955 Richardson Dilworth423, 017 Thatcher Longstreth290, 286

1959 Richardson Dilworth438, 278 Harold Stassen229, 818

1963 James Tate401, 966 James McDermott332, 656

1967 James Tate353, 326 Arlen Specter340, 065

1971 Frank Rizzo394, 067 Thatcher Longstreth345, 912

1975 Frank Rizzo321, 513 Tom Foglietta103, 565 Charles Bowser138, 783(Philadelphia)

1979 William Green314, 323 David Marston173, 193 Lucien Blackwell103, 379(Consumer)

1983 Wilson Goode396, 266 John Egan263, 742 Thomas Leonard57, 146(Leonard for Mayor)

1987 Wilson Goode334, 039 Frank Rizzo316, 863 Richard Gaeta3, 453(Socialist Workers)

1991 Ed Rendell288, 467 Joe Egan132, 811 Dennis Wesley14, 640(Independent)

Pamela Lawler9, 367(Consumer)

Willie Scott1, 934(New Alliance)

Kathleen Mickells1, 811(Socialist)

1995 Ed Rendell237, 073 Joseph Rocks64, 509 Lance Haver 6, 684(Consumer)

Deborah Liatos1, 361(Socialist Worker)

1999 John Street222, 823 Sam Katz213, 376 John McDermott2, 964(Consumer)

2003 John Street267, 276 Sam Katz189, 357 John Staggs1, 292(Socialist)

2007 Michael Nutter227, 090 Al Taubenberger 46, 984 John Staggs1, 038(Socialist)

2011 Michael Nutter136, 532 Karen Brown36, 698 Wali Rahman6, 580(Independent)

Mayoral Candidate General Election Results


14/22

682,446

624,163

601,971

822,895

565,834

544,345

623,939 621,357

593,539

445,638

361,463

333,847

320,591

362,603

213,679 212,400193,516

132, 128 132,168118,049

837,197

1,019,788

956,450

1,036,980 1,030,065

1,006,540 996,371 999,105

959,302

1,003,526

934,213

972,992

1,037,619

963,469

820,687

946,130

1,010,034983,673

1,057,708

1,024,362

1937 1941 1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

District Attorney and City Controller General Election Turnout



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82%

61%63%

79%

55%54%

63% 62% 62%

44%

39%

34%

31%

38%

26%

22%

19%

13%12% 12%

1937 1941 1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

District Attorney and City Controller General Election Voter Turnout %

Voter Turnout %


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Year Democrat District Attorney Republican District Attorney Third Party District Attorney D emocr at Contr ol ler R epubl ican Controlle r Third Party Controller

1961 James Crumlish329, 737 Theodore Smith283, 910 Alexander Hemphill340, 177 Joseph Bruno283, 762

1965 James Crumlish289, 522 Arlen Specter327, 787 Alexander Hemphill329 , 230 Jame s Cava na ugh292, 127

1969 David Berger245, 858 Arlen Specter347, 681 Charles Peruto249, 446 Tom Gola335, 630

1973 Emme tt Fitzpat rick236, 907 Arlen Specter 208, 731 William Klenk 215, 902 Tom Gola211, 651

1977 Edward Rendell222, 789 Malcolm Lazin129, 523 Arthur Liebersohn9, 151

(Consumer)

William Klenk202, 069 Matthew Copolino119, 730

1981 Edward Rendell250, 647 William Cannon76, 419 Arthur Liebersohn6, 781

(Consumer)

Thomas Leonard209, 716 Charles Bush94, 708 Lee Frissell10, 536

(Consumer)

1985 Robert Wi ll ia ms Jr.130, 237 Ronald Castille187, 667 Arthur Liebersohn2, 687

(Consumer)

Joseph Vignola180, 064 Lawrence Tabas116, 065 Cardell J ohnson4,693

(Consumer)

1989 Walter Phillips147, 851 Ronald Castille190, 176 Jonathan Saidel141, 095 Joseph Rocks124, 864 Besse Weiner76,948

(Consumer)

1993 Lynne Abraham150 , 362 Cha rle s Cunningha m41, 555 Arthur Liebersohn5, 024

(Consumer)

Jonathan Saidel126,419 Herbert L inse nberg47, 881 Pat ricia McNa ma ra8, 087

(Consumer)

1997 Lynne Abraham132, 095 John McMahon39, 604 Leon Williams28, 367

(Libertarian)

Jonathan Saidel124, 719 William OBrien 48, 078 John Famularo6, 638

(Libertarian)

2001 Lynne Abraham128, 720 John Bongiova nni28, 978 Richard Ash4, 017

(Green)

Jonathan Saidel134, 971 Joseph Gembala25, 085

Leon Williams17, 373

(Education)

2005 Lynne Abraham98, 419 Louis Schwartz21, 880 Alan Butkovitz80, 888 Hillel Levinson31, 915 Paris Frazier91

(Independent)

2009 Seth Williams92, 273 Michael U ntermeyer30, 640 Alan Butkovitz84, 489 Al Schmidt32, 612

2013 Seth Williams89, 238 Daniel Alvarez21, 058 Alan Butkovitz88, 339 Terrence Tracy18, 860

District Attorney and City Controller Candidate General Election Results


17/22

545,155

463,453

234,830221,355

456,853

317,962

110,278

324,881

216,065

180,763

132,101

137,503

342,051

160,255

221,625

321,515

175,491199,092

138,713

119,073

330,317

478,474

127,785

198,047

200,613

182,117

85,844

807,681

958,088

1,013,757

950,149

926,023

820,697

860,107

829,187817,274

832,668

939,059954,998

979,016

930,246

1,005,048

1,017,896

911,641

965,483986,498 982,627

992,628

1,030,991

1,056,1021,055,518

1,015,334

930,101 925,818

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Primary Election Turnout Since 1987

Primary Election Turnout Total # Registered at Primary Election


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67%

48%

23% 23%

49%

39%

13%

39%

26%

22%

14% 14%

35%

17%

22%

32%

19% 21%

14%12%

33%

46%

12%

19% 20% 20%

9%

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Primary Election Turnout % Since 1987

Primary Election Turnout %

P id ti l P i El ti R lt


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Year Democrat Republican

2004 Dennis Kucinich4, 462 George Bush26, 759

Howard Dean20, 317

John Edwards9, 917

John Kerry94, 071

2008 Barack Obama288, 376 John McCain17, 593

Hillary Clinton153, 947 Mike H uckabee1, 400

Ron Paul3, 092

2012 Barack Obama147, 113 Mitt Romney12, 353

Newt Gingrich2, 023

Rick Santorum2, 278

Ron Paul2, 679


1988 Jesse Jackson209, 302 Pat Robertson5, 446

Michael Dukakis150, 834 Bob Dole6, 287

Gary Hart1, 185 George Bush53, 921

Dick Gephardt365

Al Gore6, 726

Jennifer Wesner1, 416

Lyndon Larouche280

1992 Bill Clinton137, 129 George Bush48, 409

Jerry Brown48, 287 Pat Buchanan18, 790

Tom Harkin1, 871

Paul Tsongas21, 006

Lyndon Larouche4, 864

Bob Kerrey4, 340

1996 Bill Clinton134, 508 Bob Dole13, 480

Patrick Buchanan5, 780

Steve Forbes1, 837

Alan Keyes1, 703

Richard Lugar2, 520

2000 Al Gore96, 673 George Bush13, 917

Bill Bradley17, 147 John McCain4, 786

Steve Forbes664

Gary Bauer469

Presidential Primary Election Results

G bernatorial Primar Election Res lts


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1990 Bob Casey108, 105 Marguerite Luksik 18, 752

Philip Berg41, 591 Barbara Hafer 25, 319

1994 Charles Volpe12, 868 John Perry3, 777

Lynn Yeakel32, 645 Mike Fisher2, 195

Phillip Valenti2, 447 Ernie Preate17, 148

Bob O Donnell6, 406 Tom Ridge22, 064

Mark Singel38, 832 Sam Katz25, 622

Dwight Evans118, 057

Catherine Baker Knoll11, 562

1998 Ivan Itkin44, 944 Tom Ridge16, 135

William Keisling6, 492

Don Bailey21, 340

2002 Ed Rendell224, 635 Mike Fisher23, 884

Bob Casey Jr.61, 465

2006 Ed Rendell90, 003 Lynn Swann10, 465

2010 Anthony Williams81, 664 Tom Corbett14, 290

Dan Onarato40, 819 Sam Rohrer3, 275

Jack Wagner15, 004

Joseph Hoeffel21, 408

Gubernatorial Primary Election Results

Mayoral Primary Election Results


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1983 Wilson Goode329, 653 John Egan41, 818

1987 Wilson Goode230, 200 Frank Rizzo74, 120

Ed Rendell171, 372 John Egan53, 313

1991 Lucien Blackwell79, 212 Sam Katz36, 764

George Burrell Jr.43, 787 Frank Rizzo47, 523

Peter Hearn26, 353 Ron Castille46, 094

Ed Rendell146, 373

1995 Ed Rendell103, 938 Joseph Rocks24, 496

1999 John Street107, 285 Sam Katz27, 011

Queena Bass1,802

John White Jr.64, 657

Dwight Evans13, 711

Marty Weinberg91, 457

Happy Fernandez18, 200

2003 John Street93, 799 Sam Katz18, 973

2007 Michael Nutter106, 805 Al Taubenberger 17, 449

Bob Brady44, 474

Tom Knox71, 731

Dwight Evans22, 782

Chaka Fattah44, 301

2011 Michael Nutter113, 484 John Featherman8, 305

Milton Street 36, 030 Karen Brown 8, 369

Mayoral Primary Election Results

District Attorney and City Controller Primary Election Results


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Year Democrat District Attorney Republican District Attorney Democrat City Controller Republican City Controller

1985 Robert Williams77, 379 Ronald Castille20, 965 Joseph Vignola79, 541 Lawrence Tabas19, 496

John Scott26, 878

1989 Walter Phillips Jr.96, 776 Ronald Castille53, 437 Jonathan Saidel80, 588 Joseph Rocks45, 323

Wendella Fox43, 363

1993 Lynne Abraham60, 010 Charles Cunningham16, 693 Jonathan Saidel51, 146 Herbert Linseberg14, 759

1997 Lynne Abraham60, 902 John McMahon12, 199 Andre Dasent22, 192 William OBrien 12, 596

Jonathan Saidel46, 511

2001 Lynne Abraham101, 943 Joseph Bongiovanni17, 328 Jonathan Saidel92, 377 Joseph Gembala15, 338

Alexander Talmadge Jr.72, 807

2005 Lynne Abraham61, 067 Louis Schwartz10,636 Alan Butkovitz68, 764 Hillel Levinson10, 865

Seth Williams48, 389

2009 Brian Grady4, 766 Michael Untermeyer8, 469 Alan Butkovitz36, 610 Al Schmidt 8, 921

Daniel Mccaffery31, 590 Brett Mandel24, 329

Daniel Mcelhatton15, 327 John Braxton26, 656

Michael Turner9, 234

Seth Williams43, 672

2013 Seth Williams57, 947 Daniel Alvarez6, 409 Alan Butkovitz38, 733 Terrance Tracy6, 539

Brett Mandel19, 542

Mark Zecca5, 034

District Attorney and City Controller Primary Election Results

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