1991 Philadelphia mayoral election

1991 Philadelphia mayoral election
Turnout	61% 10 pp
Mayor before election; Wilson Goode; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Ed Rendell; Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Lucien Blackwell, City Councilman and Consumers Party nominee for Mayor in 1979
George R. Burrell, Jr., City Councilman^[2]
Peter Hearn, former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association^[2]
Ed Rendell, former District Attorney of Philadelphia and candidate for Mayor in 1987

Philadelphia mayoral Democratic primary, 1991
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Ed Rendell	146,373	49.50%
Democratic	Lucien Blackwell	79,212	26.79%
Democratic	George R. Burrell, Jr.	43,787	14.81%
Democratic	Peter Hearn	26,353	8.91%

Joan Specter, City Councilwoman^[3] (to run for re-election)
Dennis Morrison-Wesley, tax consultant^[3]^[4] (to run as New Philadelphia candidate)

Philadelphia mayoral Republican primary, 1991
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Frank Rizzo	47,523	36.45%
Republican	Ronald Castille	46,094	35.35%
Republican	Sam Katz	36,764	28.20%

Following Rizzo's death, City Council candidate Joseph Egan was selected by the Philadelphia Republican Party to replace Rizzo as the nominee.^[5]

**Philadelphia mayoral election, 1991**^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ed Rendell	288,467	64.24%	{{{change}}}
	Republican	Joseph M. Egan, Jr.	132,811	29.58%
	New Philadelphia	Dennis Morrison-Wesley	14,640	3.26%
	Citizens	Pamela Lawler	9,367	2.09%
	New Alliance	Willie Dennis Scott	1,934	0.43%
	Socialist Workers	Kathleen Mickells	1,811	0.40%
Majority
Turnout			449,030	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

^ Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". City Lab. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Decourcy Hinds, Michael (May 20, 1991). "The Primary for Mayor Is Leaving Many in Philadelphia Befuddled". The New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lutton, Christine (February 6, 1991). "Council veteran awaits the call". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ Schwartz, Maralee (January 27, 1991). "FORMER MAYOR RIZZO MAKING ANOTHER BID TO LEAD PHILADELPHIA". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ Decourcy Hinds, Michael (August 3, 1991). "Philadelphia Journal; Egan for Mayor. Ah, but Which One?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
^ "Mayors of the City of Philadelphia 1691-2000". City of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 28, 2019.