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1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

1987 Philadelphia mayoral election

← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →
Turnout71.12% of registered voters Increase 8 pp
38.76% of total population[1]
 
Nominee Wilson Goode Frank Rizzo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 333,254 319,053
Percentage 51.09% 48.91%

Results by ward

Mayor before election

Wilson Goode
Democratic

Elected mayor

Wilson Goode
Democratic

The 1987 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of Wilson Goode over former mayor Frank Rizzo, who had switched to the Republican Party.

  1. ^ 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.

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