1999 Philadelphia mayoral election

1999 Philadelphia mayoral election
Turnout	45% 6 pp
	Results by ward; Street: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Katz: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Mayor before election; Ed Rendell; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; John F. Street; Democratic

The 1999 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the narrow election of Democrat John F. Street.

Democratic primary

Queena Bass, activist and former Thomas Jefferson University Hospital employee
Dwight Evans, State Representative from the 203rd district
Happy Fernandez, At-Large City Councilwoman
John F. Street, City Councilman from District 5
Martin Weinberg, judge and former City Solicitor
John F. White, Jr., former City Councilman from District 9 and State Representative from the 200th district

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Street	107,285	36.11%
	Democratic	Martin Weinberg	91,457	30.78%
	Democratic	John F. White, Jr.	64,657	21.76%
	Democratic	Happy Fernandez	18,200	6.13%
	Democratic	Dwight Evans	13,711	4.62%
	Democratic	Queena Bass	1,802	0.61%
Turnout			297,112	100.00

Philadelphia Republican mayoral primary, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Katz	27,011	100.00%
Turnout			27,011	100.00

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John F. Street	211,136	49.52%	-30.12%
	Republican	Sam Katz	203,908	49.12%	+29.31
	Independent	Other	5,376	1%	+0.46
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing