1979 Philadelphia mayoral election

1979 Philadelphia mayoral election
November 6, 1979
Turnout60% 5 pp
 
Nominee William J. Green III David W. Marston Lucien Blackwell
Party Democratic Republican Consumer
Popular vote 313,345 174,083 108,447
Percentage 52.59% 29.22% 18.20%
Results by ward
Green:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Marston:      40–50%      50–60%
Blackwell:      40–50%      50–60%
Mayor before election

Frank Rizzo
Democratic

Elected mayor

William J. Green III
Democratic

The 1979 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of William J. Green III.

Ahead of the election there had been an unsuccessful effort to amend the city charter to allow incumbent mayor Frank Rizzo to run for a third consecutive term.

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