2027 Philadelphia City Council election

2027 Philadelphia City Council election
November 2, 2027 (2027-11-02)
17 Seats on the Philadelphia City Council
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson Kendra Brooks Brian O'Neill
Party Democratic Working Families Republican
Leader's seat At-Large At-Large District 10
Last election 14 2 1
Council President before election

Kenyatta Johnson
Democratic

 Elected Council President

TBD

The 2027 Philadelphia City Council election will be held November 2, 2027,[1][2] with all seats on the Philadelphia City Council up for election. The Democratic Party enters the election with a super-majority on the council, with the Working Families Party and Republican Party in the minority. The election will take place on the same day as the 2027 Philadelphia mayoral election and other local elections in the Commonwealth.

Background

In 2023's council election, nine of the ten district seats re-elected their incumbent councilmembers, with Jeffrey (Jay) Young winning the 5th district, the only open district election.[3] Five council spots had previously been filled during the 2022–23 Philadelphia City Council special elections, with Bobby Henon resigning due to being convicted on corruption charges,[4] and the other four councilmembers resigns to run for Mayor of Philadelphia, as required by Philadelphia law.[5][6][7][8] One of those councilmembers, Cherelle Parker, would go on to win the mayoral election.[9]

All incumbent councilmembers have indicated they intend to pursue reelection. Should they all follow through, it would be the first time in 75 years.[10]

1st District

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

  • Will Gross, 2nd Ward leader and coffee shop owner[11]

2nd District

Democratic primary

Declared

3rd District

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

4th District

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

5th District

Democratic primary

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

  • Dustin Dove, lawyer and president of the Fairmount Civic Association[11]
  • Max Tuttleman, philanthropist and candidate for an at-large council seat in 2023[11]
  • Curtis Wilkerson, chief of staff to councilmember Darrell L. Clarke[11]
  • Kellan White, political operative and former deputy City Controller[13]

6th District

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

7th District

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

  • Quetcy Lozada, incumbent councilor[10]
  • Andres Celin, social worker and candidate for the 7th District in 2023[11]

Potential

  • Andres Celin, social worker and candidate for this district in 2023[11]

8th District

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Jeff Jones, community leader and social justice advocate[11]

Publicly expressed interest

9th District

Democratic primary

Publicly expressed interest

10th District

Republican primary

Declared

At-Large Seats

Philadelphia City Council has seven at-large seats, two of which must be represented by a minority party.[14] In 2023, five of the at-large seats were won by members of the Democratic Party, while the two minority party seats were won by Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O'Rourke of the Working Families Party.[3]

Each party may nominate five candidates for the general election. Voters can select up to five candidates in both the primary and general.[14]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Billy McCann, former teacher[11]
  • Isaiah T. Martin, community development nonprofit leader[11]
  • Isaiah Thomas, incumbent councilor and majority whip[10]
  • Jude Husein, community activist and former staffer for Art Haywood[11]

Publicly expressed interest

Working Families primary

Publicly expressed interest

References

  1. ↑ "PA Election Calendar". PA Youth Vote. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE" Act of Jun. 3, 1937, P.L. 1333, No. 320 (PDF) (§ 2753). June 3, 1937. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Philadelphia Election Results". Philadelphia City Commissioners. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "City Councilmember Bobby Henon resigns, two months after bribery conviction". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly City Councilmember Allan Domb resigns ahead of expected run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Councilmember Derek Green becomes second official candidate for Philly mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ Walsh, Anna Orso and Sean Collins. "Philly Councilmember Cherelle L. Parker has resigned and will run for mayor". inquirer.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Maria Quiñones Sánchez resigns from Philly council, immediately launches bid for mayor". WHYY. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ Walsh, Sean Collins; Schneiderman, Lauren (November 7, 2023). "Democrat Cherelle Parker will become Philadelphia's first female mayor". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Walsh, Sean (December 16, 2025). "All 17 City Council members may be running for reelection. That would be the first time in at least 75 years". Inquirer.com. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Walsh, Sean; Orso, Anna (July 14, 2026). "Three Philly City Council districts emerge as key battlegrounds in the 2027 election". Inquirer.com. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  12. ↑ Walsh, Sean (September 25, 2025). "Philly City Council elections already? This attorney is considering challenging the 5th District's Jeffery Young in 2027". Inquirer.com. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  13. 1 2 Orso, Anna (August 10, 2026). "The race to unseat Philly Councilmember Jeffery Young Jr. is taking shape". Inquirer.com. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  14. 1 2 PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER (§ 2-102). 1952. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
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