The 2003 Philadelphia mayoral election was a contest between Democratic incumbent
John F. Street and Republican businessman
Sam Katz.
Pennsylvania governor and former mayor of Philadelphia
Ed Rendell played a key role for Street by ensuring that business interests did not support Katz.
The race was covered in the documentary film ''
The Shame of a City''. This was the last election prior to the
2019 election that saw a Republican nominee carry a ward, with Katz carrying several.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
*
John F. Street, incumbent Mayor
Results
Mayor John Street was unopposed for renomination by the Democratic Party.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
*
Sam Katz, candidate for mayor in 1991 and 1999
Results
Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election
Polling
Results
Notes
References
External links
Election resultsfrom the
Committee of Seventy
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2003 in Philadelphia
2003
2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater.
In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War.
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