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The2027 Philadelphia mayoral election will be held on November 2, 2027, to elect themayor of Philadelphia.IncumbentDemocratic mayorCherelle Parker is eligible to seek re-election to a second term, but has not yet indicated if she will do so.
In2023, Parker won the Democratic primary with 32.6% of the vote, earning the nomination in a contest that saw wards won by four candidates.[1] She went on to handily defeatRepublicanDavid Oh in the general election, garnering 74.7% of the vote.[2]
Her major legislative priorities during her first term in office include a plan to build or preserve 30,000 units of housing stock, increasing city street cleaning services, and beginning periodic police sweeps of theKensington neighborhood.[3]
