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2023 election results: Democratic and Republican primary elections for Philadelphia mayor

Cherelle Parker, a former City Councilmember and state representative, is poised to become Philadelphia’s first Black woman mayor after securing the...
Ryan Boyer, president of Building Trades Council of Philadelphia, with Democratic mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker on Tuesday at South Restaurant and Jazz Club

Notes from Philadelphia's primary day: at South

Read Philly residents' perspective on the primaries. Photo: The Philadelphia Tribune/Abdul R. Sulayman
Luz Colón smiling and gesturing with arms open
AL DÍA News

After seven years in state government, Luz Colón is going back to her roots in 2023 with a City Council run

AL DÍA speaks with Luz Colón about her 2023 at-Large City Council run. Read more in English or Spanish. Photo: Carlos Nogueras/AL DÍA New
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WHYY

16% of Philadelphians are disabled. Here’s where mayoral candidates stand on disability issues, and how advocates are feeling

From affordable housing to agency in voting, candidates and citizens tackled access — what it means, where it isn’t, and how it impacts the civic...
WHYY

VIDEO: Young Philadelphians want to be heard before you elect the city’s next mayor

WHYY News photographer Kimberly Paynter followed three young Philadelphians who are fighting to make their voices heard this election season. Watch.