• Source: 2014 Philadelphia City Council special election
    • The 2014 Philadelphia City Council special election took place on May 20, 2014, alongside the primary election. The composition of the Philadelphia City Council remained unchanged from before the election, with Democrats maintaining their 14–3 majority on the council.


      Background


      City Council Member Bill Green resigned due to being nominated by Governor Tom Corbett to become the chair of the School Reform Commission.
      In March 2014, Democratic ward leaders nominated former political director of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 chapter Ed Neilson while Republicans nominated lawyer Matt Wolfe and Libertarians nominated comedian and marijuana legalization activist Richard Tamaccio Jr., who later appeared on the ballot under his stage name Nikki Allen Poe


      Results




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