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.

2014 Philadelphia City Council special election

May 20, 2014 (2014-05-20) (1 At-Large)

Nominee Ed Neilson Matt Wolfe Nikki Allen Poe Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 66,204 13,018 4,403 Percentage 78.65% 15.47% 5.23% Seats up 1 0 0 Seats won 1 0 0

Council President before election Darrell L. Clarke Democratic Elected Council President Darrell L. Clarke Democratic

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

Philadelphia City Council Member At-Large District 1, 2014 special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Neilson	66,204	78.65
	Republican	Matt Wolfe	13,018	15.47
	Libertarian	Nikki Allen Poe	4,403	5.23
	Write-in		551	0.65
Total votes			84,176	100
	Democratic hold