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1947 mayoral election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The 1947 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the reelection of
Bernard Samuel. To date, this is the last election in Philadelphia mayoral history won by a
Republican and the last not won by a
Democrat.
[1] Samuel defeated Democratic Party nominee, first-time candidate
Richardson Dilworth. Dilworth would subsequently go on to be the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for
governor of Pennsylvania
in 1950 before being elected
Philadelphia district attorney
in 1951 and mayor of Philadelphia
in 1955
Results
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