Election 2019

State Sen. Anthony Williams has the first broadcast ads in the low-budget Philly mayor’s race.

The name Jim Kenney didn’t inspire much emotion around Fairhill and Strawberry Mansion. People are focused on worries that never seem to change no matter who's in City Hall.

Philadelphia’s soda tax — which raises money to fund pre-K, community schools, improving parks, and other initiatives — has many critics and some defenders

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, challengers state Sen. Anthony Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz talk property taxes and violence in Germantown.

Interviews with voters in Kenney’s old neighborhood show a mix of opinions about him, but little support for his Democratic rivals.

Six candidates for Philadelphia City Council at-large seats laid out their wide-ranging ideas for a greener city at an environmental forum Wednesday night.

The American Beverage Association has complied with city regulations and disclosed its donors for $604,000 in city election spending. It all came from beverage companies.

WHYY and a host of partners sponsored a speed-dating style event to help voters when they hit the ballot box on May 21.

Challengers hammered Mayor Jim Kenney on gun violence and hiring practices at Philadelphia black journalists forum.

Pennsylvania’s primary is May 21 and includes voting for candidates for positions such as mayor, district attorney, and city and county councils.

Former city controller is challenging incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney in the May 21 Democratic primary.

A group of young people wants to put climate change and social justice at the center of the debate for May’s City Council elections.

Philadelphia’s tax break for new construction has become a rallying cry among the 46 City Council candidates that will be on the primary ballot in May.

Do Philly voters even know there's a mayoral primary going on? Why is the campaign so quiet, even as outside groups pour money into the race?