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November will be an existential test for the Philly GOP as it fights to defend the last Republicans in City Hall

If three GOP candidates lose in November, the 115,000 registered Republicans in the city would for the first time in modern history have no representative on City Council.

Attorney and Republican ward leader Matthew Wolfe (left) walks alongside Vince Fenerty, chair of the Philadelphia Republican Party, in City Hall in August. Both are leaders of the city GOP, which is facing an existential test this November.
Attorney and Republican ward leader Matthew Wolfe (left) walks alongside Vince Fenerty, chair of the Philadelphia Republican Party, in City Hall in August. Both are leaders of the city GOP, which is facing an existential test this November.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer