Who’s running for Philadelphia City Council?

There are more than 50 candidates running for Council in the primaries. Here’s how they divide up.

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Inquirer Staff

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

On May 21, dozens of candidates – 44 Democrats and 11 Republicans – hope to win their party’s nomination in the Philadelphia primary and get onto the fall ballot for a seat on City Council. And while it’s not quite a record (in 1979, more than 100 Democrats ran for at-large seats alone during the height of anti-Rizzo fervor), it’s still a pretty hefty list. Want to find out who’s on your ballot? Check our voter’s guide here.

>>READ MORE: See all of our primary election coverage.

But the number of candidates isn’t the only interesting thing about this field. We broke it down into some key categories to get a better picture of the types of candidates running. Explore those categories below.