A brief history of bad things that actually did — and didn’t — happen in Philadelphia elections

Bad things do sometimes happen in Philadelphia elections. Other incidents become the stuff of legend. As in all mythology, legends often don’t stand up well to scrutiny.

Voters in booths at a West Philadelphia polling place in 2015.Read moreStephanie Aaronson / File Photograph

by Chris Brennan and Sean Collins Walsh

Updated Sept. 30, 2020, 4:13 p.m. ET

Published Sept. 30, 2020, 4:02 p.m. ET