Michael Nutter wins Philadelphia, USA mayoral primary
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{{date|May 16, 2007}}
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[[Image:Michael Nutter.png||thumb|right|160px|[[w:Michael Nutter|Michael Nutter]] won the Democratic mayoral primary in Philadelphia]]
[[w:Michael Nutter|Michael Nutter]] won the [[w:Philadelphia mayoral election, 2007|Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary]] making him the presumptive mayor. He will face Republican candidate [[w:Al Taubenberger|Al Taubenberger]] in the general election in the fall. 

=== Background ===

Nutter positioned himself as a reformer. Prior to the election he was endorsed by all the major newspapers in the city. On April 27, 2007, ''[[w:The Philadelphia Inquirer|The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' announced that it would endorse Nutter for the Democratic primary. Nutter was also endorsed by the ''[[w:Philadelphia Daily News|Philadelphia Daily News]]'', ''[[w:Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]]'' magazine, ''The Northeast Times'', ''[[w:Philadelphia City Paper|Philadelphia City Paper]]'', ''[[w:Philadelphia Weekly|Philadelphia Weekly]]'', Philly for Change (a local affiliate of [[w:Democracy for America|Democracy for America]]),  ''[[w:The Daily Pennsylvanian|The Daily Pennsylvanian]]'', and Clean Water Action.

Nutter won the May 15 Democratic primary election with 37% of the vote in a five-man field. He defeated his nearest rival, Tom Knox, by a comfortable margin. The other candidates, Bob Brady, Chaka Fattah and Dwight Evans, trailed the top two. Nutter drew strength from wards throughout the city. His strongest wards were the liberal wards of Center City and the Northwest, where Nutter soundly defeated all of his opponents.

=== Results ===
==== Primary Results ====

100% precincts reported
{| class=wikitable 
!colspan=3 Democratic|'''Democratic Primary Results'''
!colspan=3 Republican|'''Republican Primary Results'''
|-
!Candidate
!Vote
!Percent
!Candidate
!Votes
!Percent
|-
|'''[[w:Michael Nutter|Michael Nutter]]'''
|104,299
|37.09%
|'''[[w:Al Taubenberger|Al Taubenberger]]'''
|17,022
|99.93%	
|-
|[[w:Tom Knox|Tom Knox]]
|70,043
|25.42%
|Write-Ins
|113
|0.07%
|-
|[[w:Bob Brady|Bob Brady]]
|43,200
|15.09%
|-
|[[w:Chaka Fattah|Chaka Fattah]]
|43,141
|15.08%	
|-
|Dwight Evans
|22,295
|8.25%
|-
|Queena Bass
|926
|0.03%	
|-
|Jesus White
|418
|0.01%
|-
|Write-Ins
|6
|0.00%
|-
|'''Totals'''
|290,772
|100%
|'''Totals'''
|17,139
|100%
|-
|colspan=6|<small>Source: [http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/ Pennsylvania Bureau of Commisions, Elections & Legislation]</small>
|}

== Sources ==
{{wikipedia|Philadelphia mayoral election, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/mayor_race_results.html
|title=Nutter wins nomination
|author=
|pub=Philadelphia Inquirer
|date=May 16, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=14565
|title=Editor's Note - Nutter for Mayor
|author=Tim Whitaker
|pub=Philadelphia Weekly
|date= May 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cleanwateraction.org/pa/philadelphia.html
|title=Mayoral and City Council Election Scorecard
|author=
|pub=Clean Water Action
|date=May 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.phillyforchange.com/
|title=PFC Members Endorse Michael Nutter
|author=
|pub=http://www.phillyforchange.com/
|date=May 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20070504_MICHAEL_NUTTER_FOR_MAYOR.html
|title=MICHAEL NUTTER FOR MAYOR
|author=
|pub=Philadelphia Daily News
|date=May 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.northeasttimes.com/2007/0503/editorial.html
|title=Nutter is the best choice
|author=
|pub=The Northeast Times
|date= May 3, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2007/05/03/michael-nutter-for-mayor
|title=Michael Nutter for Mayor
|author=Doron Taussig
|pub=Philadelphia City Paper
|date= May 2, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://phillymag.com/articles/the_philadelphia_magazine_endorsement_nutter_for_mayor
|title=Nutter for Mayor
|author=
|pub=Philadelphia
|date=
May, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.thenextmayor.com/Nutterethics.html
|title= What Nutter said: Ethics Statement
|author=
|pub=Thenextmayor.com
|date=April 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_top/20070427_Inquirer_endorses_Nutter.html 
|title=Inquirer endorses Nutter
|author=Andrew Maykuth
|pub=The Philadelphia Inquirer
|date= April 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/04/25/Opinion/Editorial.Nutter.For.Mayor-2878542.shtm
|title= Nutter for mayor
|author=
|pub=The Daily Pennsylvanian
|date=April 25, 2007}}

== External links ==

*[http://www.phila.gov City of Philadelphia]
*[http://www.nutter2007.com Nutter Campiagn website]

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__NOTOC__
Michael Nutter won the Democratic mayoral primary in Philadelphia
Michael Nutter won the Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary making him the presumptive mayor. He will face Republican candidate Al Taubenberger in the general election in the fall. 

Nutter positioned himself as a reformer. Prior to the election he was endorsed by all the major newspapers in the city. On April 27, 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer announced that it would endorse Nutter for the Democratic primary. Nutter was also endorsed by the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia magazine, The Northeast Times, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, Philly for Change (a local affiliate of Democracy for America),  The Daily Pennsylvanian, and Clean Water Action.

Nutter won the May 15 Democratic primary election with 37% of the vote in a five-man field. He defeated his nearest rival, Tom Knox, by a comfortable margin. The other candidates, Bob Brady, Chaka Fattah and Dwight Evans, trailed the top two. Nutter drew strength from wards throughout the city. His strongest wards were the liberal wards of Center City and the Northwest, where Nutter soundly defeated all of his opponents.

100% precincts reported

'Democratic Primary Results'

'Republican Primary Results'

Candidate

Vote

Percent

Candidate

Votes

Percent

'Michael Nutter'

104,299

37.09%

'Al Taubenberger'

17,022

99.93%	

Tom Knox

70,043

25.42%

Write-Ins

113

0.07%

Bob Brady

43,200

15.09%

Chaka Fattah

43,141

15.08%	

Dwight Evans

22,295

8.25%

Queena Bass

926

0.03%	

Jesus White

418

0.01%

Write-Ins

6

0.00%

'Totals'

290,772

100%

'Totals'

17,139

100%

Source:  Pennsylvania Bureau of Commisions, Elections & Legislation
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