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May 1, 2023

Philly’s Mayoral Race Is a Dead Heat

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Philly’s Mayoral Race Is a Dead Heat

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The Committee of Seventy, a non-partisan and nonprofit group, has released the first independent poll in Philly’s 2023 mayor’s race


In partnership with FairVote, the Urban Affairs Coalition, The Philadelphia Citizen, and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, pollsters surveyed 1,500 likely voters. 


Host Trenae Nuri and Lauren Cristella, interim president and chief operating officer of the Committee of Seventy, talk about who’s in the lead to be the city’s next mayor. 


Check out Committee of Seventy’s Philadelphia primary voters guide.


Information on how to register and how to vote by mail is available from the City Commissioners Office.


The primary election is Tuesday, May 16th. 


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