Shapiro won 88.7% of Philly's vote. Here's how each Council district voted for governor
The governor carried every Council district, by our count, with his smallest margins in the Northeast. With SEPTA and school money at stake, control of the state Senate is still uncalled.
Gov. Josh Shapiro won a second term Tuesday, defeating Republican Stacy Garrity, WHYY reported. Philadelphia gave him 421,074 votes, or 88.7%, according to unofficial results posted by the Philadelphia City Commissioners, last updated at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, with 1,694 of 1,703 divisions reporting (statewide results in the city). Garrity received 48,750, or 10.3%, and Libertarian Ken Krawchuk 3,802.
For City Hall, the governor's race was about more than one office. The city's transit system, its schools and its budget all depend on decisions made in Harrisburg. State Sen. Sharif Street put it plainly on Election Day: "SEPTA funding is dependent on what happens in Harrisburg," the Philadelphia Tribune reported. The state provides most of the School District's funding, Street noted.
Compared with 2022
In his first run for governor, Shapiro won 426,885 Philadelphia votes, 85.6% of the total, according to the commissioners' 2022 results. This year's count so far is about 5,800 votes lower, out of about 24,000 fewer ballots cast for governor, but his share is about three points higher. The 2026 figures don't yet include provisional ballots.
What our records add: the governor's vote by Council district
We matched each voting division to its Council district using the city's division and 2024 district boundaries, by each division's center point. These are close estimates, not official district totals.
| District | Member | Shapiro | Garrity | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Mark Squilla | 88.4% | 10.4% | | 2 | Kenyatta Johnson | 89.7% | 9.4% | | 3 | Jamie Gauthier | 96.7% | 2.1% | | 4 | Curtis Jones Jr. | 92.7% | 6.3% | | 5 | Jeffery Young Jr. | 95.0% | 3.8% | | 6 | Mike Driscoll | 70.8% | 28.0% | | 7 | Quetcy Lozada | 89.4% | 9.5% | | 8 | Cindy Bass | 96.3% | 2.8% | | 9 | Anthony Phillips | 93.4% | 5.7% | | 10 | Brian J. O'Neill | 65.0% | 34.0% |
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- Shapiro carried every Council district. His weakest were the 10th and 6th, in the Northeast, the same two districts that gave the city's charter questions their lowest support (district results).
- By ward, Garrity's best showing was the 57th Ward, at about 31%, followed by the 63rd, 45th and 66th. Her weakest was the 10th Ward, at about 1.4%.
- Shapiro topped 96% in the 3rd and 8th districts, which cover much of West and Northwest Philadelphia.
The city's asks
City leaders and the governor were in the same room on Election Day. Shapiro, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and Council President Kenyatta Johnson attended the traditional Election Day lunch at South Restaurant & Jazz Club, the Inquirer reported. Parker urged residents to vote that morning, saying, "The way to change that is through that vote," WHYY reported.
The city's own finances add pressure. PICA, the state board that oversees Philadelphia's budget, warned before the election that "The City does not have the fiscal capacity to make up widespread reductions in federal support," the Tribune reported.
Who controls the state Senate will shape what the governor can deliver, and that chamber hadn't been called as of WHYY's 8:54 a.m. update (our Harrisburg story).