The 2003 Philadelphia mayoral election was a contest between Democratic incumbent John F. Street and Republican businessman Sam Katz.

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2003 Philadelphia mayoral election

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Turnout	50%[1] 5 pp
Nominee John F. Street Sam Katz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 267,230 189,357 Percentage 58.34% 41.34%
Results by ward Street:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Katz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mayor before election John F. Street Democratic Elected Mayor John F. Street Democratic

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Pennsylvania Governor and former Mayor of Philadelphia Ed Rendell played a key role for Street by ensuring that business interests did not support Katz.^[2]

The race was covered in the documentary film The Shame of a City. This was the last election prior to the 2019 election that saw a Republican nominee carry a ward, with Katz carrying several.

• Election results from the Committee of Seventy