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Unfamiliar_Word t1_j0o89q0 wrote

Reply to comment by ten-million in This sounds crazy but as of yesterday, we are less than 5 months away from the PA primary and the winner of the mayoral race will be the 100th mayor of the city of Philadelphia. November is an afterthought. The more candidates that run, the winner may snag it with just a one percent difference. by joeltheprocess76

It's probably an accident of history. I haven't done a detailed historical analysis, but a casual look at the list of Mayors since the Act of Consolidation suggests that they have been elected in odd years since the middle of the nineteenth century.

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