1967 Philadelphia mayoral election

1967 Philadelphia mayoral election
November 7, 1967
Turnout73% 2 pp
 
Nominee James Tate Arlen Specter
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 353,326 342,398
Percentage 48.98% 47.47%
Results by ward
Tate:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Specter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Mayor before election

James Tate
Democratic

 Elected mayor

James Tate
Democratic

The 1967 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 7, 1967. Incumbent mayor James Tate narrowly defeated Republican challenger Arlen Specter in the general election.

In the Democratic primary, Tate successfully fended off a challenge by Alexander Hemphill, who had the backing of Philadelphia Democratic Party chair Francis R. Smith.

Specter would later be elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980, where he served until 2011.

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