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The May 16 primary elections for Philadelphia City Council featured races for all 17 seats, including seven at-large seats and 10 seats determined by geographic voting districts. On the Democratic side, the race for five at-large nominations is led by Isaiah Thomas, Katherine Gilmore-Richardson, Rue Landau, Nina Ahmad and Jim Harrity. Six district races were uncontested. Incumbents Cindy Bass, Quetcy Lozada and Anthony Philips lead their respective races. In the Republican at-large race, the leading five candidates are Drew Murray, Frank Cristinzio, Gary Grisafi, Jim Hasher and Mary Jane Kelly...

Campaign season in the 8th Councilmanic District will end Tuesday when voters decide whether to retain incumbent Councilmember Cindy Bass or elect her challenger, Seth Anderson-Oberman.

City Council candidates dish on the mayoral candidates.

Democrats in the 22nd Ward Open Caucus, a rump group of progressive committee people who have split from the ward's existing party leadership, voted last week to endorse Helen Gym for mayor.

Even before last week, it was clear that Seth Anderson-Oberman, challenger to incumbent 8th District Councilmember Cindy Bass, was generating buzz.