Donavan West

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Donavan West

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May 16, 2023

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Donavan West (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Philadelphia City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Isaiah Thomas (D)	16.8	197,642
✔		Katherine Richardson (D)	16.1	189,917
✔		Nina Ahmad (D)	15.7	184,332
✔	Submit photo	Rue Landau (D)	14.9	175,976
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrity (D)	13.1	153,839
✔		Kendra Brooks (Working Families Party)	7.1	83,616
✔		Nicolas O'Rourke (Working Families Party)	5.9	70,062
		Drew Murray (R)	5.1	60,277
	Submit photo	Jim Hasher (R)	5.1	60,274
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,622

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,177,557
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gary Grisafi (R)
• Frank Cristinzio (R)
• Mary Kelly (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Isaiah Thomas	12.7	107,315
✔		Katherine Richardson	11.1	93,418
✔	Submit photo	Rue Landau	9.0	75,798
✔		Nina Ahmad	7.9	66,689
✔	Submit photo	Jim Harrity	6.2	52,323
	Submit photo	Eryn Santamoor	5.6	47,410
		Amanda McIllmurray	5.5	46,379
	Submit photo	Erika Almiron	5.1	43,029
		Sherrie Cohen	3.9	32,430
	Submit photo	Job Itzkowitz	3.3	27,648
	Submit photo	Melissa Robbins	2.9	24,523
	Submit photo	Deshawnda Williams	2.7	22,506
		Luz Colon	2.6	21,917
	Submit photo	Donavan West	2.6	21,830
	Submit photo	John Kelly	2.5	21,153
	Submit photo	Jalon Alexander	2.0	16,628
	Submit photo	Qiana Shedrick	2.0	16,422
	Submit photo	Abu Edwards	1.8	15,105
		Michelle Prettyman	1.7	14,720
	Submit photo	Naderah Griffin	1.5	12,354
	Submit photo	Derwood Selby	1.4	11,952
	Submit photo	Charles Reyes	1.3	11,301
	Submit photo	Wayne Dorsey	1.2	10,378
		Ogbonna Hagins	0.9	7,403
	Submit photo	Christopher Booth	0.9	7,195
	Submit photo	George Stevenson	0.8	7,023
	Submit photo	Curtis Segers III	0.7	6,064
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	957

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 841,870
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Daniel Orsino (D)
• Clayton Prince (D)
• Max Tuttleman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Murray	18.7	10,584
✔	Submit photo	Frank Cristinzio	18.6	10,518
✔		Gary Grisafi	16.6	9,369
✔	Submit photo	Jim Hasher	16.5	9,333
✔	Submit photo	Mary Kelly	15.5	8,751
		Sam Oropeza	13.3	7,527
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	408

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,490
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2023

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