Election Results: Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayor

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PHILADELPHIA --

Parker emerged from a crowded field of five front-runner Democratic candidates vying to replace Democrat Jim Kenney, who is term-limited. She beat out other former city council members who resigned from their seats to throw their hats in the ring; a state representative; a former city controller and a political outsider businessman.Philadelphia mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker takes part in a Democratic primary debate at the WPVI-TV studio in Philadelphia, April 25, 2023.

Philadelphia voters will choose between front-runner candidates including former council members Allan Domb, Helen Gym and Parker; Rhynhart; and political outsider and grocer Jeff Brown. They are vying to replace Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney, who is term-limited.Only one Republican, former city council member David Oh, is running. He and the Democratic nominee will face each other in the Nov. 7 general election.

"Especially with the way the Democratic Party is a little bit fractured this time around, I just think that there's going to be a lot of pushback on whomever gets voted in," she said.

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