Winning Campaigns Have A Low Cost Per Vote

Since 2007, the winning Democratic candidate in Philly mayoral primaries has never been the one who spent the most per vote.

2023 data reflect fundraising, not expenditures, since that data isn’t fully available yet. Historically, funds raised and spent have been very similar.

*City officials indicated that T. Milton Street did not file complete campaign finance reports in 2011.
Source: Inquirer analysis by ASEEM SHUKLA of Philadelphia Board of Ethics data