Fulton wins re-election; Seales, Tatum winners
Incumbent Ward 2 Republican Alderman Jim Fulton won re-election to a third term with 299 votes, or 83%, defeating a challenge from Democrat Mangold Washington III with 57 votes, or 16% last Tuesday night.
“I would like to say I appreciate my Ward 2 constituents for giving me another four years,” Fulton said. “I appreciate my opponent for running a clean campaign. We have big challenges ahead. I am looking forward to continue to lead Philadelphia in the future.”
Incumbent Democrat Alderman-at-Large Leroy Clemons appears to have lost his re-election bid by a two-vote margin with 668 votes, or 49%, to Republican challenger James Carson Waltman’s 670 votes, or 50%.
Independent Shaun Seales claimed a victory over Democrat Ruthie D. Nash in the race for the Ward 4 seat vacated by Cassie Henson who mounted an unsuccessful bid for the mayoral nomination.
Seales garnered 313 votes, or 78%, to Nash’s 87 votes, or 21%.
In the Ward 3 race, Democrat James Tatum defeated Republican Wright Griffis to win the seat vacated by Ronnie Jenkins.
Tatum got 120 votes, or 53%, to Griffis’ 103 votes, or 46%.
Republican Justin Lewis Clearman was unchallenged in filling the Ward 1 seat vacated by Joe Tullos.
Clearman got 279 votes, or 98% percent. Five write-in votes were recorded in Ward 1.