PHILADELPHIA: Mayoral Race in Dead Heat
An Emerson College Polling/PHL17 survey of Philadelphia Democratic primary voters finds a tight race for mayor ahead of the May 16 election. Helen Gym leads the field with 21%, followed by Cherelle Parker with 18%, Rebecca Rhynhart with 18%, and Allan Domb with 14%. Jeff Brown trails with 10%. With less than a week until Election Day, 15% of likely voters are undecided. When these voters are asked which candidate they lean towards, and that is added to their total support, Gym’s support increases to 23%, Parker to 21%, Rhynhart to 20%, and Domb to 17%.
“This is an exciting race where there is no clear frontrunner,” Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling, said. “The top four candidates are within the poll’s margin of error, and could receive the most votes depending on demographic turnout.”
Voters’ age plays a significant factor in candidate support: Gym holds a ten-point lead over Rhynhart among voters under 50, 33% to 23%, whereas Parker holds a plurality of support of voters over 50, at 24%, followed by Domb at 21%.
https://emersoncollegepolling.com/philadelphia-2023-mayoral-race-in-dead-heat-gym-parker-rhynhart-domb-scramble-in-crowded-field/
