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Anthony Williams’ popularity in West Philly was no match for Jim Kenney’s landslide win in the Democratic primary for mayor Tuesday night, but there’s still good news for the state Senator: He won his neighborhood.
For more on where each of the candidates are from and what their home neighborhoods are like, check out our Philly Neighborhood Index: Mayoral candidate edition. Here’s how each candidate did in his or her home ward:
Lynne Abraham
Overall percentage of the vote: 8.39 percent
Home neighborhood: Society Hill (5th ward)
Percentage of the vote in home ward: 15.09 percent
How her ward voted:
Anthony Williams: 466 votes, 8.66 percent
Milton Street: 27 votes, 0.50 percent
Jim Kenney: 3,665 votes, 68.11 percent
Doug Oliver: 211 votes, 3.92 percent
Nelson Diaz: 197 votes, 3.66 percent
Lynne Abraham: 812 votes, 15.09 percent
Nelson Diaz
Overall percentage of the vote: 3.71 percent
Home neighborhood: Chestnut Hill (9th ward)
Percentage of the vote in home ward: 4.6 percent
How his ward voted:
Anthony Williams: 414 votes, 10.02 percent
Milton Street: 13 votes, 0.31 percent
Jim Kenney: 2,894 votes, 70.02 percent
Doug Oliver: 189 votes, 4.57 percent
Nelson Diaz: 190 votes, 4.6 percent
Lynne Abraham: 432 votes, 10.45 percent
Jim Kenney
Overall percentage of the vote: 55.79 percent
Home neighborhood: East Passyunk (39th ward)
Percentage of the vote in home ward: 86.91 percent
How his ward voted:
Anthony Williams: 319 votes, 4.19 percent
Milton Street: 27 votes, 0.35 percent
Jim Kenney: 6,622 votes, 86.91 percent
Doug Oliver: 122 votes, 1.6 percent
Nelson Diaz: 84 votes, 1.1 percent
Lynne Abraham: 444, 5.83 percent
Doug Oliver
Overall percentage of the vote: 4.25 percent
Home neighborhood: East Oak Lane (49th ward)
Percentage of the vote in home ward: 6.74 percent
How his ward voted:
Anthony Williams: 1,763 votes, 41.68 percent
Milton Street: 93 votes, 2.2 percent
Jim Kenney: 1,712 votes, 40.47 percent
Doug Oliver: 285 votes, 6.74 percent
Nelson Diaz: 161 votes, 3.81 percent
Lynne Abraham: 216 votes, 5.11 percent
Milton Street
Overall percentage of the vote: 1.69 percent
Home neighborhood: Mayfair (62nd ward)
Percentage of the vote in home ward: 1.53 percent
How his ward voted:
Anthony Williams: 517 votes, 20.75 percent
Milton Street: 38 votes, 1.53 percent
Jim Kenney: 1,417 votes, 56.88 percent
Doug Oliver: 98 votes, 3.93 percent
Nelson Diaz: 154 votes, 6.18 percent
Lynne Abraham: 267 votes, 10.72 percent
Anthony Williams
Overall percentage of the vote: 26.15 percent
Home neighborhood: Cobbs Creek (3rd ward)
Percentage of the vote in home ward: 59.32 percent
How his ward voted:
Anthony Williams: 2,367 votes, 59.32 percent
Milton Street: 63 votes, 1.58 percent
Jim Kenney: 1,240 votes, 31.08 percent
Doug Oliver: 146 votes, 3.66 percent
Nelson Diaz: 46 votes, 1.15 percent
Lynne Abraham: 128 votes, 3.21 percent
