It’s that time of the year again when the good people at City Hall allow me to peruse the write-in votes from a Philly election. (Thanks again, good people!).
This May’s primary spreadsheet isn’t broken down by party so what follows are highlights from the overall write-in collections from all races in our fine country of Philadelphia. There are some clear points being made throughout the list below.
Special shoutout to the two Philadelphians who deemed me worthy of their write-in votes. Your trust and support means so much.
Also, RIP Dan McQuade. Five votes does not accurately capture the impact left behind.
Enjoy! (And if you want me to check for a particular one, just let me know and I’ll do a quick search).
GOVERNOR:
Free Palestine 188
Doug Mastriano 37
Gritty 36
John Fetterman 24
Zohran Mamdani 22
Mumia Abu Jamal 18
Not a Zionist 10
No AIPAC 10
Malcolm Kenyatta 10
Joel Embiid 8
Hasan Piker 8
No Data Centers 7
AOC 7
Jalen Hurts 6
Free Gaza 6
Tyrese Maxey 5
Fund SEPTA 5
Dan McQuade 5
Abolish ICE 5
Phillie Phanatic 3
Fuck AIPAC 3
Jason Kelce 3
Al Horford 3
Stop the Genocide 2
Michael Coard 2
Luigi Mangione 2
Kyle Schwarber 2
Hamas 2
Free Palestine/Stop Genocide 2
Ben Simmons 2
Allen Iverson 2
Spencer Pratt 2
Someone Against Data Centers 2
Hillary Clinton 2
All with 1 vote (reverse alphabetical order):
Zionism is Racism, Your Mom, You Disappointed Me!, VJ Edgecombe, Victor Wembenyama, Swoop, Stop Taking AIPAC Money, Stop Supporting Corporate Greed, Stop ICE, Stop Genocide in Gaza, Stop Funding Genocide, Stop Funding Bombing Kids, Stop AIPAC, Steven Colbert, Sidney Crosby, Shapiro Supports Genocide, Sell the Union Sugarman, Rocco from Elmo, Rob Mac, Recall Fetterman, R. Budd Dwyer, Quinta Brunson, Prophet Muhammad, Pro-Palestine, Poop McGee, Poop, Piss, Pie, Philly Elmo, Penis, Pencil, Not a Sociopath, No War, No Tax Money for Israel, No More Zionist Genocidaires, No Israel in PA, No Israel Bonds, No Genocide No War, No Genocide Free Palestine, No Data Centers in PA, No Collaboration with ICE + Divest from Israel Now, Nick Fuentes, My Dick, My Cat Stevie, Mike Jerrick, Michelle Obama, Michael Jackson, Mao, Kylie Kelce, Joshua Albert, Josh Harris, JFK, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jello Biafra, Ice Out Free Palestine, Ian Riccaboni, Hot Dog, Homer Simpson, Hello Kitty, Harry Ballz, Genocide Josh, Genocide Josh Stop Arming Israel, Fund SEPTA Free Palestine, Fuck Trump, Fuck Stacy Garrity, Fuck Rabb, Fuck Israel, Fuck ICE, Fuck AI, Fuck, Freeway, Free Palestine Fuck ICE, Free Palestine – ICE Out, Fred Rogers, Fran Dunphy, Fart Noises, Fart, Erme Maula, End the Genocide – Fuck Israel, End Occupation, End Genocide, Eggman, Edmundo Sosa, Dua Lipa, Deez Nutsz, Det. John Munch, Delco is Not Philly Dude, Daryl Morey, Daniel Craig, Daniel Bauder, Crimes Johnson, Cooper Dejean, Cheri Honkala, Charlie the Cat, Charles Peruto Jr, Catholic Charities Funding, Burnt Toast, Bryce Harper, Brian P. Hickey (thanks!!!), Boycot Israel, Booooo, Benji Netanyoyo, Ben Dover, Batman, Ban Leftists Defy Dem Party, Baby Scrapple, Anyone Who Speaks Against Genocide, Anyone Who Is Not A Zionist, Anyone Who Didn’t Lower the Flags For Charlie Kirk, Anybody But AIPAC Josh, Any Palestinian, Antizionism, Anti-Zionist Politician Please, Anti-Zionist, Anti-AIPAC, Anarchy, An Actual Asshole, Amerigo Vespucci, Alex Holley, Alex from Shriners, Al Schmidt, AIPAC-Free Candidate, A Sentient Pile of Dog Shit, A Literal Roach.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Free Palestine 55
Mumia Abu Jamal 13
Gritty 9
Donald Trump 8
Zohran Mamdani 5
John Fetterman 4
VJ Edgecombe 2
Tyrese Maxey 2
No Data Centers 2
Kyle Schwarber 2
Homer Simpson 2
Fund SEPTA 2
Free Gaza 2
Ceasefire 2
All with 1 (reverse alphabetical order):
Young Bull, Work From Home, William Cosby, Vladimir Lenin, Victor Wembanyama, Tribble the Cat, Tax the Rich, Stop Canceling Dems, Squish, Sonic the Hedgehog, Someone Against Data Centers, Solomon Jones, Shut Down Moshannon, Put Fetterman in the Pit, Paul Birdsong, Not AIPAC, Nocturnal Grave Desecrater and Black Widow, No Zionists, No Votes for AIPAC Schmucks, No Genocide No War, No Genocide, No Big Money, No AIPAC, My Mom, My Dog, My Cat Squish, Mindy Isser, Michael Jordan, Meow Meow, Melissa Schmementi, Medicare for All, Lucifer King of Darkness, Lenin, Leila Delicious, Lauren Vidas, Joshua Albert, John Africa, JD Vance, Jason Kelce, Jalen Hurts, Inti F Ada, IHRA Definition of Antisem., Hugh Jass, He Man, Hamas, Hakeem Olajuwon, Gomer Pyle, George Matysik, Genocide Supporter, Genocide is Bad, General Muti, Geico Gecko, Gaza-Palestine, Gaza, Fuck Trump, Fuck Israel, Fuck ICE, Fuck AIPAC, Friedrich Engels, Fire Daryl Morey (congrats on manifesting this!), Fidel Castro, Fart, Eugene Debs, End Mass Incarceration, End Apartheid, Elmo, Elmer Fudd, Elliot Ness the Cat, Duke Nukem, DSA Candidate, Doug Mastriano’s Choice, Doug Mastriano, Deez Nuts, Darth Vader, Burnt Toast, Bukayo Saka, Bruce Vilanch, Boycott Israel, Blue Jean Swayze, And You Let Them Do That, Anarchy, AOC, Alex Holley, Alan Alda, Al Horford, Abolish the Police, Abolish ICE, A Useless Post. A Smaller Asshole.
CONGRESS:
Free Palestine 10
Gritty 9
Elizabeth Fielder 4
Mickey Mouse 4
Donald Trump 3
John Fetterman 3
Bob Baby 2
Lauren Rinaldi 2
No AIPAC 2
All with 1:
8647, A Wee Little Mouse Boy, Abolish ICE, Al Schmidt, Alexandra Hunt, Anti-AIPAC, Anyone Who Will Show Up In The Community, Ban Leftists Defy Dem Party, Binky the Clown, Bozo the Clown, Bryce Harper, Charlie Kirk, Don Trump Jr, Drunk, Elections Are A Joke, Elmo, Fighting Labor Movement, Fred Nerd, Free Palestine Free Iran, Fuck AIPAC, Fuck Democrats, Geico Gecko, Godzilla, Jalen Hurts, John Bolaris, Marco Rubio, Mehmet Oz, Mr. Woke, My Dog, Need A Hope and A Prayer, No ICE Camps, No Israel Bonds, No Tax Money For Israel, No Zionists, Palestine, Phillie Phanatic, Phuc Disguy, Pope Leo, Porky Pig, Quinta Brunson, Raymond J Clothier III, Richard M. Nixon, Rizzo, Scott Presler, Stop Canceling Dems, Stop Taking Special Interest Money, Stop Voting With GOP, Zionist.
STATE SENATE (several races)
2nd District:
Aaron Bashir 405
Free Palestine 2
Deez Nuts 2
Gritty 1
Anarchy 1
Al Schmidt 1
A Turtle Would Be Better 1
4th District:
Art Haywood 24
Lenin 1
Jalen Hurts 1
Homer Simpson 1
DSA 1
Ban Leftists Defy Dem Party 1
8th District:
Anthony Williams 22
Free Palestine 4
Mindy Isser 2
Donald Trump 2
Deez Nuts 2
Zohran Mamdani 1
Young Bull 1
The Rizzler 1
Squish 1
OMG 1
LMAO 1
Lisa Simpson 1
Jon Bon Jovi 1
ICE 1
God 1
Fund SEPTA 1
Elmo 1
Doug Mastriano 1
Change Philly 1
A Progressive Candidate 1
STATE HOUSE (several races).
10th District:
Cass Green 25
Martina White 14
Gritty 2
Working Families 1
The Phanatic 1
Rocky Balboa 1
Octavious Catto 1
No Prison Money 1
No ICE Camps 1
M. Night Shyamalan 1
Kanye West 1
John Fetterman 1
John Cena 1
Fart 1
Donald Trump 1
Clint Eastwood 1
Bart Simpson 1
Apollo Creed 1
170th District:
Sean Dougherty 59
Yes 1
Why Is There No Choice 1
Thomas Massie 1
Kyle Schwarber 1
John Lithgow 1
John Fetterman 1
Beth Coco 1
Anyone Else 1
A Republican 1
172nd District:
No 1
Goku 1
174th District:
Ed Nielson 8
No Confidence 1
Gritty 1
Boner Forever 1
175th District:
Malcolm Kenyatta 7
Free Palestine 3
Scum 1
Ronald Reagan 1
Muhammad the Prophet 1
Lauren Rinaldi 1
Kyle Schwarber 1
Katt Williams 1
Jesus Christ 1
177th District:
Mark Lavelle 64
Gritty 2
J Fetterman 1
Free Palestine 1
Asa Khalif 1
179th District:
Please Omit 1
No Way 1
No One 1
Jesus 1
180th District:
Jose Giral 6
Gritty 1
Free Palestine 1
181st District:
Malcolm Kenyatta 11
Joe Cox 2
Snoopy 1
Rabbi Cinamon 1
No Good Ones 1
Jay Leno 1
Free Palestine 1
182nd District:
Ben Waxman 5
Free Palestine 2
Waxman Is Not A Good Human 1
Tom Holland 1
The Statue of Liberty 1
That Dipshit Waxman 1
Stop Cenoding Dems 1
No Genocide 1
Kevin Bethel 1
Kelly Oubre Jr. 1
Gritty 1
Elmo 1
Delete AI 1
Abolish ICE 1
184th District:
Elizabeth Fielder 6
Penis 1
Mr. Potato Head 1
Jason Kelce 1
Gritty 1
Doctor Octopus 1
185th District:
William Lanzilotti 9
Zohran Mamdani 1
186th District:
Jordan Harris 12
Mindy Isser 3
Donald Trump 2
Zohran Mamdani 1
Sneaky Pete 1
Skeletor 1
John Lennon 1
ICE 1
Free Palestine 1
El Jefe 1
Ceasefire 1
188th District:
Joanna McClinton 9
Paige Wolfe 2
Michael Nutter 2
Woodstock 1
The Homie Barnstable 1
Suq Madiq 1
Santa Claus 1
Fuck Rick 1
Fletcher Cox 1
Bryce Harper 1
Benjamin Franklin 1
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio 1
190th District:
Darisha Parker 9
Joseph Biden 1
Jesus 1
191st District:
Joanna McClinton 7
Wishful Thinking 1
192nd District:
Roni Green 3
Winnie the Pooh 1
Malcolm X 1
Gritty 1
194th District:
Tarik Khan 26
Stop the Genocide 1
Shane Gillis 1
No Euthanasia 1
Howdy Dudy 1
Cody Rhodes 1
Charlie Kirk 1
195th District:
Kenneth T. Walker Jr. 5
Traitorous Terrorist Sympathizer 1
Johnny Goodtimes 1
197th District:
Danilo Burgos 14
198th District:
Darisha Parker 11
200th District:
Deshawnda Williams 6
Chris Johnson 6
Lenin 1
Jalen Hurts 1
Ban Leftists Defy Dem Party 1
201st District:
Chris Johnson 13
Andre Carroll 12
The Ignored 1
Jalen Hurts 1
I Will Never Get Their Precept 1
202nd District:
Jared Solomon 8
203rd District:
Gary Grisafi 9
STATE COMMITTEE (multiple races):
1st District (Dem.):
Kristen Scalise 93
Jalen Hurts 4
Lauren Rinaldi 3
Mumia Abu Jamal 2
Gritty 2
All with 1:
Who Are These People, Ukee Washington, Trey Anastasio, Thor, Thomas Jefferson, The Phillie Phanatic, The Native Americans, Stop Extreme Lib Hate, Stop Censoring, Stop Canceling Dems, Stop Being Against, Stop Assuming, Someone With A Brain Spine Heart, Shemp, Pocahantas, Penis Cockworthy, Penis, No More Corporate Democrats, No Machines, No IDF Terrorist Funders, No Genocide, No AIPAC, MLK, Luther Vandross, Larry, John Fetterman, Joel Embiid, Jason Kelce, God, Fuck Israel, Free Palestine, FDR, Don’t Be Weak Democrats, Curly-Joe, Curly, Captain Noah, Be For Listening, Andrew Saltz, And See The World Different, Allen Iverson, Abraham Lincoln.
2nd District (Dem.):
Kristen Scalise 258
Bartosz Jaskulski 246
Joan Wright 170
Gabriel Espinal 159
Amy Roat 2
All with 1:
Soxx, Socialism, Phillie Phanatic, Rachel Maddow, Gritty, Franklin, Free Palestine, Communism, Anarchy.
2nd District (Rep.):
John Allante Mcauley 40
Minnie Mouse 2
Daisy Duck 2
Amy Roat 2
All with 1:
Thomas Massie, Snow White, Peter Gozinya, Kenneth Gainwell, Jesus, Ima P. Ness, Evil Queen the Apple One, Buster Cherry,
3rd District (Dem.):
Renee McNear 94
Sharif Street 65
Amy Roat 4
Latrice Bryant 2
All with 1:
Vincent Fumo, Tyrese Maxey, This Is Lenapehoking, Stephen Starr, Roat, Philly, Ori Feibush Is A Dick, Marco Rubio, Male Republican, Kronos, Jalen Hurts, JD Vance, Free Palestine, Cookie Monster, Christine Flowers, Bryce Harper, Barack Obama, Anyone But Trump.
3rd and 5th District (Rep.):
William Small 18
John Brady 11
Latrice Bryant 8
Linda Norris 5
Barack Obama 2
All with 1:
Zohran Mamdani, Young Bull, Stephen Miller, Stephen Colbert, Rudolph Reindeer, Odie, Need Better Acquaintance, Need A Prayer, Melania Trump, Liz Cheney, Joseph Biden, Jesus Christ, Hope and Prayer, Homer Simpson, Hewlett Packard for President, Gretchen Witmer, Garfield, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Donald Trump, Barron Trump, Alexis Texas, AOC, Abella Danger, 8647.
4th District (Dem.):
Dicie Gilmore 54
Portia Fullard 31
James Zeleniak 13
Latrice Bryant 2
Jalen Hurts 2
James Dragoni 1
Gritty 1
5th District (Dem.):
Void 39
Chris Rabb 9
John Fetterman 2
Bryce Harper 2
All with 1:
Yes, Why Is There No Choice?, White, Male #2, Male #1, Kyle Schwarber, Katy Perry, Jesus, Have You Represented Me?, Female #2, Female #1, Do You Represent Me?
7th District (Dem.):
Tarik Khan 1,083
James Bridgeforth 420
Rich DiPiero 340
Luigi Mangione 2
Latrice Bryant 2
Free Palestine 2
Donald Trump 2
Amy Roat 2
All with 1:
Vote Green, The Quaker, The Hawk, The Explorer, Swoop, Phang, 9/11, Mario the Magnificent, Marc Stier, Linda Norris, Jalen Hurts, Hooter the Owl, Gritty, Goofy, George Matysik, Fuck Trump, Fart, Elliott Ness the Cat, Dunderbeck, Cooper Dejean, CHUD, Bryce Harper, Bozo D Clown, Billie Eilish, Alfred E. Neuman.
8th District (Dem.):
Void 22
Gwendolyn Coble, Akinlolu Olla, Ajanae Jackson 11 each
Mindy Isser 3
Santa Claus 2
Jesse Breitbart 2
All with 1:
Tooth Fairy, Tinkerbell, Tigger, Spongebob Squarepants, Spock, Skeletor, Ramona Africa, Republican Candidate, Push Buttons, Pam Africa, Ori Feibush, Not These Criminals, No More Establishment Dems, Mike Africa, Lucifer Morningstar, Lilo Stitch, Kyle Schwarber, Krampus, Fuck You Crews, Free Palestine, Easter Bunny, Darius Slay Jr., Clear Progressive, Brady Needs To Go, An AOC Style Progressive, Amy Roat.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEPERSON (ward/precinct):
Cool Adam: 01-03
Mindy Isser: 02-13
Don’t Want To Vote For Anyone: 02-18
Caroline Tiger 2: 02-25
Ryan Howard, Mark Hensley, Chase Utley: 05-04
Winston Churchill: 05-05
Stop Cancelling Dems: 05-29
Warren Bloom Is A Sexpert: 06-05
Free Palestine: 06-07
Hopalong Cassidy: 08-09
Big Beluga: 08-28
Jalen Hurts: 09-09
Zohran Mamdani: 09-10
Jalen Hurts: 09-14
Latrice Bryant: 10-01
Nope Nope Nope: 12-22
Victor Wembanyama: 12-23
Gritty: 14-01
Jen Devor: 15-02
Unprofessional Letter: 15-03
Donald Trump: 15-08
Don Mattingly: 15-12
Brian Hickey: 15-14 (thanks!!! Fairmount 4 Lyfe)
Tom Cruise: 18-17
Jonathan Kennedy: 21-14
Donald Trump: 21-37
Benjamin Netanyahu: 22-01
Fart: 24-01
Jim Kenney: 24-16
Soxx: 25-03
Non-Jew: 27-09
Free Palestine: 27-13
Cardi B: 28-12
Joel Embiid: 31-03
No AIPAC: 31-12
The Markos Are Mean: 31-19
Gritty: 33-02
Malcolm X: 34-28
Phillie Phanatic, Franklin the Dog: 34-34
Skeletor: 36-04
Zohran Mamdani: 36-35
Zohran Mamdani, Gritty: 44-08
Free Palestine: 45-08
Gritty: 48-14
Gritty: 48-18
Don Mattingly: 48-22
Gritty: 51-05
The Dead Milkmen: 51-14
Lauren Rinaldi: 52-28
Mick Jagger: 57-01
Big Bird: 58-23
Socialism, Anarchy: 62-15
Darth Vader: 65-03
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEPERSON (ward/precinct):
Tyrese Maxey: 02-27
David Lee Roth: 05-24
Hugh Janus: 08-01
Charlie Kirk: 21-39
The Scattertones: 21-41
Amy Roat: 32-26
Young Bull: 36-24
Bill Green: 40-46
Willie Dicker, Phil McHunt: 53-04
Self: 56-02
Seth Bluestein: 58-03
Sidney Crosby: 63-15
Howie Roseman: 66-04