page_title: Michael Nutter
section_title: Elections
hierarchical_section_title: Michael Nutter / Mayor of Philadelphia / Elections
caption_attribution_description: English: Michael Nutter speaking at a rally in support of Barack Obama; Horsham, PA
context_page_description: Michael Anthony Nutter is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was reelected to a second term on November 8, 2011. He is a previous member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th district and had served as the 52nd Ward Democratic Leader until 1990. Mayor Nutter also served as the President of the United States Conference of Mayors from June 2012 to June 2013. He received an honorary doctorate in public service from Saint Joseph's University in 2015.
  Nutter is a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
context_section_description: Nutter resigned from the city council in 2006 in order to focus on running for mayor the following year; he later resigned as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority Board in April 2007. Nutter quickly moved to position himself as a reformer. On April 27, 2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Nutter for mayor, Nutter was also endorsed by the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia magazine, Northeast Times, Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Philly for Change, the Penn Democrats, and Clean Water Action.
  Nutter won the Democratic primary election on May 15, winning 37% of the vote in a crowded election of four other people; He then went on to win the general election on November 6, 2007 with 83% of the vote against opponent Al Taubenberger, who won 13%.
  Nutter announced that he would run for reelection on December 22, 2010. He easily won the primary election against Milton Street, getting 76% of the vote. Despite the lopsided victory, Street capturing 24% of the Democratic vote astonished many and served to diminish Nutter. He defeated two candidates in the general election of November 2011, garnering over 70% of the vote on a voter turnout of around 18%.
caption: Nutter campaigning in support of Barack Obama.
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