In this blog post, I’ll list all of the candidates on the Philadelphia ballot and which ones the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News are endorsing, respectively.

Each candidate’s name (in this blog) will link to his or her website.

The Committee of Seventy has a lot of good information on the candidates, including links, and also good information on the seats for which they are vying.

Here are the candidates:

PA Supreme Court Justice (1 Seat)

• Jack Panella (Democratic)
• Joan Orie Melvin (Republican)

District Attorney (1 Seat)

• Seth Williams (Democratic)
• Michael Untermeyer (Republican)

City Controller (1 Seat)

• Alan Butkovitz (Democratic)
• Al Schmidt (Republican)

PA Superior Court (4 Seats)

• Anne Lazarus (Democratic)
• Robert Colville (Democratic)
• Kevin McCarthy (Democratic)
• Teresa Sarmina (Democratic)
• Sallie Mundy (Republican)
• Judy Olson (Republican)
• Paula Ott (Republican)
• Templeton Smith Jr. (Republican)
• Marakay Rogers (Libertarian)

Commonwealth Court Judge (2 Seats)

• Barbara Behrend Ernsberger (Democratic)
• Linda Judson (Democratic)
• Kevin Brobson (Republican)
• Patricia McCullough (Republican)

7 Seats are available for Court of Common Pleas Judge, and there are only 7 candidates, so I will not list them (follow the link if you want to know more)

4 Seats are available for Municipal Court Judge, and there are only 4 candidates, so I will not list them (follow the link if you want to know more)

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ENDORSEMENTS

• PA Supreme Court – Joan Orie Melvin (R)
• District Attorney — Seth Williams (D)
• City Controller — Al Schmidt (R)
• PA Superior Court – Judy Olson (R)
  Robert Colville (D)
  Anne Lazarus (D)
  Teresa Sarmina (D)
• PA Commonwealth Court — Linda Judson (D)
  Kevin Brobson (R)

DAILY NEWS ENDORSEMENTS

• District Attorney — Seth Williams (D)
• City Controller – Alan Butkovitz (D)

Follow some links, read up, get out and vote! Polling places open 7am – 8pm.