Election Name: | 1887 Philadelphia mayoral election |
Country: | Philadelphia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 1884 |
Next Year: | 1891 |
Image1: | File:Edwin H. Fitler (Philadelphia Mayor) (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | Edwin Henry Fitler |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 90,211 |
Percentage1: | 59.17% |
Nominee2: | George deBenneville Keim |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 62,263 |
Percentage2: | 40.84% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | William Burns Smith |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Edwin Henry Fitler |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1887 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election Edwin Henry Fitler. This was the first Philadelphia mayoral election to a 4-year term. Previously, since 1862, mayoral elections had been for three-year terms.