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Goode Wins Philadelphia Mayoral Nomination in Historic Victory
W Wilson Goode, a sharecropper son and Democrat, won the Philadelphia mayoral primary over ex mayor Frank Rizzo by 53.2 percent as 98 percent of precincts reported. GOP nominee John Egan led the field for the fall contest while Goode pledged to build a city for everyone and grow safety and prosperity citywide.
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