On Tuesday, Philadelphia voters will get a chance to have their say. While the general election campaign has been relatively low-key compared to the heated debates and hard-hitting television advertisements of the mayoral primary, Nov. 6 is when candidates actually get elected. Voters will elect several key officials including a mayor, city council members, a sheriff and several local and statewide judges.

The following is a list of candidates the Tribune endorses in the Nov. 6 general election:

For Mayor — Michael Nutter

Michael Nutter, once considered the underdog against better known and better financed opponents, easily won the Democratic primary in May because he had a clear and consistent message to change City Hall. His promise to eradicate City Hall of corruption and crack down on gun violence resonated with a diverse cross-section of voters who believe Philadelphia is heading in the wrong direction and identified crime as the city’s top problem. Since the primary, Nutter has done nothing to dissuade voters that he would be an effective mayor.

Since winning an impressive primary, he has spent the summer reaching out to his former rivals and seeking advice from mayors, police chiefs and other officials from New York, Chicago and other large cities.

Nutter’s candidacy and appeal has been able to inspire hope in the city across racial, class and geographic lines.

While we still disagree with his controversial stop and frisk tactics to crack down on gun violence in high-crime neighborhoods, Nutter has sought to clarify the program and assure Philadelphians that the policy would not lead to racial profiling and the violation of the civil liberties of law-abiding citizens. Nutter has also pointed that stop and frisk is not the only weapon in his arsenal to fight crime and that he also seeks to increase the number of police officers on the streets, use crime fighting technology and support anti-recidivism programs to combat crime.

Nutter’s Republican opponent, business leader Al Taubenberger has many good and practical ideas. His ideas on following the European school model on having students in the city’s high school become apprenticed while in school makes sense and is a practical solution for increasing the number of minorities in the cities building and trades unions. We also applaud Taubenberger’s ideas on helping struggling homeowners facing gentrification. We believe that Taubenberger has a future in city politics.

Michael Nutter, a former member of City Council, has both good ideas and a proven track record.

We believe that Nutter has the experience, energy and vision to make good on his promise of reform and revitalization.

Voters should elect Michael Nutter mayor.

 City commissioners:

Margaret M. Tartaglione, Anthony Clark

Register of Wills:

Ronald R. Donatucci

Clerk of Courts:

Vivian T. Miller

Council At Large:

Blondell Reynolds Brown, James F. Kenney, W. Wilson Good Jr., Bill Green

Frank Rizzo and David Oh

District Council:

1st District — Frank DiCicco

2nd District — Anna Verna

3rd District — Jannie L. Blackwell

4th District — Curtis J. Jones Jr.

5th District — Darrell L. Clarke

6th District — Joan L. Krajewski

7th District — Maria Quinones Sanchez

8th District — Donna Reed Miller

9th District — Marian B. Tasco

10th District — Brian J. O’Neill

For Sheriff:

John D. Green — The sheriff exceeds the core requirements of the job to safely transport prisoners. He has also used his office to widely educate the public to help prevent home foreclosures.

Court of Common Pleas:

Linda Carpenter, Joyce Eubanks Ellen Green-Ceisler,  Barbara Joseph (retention) C. Darnell Jones (retention) Doris A. Smith Ribner (retention) Rosalyn K. Robinson(retention)Peter F. Rogers (retention)

Traffic Court:

Thomasine Tynes (retention)

Municipal Court:

Deborah Griffin (retention)

Ronald B. Merriweather (retention)

Superior Court:

John Younge

Cheryl Lynn Allen

Supreme Court

Debra Todd

Ballot question:

Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require council members to be residents of the districts from which they were elected for at least one year prior to their election? Vote Yes

Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create a Public School Family and Child Advocate who will act as an advocate for public school children and their families with respect to all educational and related matters? Vote Yes

Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create a Handicapped and Disabled Advocate who will act as an advocate for all Philadelphians with respect to all matters affecting handicapped and disabled people? Vote Yes

Montgomery County Commissioner: Jim Matthews

Matthews, the former Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, has the business and government experience to be a good commissioner he should be re-elected as commissioner.