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The 2015 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on March 24, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida.
The election is a blanket primary, with all candidates from all parties running together on the same ballot. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff was held between the top two vote-getters on May 19, 2015.
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown ran for re-election to a second term in office.[1] He was defeated by Republican Lenny Curry by a margin of 5,285 votes.[2]
Candidates
Democratic Party
- Declared
- Alvin Brown, incumbent Mayor[1]
Republican Party
- Declared
- Bill Bishop, Jacksonville City Councilman[3]
- Lenny Curry, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida[4][5]
- Withdrew
- Jim Overton, Duval County Property Appraiser and former Jacksonville City Councilman[6][7]
- Declined
- Bill Gulliford, President of the Jacksonville City Council and former Mayor of Atlantic Beach[1][8]
- Mike Hogan, Chairman of the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission and candidate for Mayor in 2011[1][9]
- John Rutherford, Duval County Sheriff[1][10]
Independent Party of Florida
- Did not qualify
Independent
- Declared
- Omega Allen, former member of the Northwest Jacksonville Trust Fund Advisory Committee[4]
- Withdrew
Primary election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Omega Allen (I) |
Bill Bishop (R) |
Alvin Brown (D) |
Lenny Curry (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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| UNF | February 23–27, 2015 | 546 | ± 4% | 2% | 11% | 37% | 25% | <1% | 25% |
| St. Pete Polls | January 23–25, 2015 | 1,247 | ± 2.8% | — | 8.9% | 37.9% | 30.6% | 15.7% | 6.8% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Alvin Brown (Incumbent) | 78,713 | 42.64 | |
| Republican | Lenny Curry | 70,891 | 38.4 | |
| Republican | Bill Bishop | 30,944 | 16.76 | |
| Independent | Omega Allen | 4,046 | 2.19 | |
| Total votes | 184,594 | 100 | ||
Runoff
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Alvin Brown (D) |
Lenny Curry (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Polls | March 25, 2015 | 1,076 | ± 3.0% | 49.4% | 46.1% | 4.5% |
| St. Pete Polls | January 23–25, 2015 | 1,247 | ± 2.8% | 41.5% | 45.3% | 13.2% |
| University of North Florida | February 10–17, 2014 | 442 | ± 4.66% | 45% | 25% | 30% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lenny Curry | 103,626 | 51.31 | |
| Democratic | Alvin Brown (Incumbent) | 98,349 | 48.69 | |
| Total votes | 201,975 | 100 | ||
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Endorsements
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Early look at 2015 mayor's race: Republicans seek candidate to challenge Alvin Brown". The Florida Times-Union. January 11, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "How did Lenny Curry win mayoral race? Republican vote came out in force". The Florida Times-Union. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Councilman Bill Bishop to run for Mayor of Jacksonville in 2015". Jacksonville Business Journal. March 28, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "GOP candidate Lenny Curry files for 2015 mayor's race". Jacksonville Business Journal. June 3, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Lenny Curry will run for Jacksonville Mayor". First Coast News. June 3, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Duval Property Apprasier Jim Overton To Run For Mayor Of Jacksonville". WJCT. March 4, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Jim Overton won't run for mayor, says he couldn't raise enough money to win". Financial News & Daily Record. April 22, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "After months of thought, Bill Gulliford decides against running for Jacksonville mayor". Financial News & Daily Record. July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Mike Hogan's decision caps 'very good day' for Lenny Curry camp". Jax Daily Record. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Sheriff John Rutherford talks politics". News4Jax. February 2, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- 1 2 "Reporting group (Election/Committees) : 2015 Unitary General (5/19/2015)". Duval County Supervisor of Elections. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Bill Gulliford won't run for Jacksonville mayor". Financial News & Daily Record. July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Summary Results - Election Night Polling". Duval County Supervisor of Elections. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Summary Results - Unofficial Results". Duval County Supervisor of Elections. May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ↑ David Bauerlein (April 1, 2015). "U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson endorses Mayor Brown for re-election citing bipartisan leadership". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Bishop endorses Brown for re-election; Curry camp says Bishop reneged on promise to stay neutral". Jacksonville Times-Union. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Nate Monroe (March 30, 2015). "Gov. Rick Scott backs Lenny Curry over Mayor Alvin Brown". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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