2015 Jacksonville mayoral election
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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 narrowly defeated by Republican Lenny Curry by a margin of 5,285 votes.[2]
Candidates
[edit]Democratic Party
[edit]- Declared
- Alvin Brown, incumbent Mayor[1]
Republican Party
[edit]- 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]
Independent Party of Florida
[edit]- Did not qualify
Independent
[edit]- Declared
- Omega Allen, former member of the Northwest Jacksonville Trust Fund Advisory Committee[4]
- Withdrew
Primary election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Omega Allen (I) |
Bill Bishop (R) |
Alvin Brown (D) |
Lenny Curry (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alvin Brown (incumbent) | 78,713 | 42.64% | |
| Republican | Lenny Curry | 70,891 | 38.40% | |
| Republican | Bill Bishop | 30,944 | 16.76% | |
| Independent | Omega Allen | 4,046 | 2.19% | |
| Total votes | 184,594 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
[edit]Polling
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lenny Curry | 103,626 | 51.31% | |
| Democratic | Alvin Brown (incumbent) | 98,349 | 48.69% | |
| Total votes | 201,975 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Hypothetical polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Alvin Brown (D) |
Bill Gulliford (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Florida | February 10–17, 2014 | 442 | ± 4.66% | 43% | 28% | 29% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Alvin Brown (D) |
Jim Overton (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Florida | February 10–17, 2014 | 442 | ± 4.66% | 42% | 31% | 27% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Alvin Brown (D) |
John Rutherford (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Florida | February 10–17, 2014 | 442 | ± 4.66% | 41% | 35% | 24% |
Endorsements
[edit]Alvin Brown
- Bill Nelson, U.S. senator (D-FL)[14]
- Bill Bishop, City Councilman; finished third in the blanket primary[15]
Lenny Curry
- Rick Scott, Governor of Florida[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on July 26, 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.
- ^ a b "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.