2015 Jacksonville mayoral election

2015 Jacksonville mayoral election

March 24, 2015 (blanket) May 19, 2015 (runoff)

x150px x150px x150px Nominee Lenny Curry Alvin Brown Bill Bishop Party Republican Democratic Republican First round vote 70,891 78,713 30,944 First round percentage 38.40% 42.64% 16.76% Second round vote 103,626 98,349 Second round percentage 51.31% 48.69%

270px Runoff results by precinct Curry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Curry/Brown tie:      50%

Mayor before election Alvin Brown Democratic Elected Mayor Lenny Curry Republican

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. He was narrowly defeated by Republican Lenny Curry by a margin of 5,285 votes.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

• Alvin Brown, incumbent Mayor

Republican Party

Declared

• Bill Bishop, Jacksonville City Councilman
• Lenny Curry, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida

Withdrew

• Jim Overton, Duval County Property Appraiser and former Jacksonville City Councilman

Declined

• Bill Gulliford, President of the Jacksonville City Council and former Mayor of Atlantic Beach
• Mike Hogan, Chairman of the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission and candidate for Mayor in 2011

Independent Party of Florida

Did not qualify

• Tiffany Wingo, student

Independent

Declared

• Omega Allen, former member of the Northwest Jacksonville Trust Fund Advisory Committee

Withdrew

• Marvin Kramer, retired attorney and prosecutor

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
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

Jacksonville mayoral election, 2015
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

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

Jacksonville mayoral election, 2015
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

Alvin Brown
Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator (D-FL) Bill Bishop, City Councilman; finished third in the blanket primary

Lenny Curry
Rick Scott, Governor of Florida