2015 Jacksonville mayoral election

2015 Jacksonville mayoral election

← 2011 March 24, 2015 (blanket)
May 19, 2015 (runoff)
2019 →
 
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%

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.[1] He was narrowly defeated by Republican Lenny Curry by a margin of 5,285 votes.[2]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "How did Lenny Curry win mayoral race? Republican vote came out in force". The Florida Times-Union. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

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