2015 Jacksonville mayoral election

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

Results

Runoff

Polling

Results

Endorsements

References