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2025 Lancaster, Pennsylvania mayoral election

The 2025 mayoral election in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was held on November 4, 2025, and resulted in the election of Democratic Party nominee Jaime Arroyo to his first term as mayor of Lancaster, the first Latino mayor of Lancaster.

Background

Two-term incumbent mayor Danene Sorace, a Democrat, did not seek re-election.

Campaign

The general election was contested by three candidates: Democratic nominee Jaime Arroyo, a member of the Lancaster City Council; Green Party nominee Tony Dastra, an employee of the Lancaster Township Public Works Department and candidate for mayor in 2017; and independent candidate J.S. "Woody" Chandler, a retired English teacher at McCaskey High School and U.S Navy veteran. Janet Diaz, another city council member, ran for the Democratic nomination, but lost to Arroyo after a social media post some considered racist or Islamophobic towards fellow city council member Ahmed Ahmed, who was running for reelection, and then missing a scheduled debate with Arroyo.

Results

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