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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 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
Hypothetical polling
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Endorsements