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2015 Jacksonville mayoral election
Runoff results by precinctCurry : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Brown : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Curry/Brown tie: 50%
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]
Candidates
Democratic Party
Declared
Republican Party
Declared
Withdrew
Jim Overton,
Duval County Property Appraiser and former Jacksonville City Councilman
[6]
[7]
Declined
Independent Party of Florida
Did not qualify
Independent
Declared
Omega Allen, former member of the Northwest Jacksonville Trust Fund Advisory Committee
[4]
Withdrew
Marvin Kramer, retired attorney and prosecutor
[11]
[10]
Primary election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
OmegaAllen (I)
BillBishop (R)
AlvinBrown (D)
LennyCurry (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
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
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)
[14]
Bill Bishop, City Councilman; finished third in the blanket primary
[15]
References
^
a
b
c
d
"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 .
^
"How did Lenny Curry win mayoral race? Republican vote came out in force" . The Florida Times-Union. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015 .
^
"Councilman Bill Bishop to run for Mayor of Jacksonville in 2015" . Jacksonville Business Journal. March 28, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^
a
b
c
"GOP candidate Lenny Curry files for 2015 mayor's race" . Jacksonville Business Journal. June 3, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^
"Lenny Curry will run for Jacksonville Mayor" . First Coast News. June 3, 2014. Archived from
the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^
"Duval Property Apprasier Jim Overton To Run For Mayor Of Jacksonville" . WJCT. March 4, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^
"Jim Overton won't run for mayor, says he couldn't raise enough money to win" . Financial News & Daily Record. April 22, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^
"After months of thought, Bill Gulliford decides against running for Jacksonville mayor" . Financial News & Daily Record. July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^
"Mike Hogan's decision caps 'very good day' for Lenny Curry camp" . Jax Daily Record. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .
^
a
b
"Reporting group (Election/Committees) : 2015 Unitary General (5/19/2015)" . Duval County Supervisor of Elections . Retrieved March 25, 2015 .
^
"Bill Gulliford won't run for Jacksonville mayor" . Financial News & Daily Record. July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014 .
^
"Summary Results - Election Night Polling" . Duval County Supervisor of Elections . March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015 .
^
"Summary Results - Unofficial Results" . Duval County Supervisor of Elections . May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015 .
^ David Bauerlein (April 1, 2015).
"U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson endorses Mayor Brown for re-election citing bipartisan leadership" .
The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
^
"Bishop endorses Brown for re-election; Curry camp says Bishop reneged on promise to stay neutral" . Jacksonville Times-Union . Retrieved May 21, 2015 .
^ Nate Monroe (March 30, 2015).
"Gov. Rick Scott backs Lenny Curry over Mayor Alvin Brown" .
The Florida Times-Union . Retrieved March 31, 2015 .
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