2013 Atlantic City mayoral election explained

Election Name:2013 Atlantic City mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of Atlantic City, New Jersey.gif
Type:presidential
Previous Election:2009 Atlantic City mayoral election
Previous Year:2009
Election Date:November 5, 2013
Next Election:2017 Atlantic City mayoral election
Next Year:2017
Nominee1:Don Guardian
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:3,932
Percentage1:50.86%
Before Election:Don Guardian
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Frank Gilliam
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:Lorenzo Langford
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:3,568
Percentage2:46.15%
Reporting:100
Last Update:April 10, 2024
Time Zone:EDT

The 2013 Atlantic City mayoral election was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey on November 5, 2013, to elect a mayor for the city of Atlantic City. Incumbent mayor Lorenzo Langford was seeking reelection to a second term. Langford was defeated by Republican Don Guardian, the resort town's first openly gay mayor.[1]

Background

Lorenzo Langford had been the mayor of Atlantic City in two different time periods, from January 1, 2002, to January 1, 2006, and again from January 1, 2008, to the time of the election. He was running for a fourth term which was marred by controversy regarding the 2009 election and a subsequent investigation into the city Democratic Party leaders, and Langford's mismanagement following Superstorm Sandy.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Middleton . Josh . 2013-11-06 . Gay Republican Don Guardian Elected Mayor of Atlantic City G Philly . 2024-04-10 . Philadelphia Magazine . en-US.
  2. Web site: General Election Results - 2013 - Atlantic County Clerk's Office.