2015 Jacksonville mayoral election explained

Election Name:	2015 Jacksonville mayoral election
Country:	Jacksonville
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2011 Jacksonville mayoral election
Previous Year:	2011
Next Election:	2019 Jacksonville mayoral election
Next Year:	2019
Election Date:	March 24, 2015 (blanket) May 19, 2015 (runoff)
1Blank:	First round vote
2Blank:	First round percentage
3Blank:	Second round vote
4Blank:	Second round percentage
Image1:	File:LennyCurryJAX (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Lenny Curry
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
1Data1:	70,891
2Data1:	38.40%
3Data1:	103,626
4Data1:	51.31%
Nominee2:	Alvin Brown
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
1Data2:	78,713
2Data2:	42.64%
3Data2:	98,349
4Data2:	48.69%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:	Bill Bishop
Party3:	Republican Party (United States)
1Data3:	30,944
2Data3:	16.76%
Map Size:	270px
Mayor
Before Election:	Alvin Brown
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Lenny Curry
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

• Alvin Brown, incumbent Mayor^[1]

Republican Party

Declared

• Bill Bishop, Jacksonville City Councilman^[3]
• Lenny Curry, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida^[4]

Withdrew

• Jim Overton, Duval County Property Appraiser and former Jacksonville City Councilman^{[5] [6]}

Declined

• Bill Gulliford, President of the Jacksonville City Council and former Mayor of Atlantic Beach^{[1] [7]}
• Mike Hogan, Chairman of the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission and candidate for Mayor in 2011^{[1] [8]}

Independent Party of Florida

Did not qualify

• Tiffany Wingo, student^[9]

Independent

Declared

• Omega Allen, former member of the Northwest Jacksonville Trust Fund Advisory Committee^[10]

Withdrew

• Marvin Kramer, retired attorney and prosecutor^{[11] [9]}

Primary election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	class=small	error	Omega	Bill	Alvin	Lenny	Other	Undecided
UNF		546		2%	11%	align=center	37%	align=center	25%	<1%	align=center	25%
	January 23–25, 2015	1,247		—	8.9%	align=center	37.9%	align=center	30.6%	15.7%	6.8%

Results

Runoff

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Alvin Brown (D)	Lenny Curry (R)	Undecided
St. Pete Polls	March 25, 2015	1,076	± 3.0%	align=center	49.4%	46.1%	4.5%
St. Pete Polls	January 23–25, 2015	1,247	± 2.8%	41.5%	align=center	45.3%	13.2%
University of North Florida	February 10–17, 2014	442	± 4.66%	align=center	45%	25%	30%

Results

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Alvin Brown (D)	Bill Gulliford (R)	Undecided
University of North Florida	February 10–17, 2014	442	± 4.66%	align=center	43%	28%	29%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Alvin Brown (D)	Jim Overton (R)	Undecided
University of North Florida	February 10–17, 2014	442	± 4.66%	align=center	42%	31%	27%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Alvin Brown (D)	John Rutherford (R)	Undecided
University of North Florida	February 10–17, 2014	442	± 4.66%	align=center	41%	35%	24%

Endorsements

Notes and References

1. Web site: Early look at 2015 mayor's race: Republicans seek candidate to challenge Alvin Brown . The Florida Times-Union . January 11, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
2. Web site: How did Lenny Curry win mayoral race? Republican vote came out in force. The Florida Times-Union. May 23, 2015. May 20, 2015.
3. Web site: Councilman Bill Bishop to run for Mayor of Jacksonville in 2015 . Jacksonville Business Journal . March 28, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
4. Web site: Lenny Curry will run for Jacksonville Mayor . https://archive.today/20140726180503/http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/06/02/lenny-curry-jacksonville-mayor/9893267/ . dead . July 26, 2014 . First Coast News . June 3, 2014 . December 10, 2014 .
5. Web site: Duval Property Apprasier Jim Overton To Run For Mayor Of Jacksonville . WJCT . March 4, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
6. Web site: Jim Overton won't run for mayor, says he couldn't raise enough money to win . Financial News & Daily Record . April 22, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
7. Web site: After months of thought, Bill Gulliford decides against running for Jacksonville mayor . Financial News & Daily Record . July 29, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
8. Web site: Mike Hogan's decision caps 'very good day' for Lenny Curry camp . Jax Daily Record . January 5, 2015 . January 12, 2015.
9. Web site: Reporting group (Election/Committees) : 2015 Unitary General (5/19/2015). March 25, 2015. Duval County Supervisor of Elections.
10. Web site: GOP candidate Lenny Curry files for 2015 mayor's race . Jacksonville Business Journal . June 3, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
11. Web site: Bill Gulliford won't run for Jacksonville mayor . Financial News & Daily Record . July 29, 2014 . December 10, 2014.