| Election Name: | Lancaster mayoral election, 2017 |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.svg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2013 Lancaster, Pennsylvania mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2021 Lancaster, Pennsylvania mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidate1: | Danene Sorace |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,804 |
| Percentage1: | 72.44% |
| Candidate2: | Cindy Stewart |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,490 |
| Percentage2: | 22.47% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Rick Gray |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Danene Sorace |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2017 mayoral election in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was held on November 7, 2017, and resulted in the election of Democratic Party nominee Danene Sorace to her first term as mayor.[1]
Three-term incumbent mayor Rick Gray, a Democrat, did not seek re-election.[2]
The general election was contested by five candidates: Democratic nominee Danene Sorace, a member of the Lancaster City Council; Republican Party nominee Cindy Stewart, a retired nonprofit executive; and independent candidates John "Woody" Chandler, a former U.S. Navy sailor and teacher; Tony Dastra, a coffee shop shift manager and open government activist; and Zac Nesbitt, a restaurant server and co-chair of the Lancaster Pride Fest.[3]
Norman Bristol Colon, a political consultant and activist; and Kevin Ressler, a community organizer and advocate, also sought the Democratic nomination.[4] Stewart was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[5]