2019 Tampa mayoral election explained
Election Name: | 2019 Tampa mayoral election |
Country: | Tampa |
Flag Image: | Flag of Tampa, Florida.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2015 Tampa mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2023 Tampa mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Election Date: | March 5 and April 23, 2019 |
Candidate1: | Jane Castor |
1Blank: | First round |
2Blank: | Runoff |
Candidate2: | David Straz Jr. |
Image3: | Harrycohen-500x720.jpg |
Candidate3: | Harry Cohen |
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Candidate4: | Ed Turanchik |
Candidate5: | Dick Greco Jr |
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Candidate6: | Mike Suarez |
1Data1: | 23,324 47.98% |
2Data1: | 38,772 73.10% |
1Data2: | 7,522 15.47% |
2Data2: | 14,238 26.90% |
1Data3: | 5,907 12.15% |
2Data3: | Eliminated |
1Data4: | 4,320 8.89% |
2Data4: | Eliminated |
1Data5: | 4,158 8.55% |
2Data5: | Eliminated |
1Data6: | 2,462 5.06% |
2Data6: | Eliminated |
Mayor |
Before Election: | Bob Buckhorn |
After Election: | Jane Castor |
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An election for Mayor of Tampa was held on March 5, 2019. The election is officially nonpartisan, and the winner is elected to a four-year term.
Incumbent mayor Bob Buckhorn is not eligible to run for a third term.[1] Buckhorn was first elected in 2011 (winning in the second round with 62.86% of the vote) and reelected unopposed in 2015. Jane Castor and David Straz headed off into a runoff election on April 23, 2019, as no candidate received the majority fifty percent.[2] [3] Castor defeated Straz in the runoff election, becoming mayor-elect of Tampa.
Candidates
Declared
Did not file
- Ed Narain, former state representative[16]
- Mike Griffin, former chairman of Tampa Chamber of Commerce[16]
Withdrawn
- Sam Gibbons, graduate student and grandson of late U.S. representative Sam Gibbons[17]
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of November 21, 2018 |
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Candidate (party) | Total receipts | Total expenditures |
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Jane Castor | $176,858.80 | $32,524.63 |
Harry Cohen | $97,625.00 | $38,217.37 |
Michael Anthony Hazard | $262.90 | $122.90 |
LaVaughn King | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Topher Morrison | $58,642.81 | $44,421.93 |
David Straz Jr. | $1,592,940.00 | $1,007,724.65 |
Mike Suarez | $49,788.00 | $8,183.00 |
Ed Turanchik | $171,474.00 | $76,401.36 |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jane Castor | Harry Cohen | David Straz Jr. | Mike Suarez | Ed Turanchik | Dick Greco, Jr. | Other | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls[19] | May 10, 2018 | 424 | ±4.8% | align=center | 47.3% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 5.5% | align=center | 9.7% | - | 8.3% | 15.9% |
St. Pete Polls[20] | June 24, 2018 | 496 | ±4.4% | align=center | 40.9% | 7.3% | align=center | 10.6% | 7.2% | 7.2% | - | 7.8% | 18.9% |
St. Pete Polls[21] | February 5, 2019 | 429 | ±4.7% | align=center | 45.3% | 7.5% | align=center | 12.9% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 9.3% | - | 10.8% |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Danielson. Richard. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn won't seek Democratic nomination for governor in 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018.
- Web site: Tampa Mayor's Race: Castor, Straz In Runoff April 23. White. D'Ann Lawrence. March 5, 2019. Patch Media. en. March 6, 2019.
- Web site: Tampa election: Jane Castor, David Straz head to runoff. Krietz. Andrew. March 5, 2019. WTSP. March 6, 2019.
- Web site: Councilman Harry Cohen pledges new priorities in filing to run for Tampa mayor. March. William. March 28, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Jane Castor still dominates poll of race for Tampa mayor, but David Straz, others inch up. Schorsch. Peter. July 25, 2018. floridapolitics.com. Florida Politics. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: After a few jabs, Tampa's first mayoral debate is a civil affair. Frago. Charlie. October 3, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Dick Greco Jr. jumps in crowded Tampa mayoral race. Irwin Taylor. Janelle. January 12, 2019. floridapolitics.com. Florida Politics. February 7, 2019.
- Web site: Tampa's mayoral race will be the next election pivot. Irwin Taylor. Janelle. November 13, 2018. floridapolitics.com. Florida Politics. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Tampa businessman announces mayoral campaign. Irwin. Janelle. January 8, 2018. bizjournals.com. Tampa Bay Business Journal. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Topher Morrison was a big-time hypnotist. Now he's running for Tampa mayor. Frago. Charlie. May 29, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Philanthropist David Straz joins growing field in Tampa mayor's race. Frago. Charlie. May 7, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Tampa philanthropist David Straz Jr. Dead at 77 . www.tampabay.com . 26 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20200606080853/https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2019/11/18/tampa-philanthropist-david-straz-dead-at-77/ . 6 June 2020 . dead.
- Web site: Mike Suarez to join race to be next Tampa mayor. Schorsch. Peter. April 30, 2018. floridapolitics.com. Florida Politics. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: If you're running for Tampa mayor, where do you eat? Mike Suarez has a list. Frago. Charlie. October 4, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Ed Turanchik unveils his secret sauce to be Tampa's next mayor: Vision. Frago. Charlie. April 2, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: William March: Could a late arrival in Tampa mayor's race upset the apple cart?. March. William. November 13, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. December 11, 2018.
- Web site: Sam B. Gibbons drops out of Tampa's mayoral race. Frago. Charlie. September 27, 2018. tampabay.com. Tampa Bay Times. November 21, 2018 .
- Web site: Local Candidates - Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.
- Web site: Tampa, Florida Mayoral Election Survey . May 10, 2018 . St. Pete Polls.
- Web site: Tampa, Florida Mayoral Election Survey . July 24, 2018 . St. Pete Polls.
- Web site: City of Tampa Survey conducted for StPetePolls.org. February 4, 2019. St. Pete Polls.