2023 Tampa mayoral election explained
| Election Date: | March 7, 2023
|
| Election Name: | 2023 Tampa mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Tampa, Florida.svg |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Tampa mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Tampa mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Turnout: | 13.68%[1] |
| Candidate1: | Jane Castor |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,988 |
| Percentage1: | 80.1% |
| Color1: | 8da9e2 |
| Image1: | Mayor Jane Castor -Tampa (cropped).jpeg |
| Candidate2: | Belinda Noah
(write-in) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,138 |
| Percentage2: | 8.5% |
| Color2: | ed8783 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Mayor |
| Before Election: | Jane Castor |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Jane Castor |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Party1: | Florida Democratic Party |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Florida |
The 2023 Tampa mayoral election was held on March 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Tampa, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Democratic mayor Jane Castor ran for re-election to a second term in office. Castor was the only candidate on the ballot, as the only other person who qualified for the race was a write-in candidate.[2]
Castor easily won a second term, receiving more than 80% of the vote.[3]
Candidates
Declared
- Jane Castor, incumbent mayor (Party affiliation: Democratic)[4]
- Belinda Noah, lawyer and perennial candidate (Party affiliation: Republican) (write-in)[5] [2]
Withdrew
- Jeff Godsell, personal chef[5] [2]
- Andre Hill Sr.[2]
Declined
Results
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Notes and References
- Web site: Voter turnout in Tampa is looking low so far . Florida Politics . 8 May 2023 . 7 March 2023.
- Web site: Abad . Dylan . Only 1 name on Tampa mayor ballot in March . . 11 February 2023 . 31 January 2023.
- Web site: Frago . Charlie . Tampa Mayor Jane Castor easily wins reelection . . 2 April 2023 . https://archive.today/20230308150056/https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2023/03/07/jane-castor-tampa-city-council-janet-cruz-lynn-hurtak-bill-carlson-blake-casper-orlando-gudes/ . 8 March 2023 . 8 March 2023 . live.
- Web site: Krietz . Andrew . Castor 2023: Tampa mayor launches reelection campaign . . 11 February 2023 . 28 November 2022.
- Web site: March . William . Meet the people looking to unseat Tampa Mayor Jane Castor . . 11 February 2023 . 3 December 2022.
- Web site: Frago . Charlie . Mayor Jane Castor doesn’t draw serious challenge. Her rival does. . . 11 February 2023 . https://archive.today/20230508012354/https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2023/01/20/mayor-jane-castor-still-without-much-opposition-march-election/ . 8 May 2023 . 20 January 2023 . Carlson had been widely rumored to be mulling a run for mayor. He has said he never gave it serious consideration. . live.
