Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.
Election Name: | Madison mayoral special election, 1997 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1995 Madison mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 1999 Madison mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Election Date: | February 17, 1997 (primary) April 1, 1997 (general) |
Candidate1: | Susan J. M. Bauman |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 25,455 |
Percentage1: | 49.23% |
Candidate2: | Wayne Bigelow |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 25,389 |
Percentage2: | 49.10% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Paul Soglin |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1997 Madison mayoral special election was held February 17 and April 1, 1997, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It was held after the resignation of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. It saw the election of Susan J. M. Bauman.
Election Name: | Madison mayoral election, 1999 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1997 Madison mayoral special election |
Previous Year: | 1997 (special) |
Next Election: | 2003 Madison mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Election Date: | April 9, 1999 |
Candidate1: | Susan J. M. Bauman |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 35,204 |
Percentage1: | 80.04% |
Candidate2: | Eugene Parks |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 8,294 |
Percentage2: | 18.85% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Susan J. M. Bauman |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1999 Madison mayoral election was held April 9, 1999, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman.
Since only two candidates ran, no primary was held.
Election Name: | 2003 Madison mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1999 Madison mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1999 |
Next Election: | 2007 Madison mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Election Date: | February 20, 2003 (primary)[5] April 4, 2003 (general) |
Image1: | File:Dave Cieslewicz (4077437123) (1).jpg |
Candidate1: | Dave Cieslewicz |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 29,717 |
Percentage1: | 50.76% |
Candidate2: | Paul Soglin |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 28,528 |
Percentage2: | 48.73% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Susan J. M. Bauman |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2003 Madison mayoral election was held February 20 and April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Dave Cieslewicz. Incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman was eliminated in the primary.
Election Name: | 2007 Madison mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 Madison mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 Madison mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Election Date: | February 22, 2007 (primary) April 5, 2007 (general) |
Image1: | File:Dave Cieslewicz (4077437123) (1).jpg |
Candidate1: | Dave Cieslewicz |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 30,812 |
Percentage1: | 61.78% |
Candidate2: | Ray Allen |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 18,816 |
Percentage2: | 37.72% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Dave Cieslewicz |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2007 Madison mayoral election was held February 22 and April 5, 2007, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.
Election Name: | 2011 Madison mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2007 Madison mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2015 Madison mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Election Date: | February 15, 2011 (primary) April 5, 2011 (general) |
Image1: | Mayor Soglin (16213420123) (1).jpg |
Candidate1: | Paul Soglin |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 44,542 |
Percentage1: | 49.76% |
Candidate2: | Dave Cieslewicz |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 43,829 |
Percentage2: | 48.96% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Dave Cieslewicz |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2011 Madison mayoral election was held February 20 and April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw former mayor Paul Soglin return to the mayoralty by unseating incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.
Election Name: | 2015 Madison mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2011 Madison mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2011 |
Next Election: | 2019 Madison mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Election Date: | February 17, 2015 (primary) April 7, 2015 (general) |
Image1: | Mayor Soglin (16213420123) (1).jpg |
Candidate1: | Paul Soglin |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 37,734 |
Percentage1: | 72.0% |
Candidate2: | Scott Resnick |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 14,195 |
Percentage2: | 27.1% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Paul Soglin |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2015 Madison mayoral election was held February 17 and April 7, 2015, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin.
Election Name: | 2019 Madison mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2015 Madison mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2023 Madison mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2023 |
Election Date: | February 19, 2019 (primary) April 2, 2019 (general) |
Image1: | Satya Rhodes-Conway 191109-Z-HD478-979 (1).jpg |
Candidate1: | Satya Rhodes-Conway |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 47,915 |
Percentage1: | 61.9% |
Candidate2: | Paul Soglin |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 29,150 |
Percentage2: | 37.7% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Paul Soglin |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2019 Madison mayoral election was held February 19 and April 2, 2019, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Satya Rhodes-Conway, who unseated incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. Conway became the second woman and the first openly-gay individual elected mayor in the city's history.[8] [9]
Election Name: | 2023 Madison mayoral election |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of Madison, Wisconsin (2018).svg |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2019 Madison mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2019 |
Next Election: | 2027 Madison mayoral election |
Election Date: | February 21, 2023 (primary) April 4, 2023 (general) |
Image1: | Satya Rhodes-Conway (53470603876) (1).jpg |
Candidate1: | Satya Rhodes-Conway |
Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote1: | 63,066 |
Percentage1: | 55.2% |
Candidate2: | Gloria Reyes |
Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
Popular Vote2: | 50,402 |
Percentage2: | 44.1% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Satya Rhodes-Conway |
Before Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
After Election: | Satya Rhodes-Conway |
After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
The 2023 Madison mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.
A primary election was held on February 21, 2023, to narrow down the candidates to two. It saw record turnout due to the concurrent primary for the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Satya Rhodes-Conway and Gloria Reyes qualified for the general election, while Scott Kerr was eliminated. Daniel Howell Jr., a write-in candidate, plans on running as a write-in candidate for the general election in addition to the primary.[11]
Date | Host | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | ||
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Key: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Out of race | ||||||||
Daniel Howell Jr. | Scott Kerr | Gloria Reyes | Satya Rhodes-Conway | |||||
1 | January 30, 2023 | Community associations | YouTube | |||||
2 | January 31, 2023 | Urban League of Greater Madison | YouTube | |||||
3 | February 27, 2023 | Wisconsin Policy Forum | YouTube |