2023 Des Moines mayoral election

The 2023 Des Moines mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023. Mayoral elections in Des Moines are officially nonpartisan and use the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. Incumbent mayor Frank Cownie decided to retire rather than run for re-election to a historic sixth term in office.

2023 Des Moines mayoral election

November 7, 2023
 
Candidate Connie Boesen Josh Mandelbaum
Popular vote 14,488 13,777
Percentage 48.22% 45.85%

Precinct results
Boesen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mandelbaum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      40–50%      No votes

Mayor before election

Frank Cownie
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Connie Boesen
Democratic

At-large city councilor Connie Boesen narrowly defeated ward 3 city councilor Josh Mandelbaum, as well as several other candidates. Boesen had been endorsed by Cownie as well as the city's largest newspaper, The Des Moines Register, and every other member of the city council with the exception of Mandelbaum. Boesen was sworn in as the first female mayor of Des Moines on January 8, 2024.

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