2023 Jacksonville mayoral election
The 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 21, 2023, with a runoff held on May 16. Incumbent Republican mayor Lenny Curry was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. Seven candidates filed to run, including four Republicans, two Democrats, and an independent. Jacksonville mayoral elections use a blanket primary system where all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the same ballot.
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| Turnout | First round: 25.7% 1.14 pp Final round: 33.07% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deegan: <30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Davis: <30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Ferraro: 30–40% 40–50% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nonprofit founder Donna Deegan, a Democrat, and Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce president Daniel Davis, a Republican, took the top two spots in the primary election. Because no candidate surpassed 50% of the vote, Deegan and Davis advanced to a runoff. Candidates eliminated in the initial primary included city councilors Al Ferraro and LeAnna Cumber, both Republicans, and former state senate minority leader Audrey Gibson, a Democrat.
Deegan defeated Davis in the runoff, becoming the first woman ever to be elected Mayor of Jacksonville and the first Democrat to be elected since Alvin Brown in 2011. About 217,000 people voted in the runoff election, for a turnout of 33%. Deegan's win resulted in Jacksonville losing its status as the most populous city in the United States with a Republican mayor; that instead became Fort Worth, Texas.