2019 Tampa mayoral election
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 was 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Withdrawn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]
Endorsements
David Straz Jr.
Northwest Florida Chapter of Black Women in Construction[ 18]
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 1625[ 18]
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 487[ 18]
Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 123[ 18]
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 824[ 19]
Jane Castor
Former police chief Steve Hogue[ 19]
Former police chief Bennie Holder[ 19]
Former fire chief Tom Forward[ 19]
Fundraising
Campaign finance reports as of November 21, 2018
Candidate (party)
Total receipts
Total expenditures
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
[ 20]
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
St. Pete Polls[ 21]
May 10, 2018
424
±4.8%
47.3%
5.4%
7.8%
5.5%
9.7%
-
8.3%
15.9%
St. Pete Polls[ 22]
June 24, 2018
496
±4.4%
40.9%
7.3%
10.6%
7.2%
7.2%
-
7.8%
18.9%
St. Pete Polls[ 23]
February 5, 2019
429
±4.7%
45.3%
7.5%
12.9%
6.0%
6.7%
9.3%
-
10.8%
Results
First round
2019 Tampa mayoral election results (first round)[ 24]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jane Castor
23,324
47.98
David Straz Jr.
7,522
15.47
Harry Cohen
5,907
12.15
Ed Turanchik
4,320
8.89
Dick Greco Jr
4,158
8.55
Mike Suarez
2,462
5.06
Christopher "Topher" Morrison
839
1.73
Write-in
80
0.16
Total votes
48,612
100.00
Runoff
2019 Tampa mayoral election results (runoff)[ 25]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jane Castor
38,859
73.10
David Straz Jr.
14,300
26.90
Total votes
53,159
100.00
References
^ Danielson, Richard. "Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn won't seek Democratic nomination for governor in 2018" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ White, D'Ann Lawrence (March 5, 2019). "Tampa Mayor's Race: Castor, Straz In Runoff April 23" . Patch Media . Retrieved March 6, 2019 .
^ Krietz, Andrew (March 5, 2019). "Tampa election: Jane Castor, David Straz head to runoff" . WTSP . Retrieved March 6, 2019 .
^ March, William (March 28, 2018). "Councilman Harry Cohen pledges new priorities in filing to run for Tampa mayor" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ a b Schorsch, Peter (July 25, 2018). "Jane Castor still dominates poll of race for Tampa mayor, but David Straz, others inch up" . floridapolitics.com . Florida Politics. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ a b Frago, Charlie (October 3, 2018). "After a few jabs, Tampa's first mayoral debate is a civil affair" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ Irwin Taylor, Janelle (January 12, 2019). "Dick Greco Jr. jumps in crowded Tampa mayoral race" . floridapolitics.com . Florida Politics. Retrieved February 7, 2019 .
^ a b Irwin Taylor, Janelle (November 13, 2018). "Tampa's mayoral race will be the next election pivot" . floridapolitics.com . Florida Politics. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ Irwin, Janelle (January 8, 2018). "Tampa businessman announces mayoral campaign" . bizjournals.com . Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ Frago, Charlie (May 29, 2018). "Topher Morrison was a big-time hypnotist. Now he's running for Tampa mayor" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ Frago, Charlie (May 7, 2018). "Philanthropist David Straz joins growing field in Tampa mayor's race" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ "Tampa philanthropist David Straz Jr. Dead at 77" . www.tampabay.com . Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
^ Schorsch, Peter (April 30, 2018). "Mike Suarez to join race to be next Tampa mayor" . floridapolitics.com . Florida Politics. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ Frago, Charlie (October 4, 2018). "If you're running for Tampa mayor, where do you eat? Mike Suarez has a list" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ Frago, Charlie (April 2, 2018). "Ed Turanchik unveils his secret sauce to be Tampa's next mayor: Vision" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ a b March, William (November 13, 2018). "William March: Could a late arrival in Tampa mayor's race upset the apple cart?" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved December 11, 2018 .
^ Frago, Charlie (September 27, 2018). "Sam B. Gibbons drops out of Tampa's mayoral race" . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ a b c d Irwin Taylor, Janelle (October 15, 2018). "David Straz comes out with four early endorsements for Tampa Mayor" . floridapolitics.com . Florida Politics. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ a b c d Schorsch, Peter (December 8, 2018). "Jane Castor, David Straz roll out dueling endorsements in Tampa mayor race" . floridapolitics.com . Florida Politics. Retrieved December 11, 2018 .
^ "Local Candidates - Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections" .
^ "Tampa, Florida Mayoral Election Survey" (PDF) . St. Pete Polls. May 10, 2018.
^ "Tampa, Florida Mayoral Election Survey" (PDF) . St. Pete Polls. July 24, 2018.
^ "City of Tampa Survey conducted for StPetePolls.org" (PDF) . St. Pete Polls. February 4, 2019.
^ "2019 City of Tampa Municipal Election" . Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
^ "2019 City of Tampa Municipal Election" . 2019 City of Tampa Municipal Runoff Election . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
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