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May 19, 2015 (runoff) March 24, 2015 (blanket)
  
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Location
  
Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Winner
  
Lenny Curry

The 2015 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on March 24, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida.

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The election is a blanket primary, with all candidates from all parties running together on the same ballot. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff was held between the top two vote-getters on May 19, 2015.

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was defeated by Republican Lenny Curry by a margin of 5,285 votes.

Democratic Party

Declared
  • Alvin Brown, incumbent Mayor

    • Republican Party

    Declared
  • Bill Bishop, Jacksonville City Councilman
  • Lenny Curry, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida
    • Withdrew
  • Jim Overton, Duval County Property Appraiser and former Jacksonville City Councilman
    • Declined
  • Bill Gulliford, President of the Jacksonville City Council and former Mayor of Atlantic Beach
  • Mike Hogan, Chairman of the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission and candidate for Mayor in 2011
  • John Rutherford, Duval County Sheriff

    • Independent Party of Florida

    Did not qualify
  • Tiffany Wingo, student

    • Independent

    Declared
  • Omega Allen, former member of the Northwest Jacksonville Trust Fund Advisory Committee
    • Withdrew
  • Marvin Kramer, retired attorney and prosecutor

    • References

    Jacksonville mayoral election, 2015 Wikipedia
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