2015 Jacksonville mayoral election

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

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 narrowly 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

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