2021 Harrisburg mayoral election

The 2021 mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 2021. Two-term incumbent mayor Eric Papenfuse, a member of the Democratic Party, ran for a third term, but lost the re-nomination to City Council President Wanda Williams. On September 15, 2021, Papenfuse formally announced that he would run a write-in campaign in the November general election. Williams won the general election against Papenfuse by more than a 2–1 margin.

Background
Eric Papenfuse was first elected mayor of Harrisburg in 2013. He was re-elected to a second term in 2017.

Nominee

 * Wanda Williams, City Council President

Eliminated in primary

 * Otto Banks, former City Councilman
 * Kevyn Knox, General Manager of Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
 * Eric Papenfuse, incumbent Mayor
 * Dave Schankweiler, businessman

Withdrew

 * Lewis Butts Jr., perennial candidate

Declared

 * Tim Rowbottom, businessman