2018 Tallahassee mayoral election Turnout 32.76% (first round)
The 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 28 and November 6, 2018, to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida .
Incumbent mayor Andrew Gillum decided to focus his campaign on the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election instead of seeking re-election which opened up a new seat for the mayor’s office. A blanket primary was held on August 28 with both John E. Dailey and Dustin R. Daniels receiving the most votes.[1] run-off election was held on November 8. From there, Dailey defeated Daniels by a close margin of 51% to 49%.[2]
Candidates [ edit ] Declared [ edit ] John E. Dailey, chairman of the Leon County Commission[3]
Dustin R. Daniels, Mayor's chief of staff[4]
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, attorney, professor[5]
Carrie Litherland, advocate[6]
Joe West, veteran[7]
Norris Barr, former employee[8] Potential [ edit ] Bill Montford, state senator[7] Withdrawn [ edit ] Erik David, instructor, veteran[9]
Bob Lotane, communications executive[10]
Gil Ziffer, city commissioner[11] Results [ edit ] First round [ edit ]
2018 Tallahassee mayoral election results (first round)[12]
Candidate
Votes
%
John E. Dailey
17,369
39.72
Dustin R. Daniels
11,098
25.38
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
9,137
20.89
Carrie Litherland
2,789
6.38
Joe West
1,758
4.02
Mike Suarez
2,462
5.06
Norris H. Barr
1,579
3.61
Total votes
43,730
2018 Tallahassee mayoral election results (runoff)[13]
Candidate
Votes
%
John E. Dailey
41,316
51.4
Dustin R. Daniels
39,072
48.6
Total votes
53,159
References [ edit ]
^ Schweers, Jeffrey. "John Dailey and Dustin Daniels to spar for Tallahassee Mayor seat" . Tallahassee Democrat . ^ Schweers, Jeffrey. "John Dailey wins Tallahassee Mayor race" . Tallahassee Democrat . ^ "The City of Tallahassee" . www.talgov.com .^ Schweers, Jeffrey. "Dustin Daniels, mayor's chief of staff, launches campaign video" . Tallahassee Democrat . ^ "Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda" . Ballotpedia .^ Schweers, Jeffrey. "Tallahassee native, mental health advocate running for mayor" . Tallahassee Democrat . ^ a b "Ecosia - the search engine that plants trees" . www.ecosia.org . Retrieved September 2, 2023 .^ Schweers, Jeffrey. "City Commission, mayoral elections a sprawling, brawling affair" . Tallahassee Democrat . ^ "Home - Erik David" . Erik4LCC2020 .^ Murphy, Karen (April 15, 2018). "City Commission Candidate Bob Lotane's Tallahassee is No Gotham" . ^ "Gil Ziffer - Tallahassee City Commissioner; President/Florida League of Cities" . gilziffer.com .^ "Summary Results - Election Night Reporting" . enr.electionsfl.org .^ "Leon County, Tallahassee election results 2020 | Tallahassee Democrat" . www.tallahassee.com .
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