The 2003 Tallahassee mayoral special election was held February 4 and February 25, 2003 to elect the

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. Since no candidate obtained a majority of the vote in the first-round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers. The election coincided with elections to City Commissioner Seats 1, 2, 3 and 5. Marks became the second popularly elected mayor of Tallahassee. Marks became Tallahassee's first elected

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mayor, and its fifth-overall African American mayor.

Background

On January 4, 2003, Tallahassee Mayor

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was elected Chairman of the

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. Maddox announced that he would remain Mayor of Tallahassee until late February 2003, when a special mayor election would be held to elect a successor.

Election results

First round

Runoff

References

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