The 2015 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on March 24, 2015, to elect the

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. The election is a

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, 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

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ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was narrowly defeated by

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by a margin of 5,285 votes.

Candidates

Democratic Party

;Declared *

, incumbent Mayor

Republican Party

;Declared * Bill Bishop,

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man *

, former Chairman of the

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;Withdrew * Jim Overton, Duval County Property Appraiser and former Jacksonville City Councilman ;Declined * Bill Gulliford, President of the

and former Mayor of Atlantic Beach * Mike Hogan, Chairman of the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission and candidate for Mayor in

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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

Primary election

Polling

Results

Runoff

Polling

Results

Endorsements

References

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