The 2015 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on April 7, 2015, to elect the Mayor of

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. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Mayor

Carolyn Goodman Carolyn Goodman (née ''Goldmark'') is an American politician who has served as mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, since 2011. She is the second female mayor of Las Vegas and is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman. She is the founder, pr ...

, an Independent in office since 2011, sought and won a second term in office. Had no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff election would have been held on June 2.

Campaign

The major candidates were incumbent mayor

, an independent, and councilman and mayor pro-tempore Stavros Anthony, who was affiliated with the Republican Party. A major item of debate was an attempt by Goodman to bring a

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franchise to the city's downtown with a taxpayer-funded stadium. Stavros had been an outspoken critic of the project, and had opposed the project in the 4–3 City Council vote in favor of it. Anthony's campaign spent more than $280,000, while Goodman's campaign spent more than $755,000.

Candidates

Stavros Anthony Stavros S. Anthony (Greek: ''Σταύρος Αντωνίου'') (born January 13, 1957) is an American politician and retired law enforcement officer who is the 37th lieutenant governor of Nevada, since 2023. Anthony won the 2022 Nevada lieutenan ...

, Ward 4 Las Vegas city-councilman and mayor pro-tempore * Phil "LOL" Cory, marketer *

, incumbent Mayor * Abdul Shabazz, perennial candidate

Results

References

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