The 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 28 and November 6, 2018, to elect the Mayor of

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. Incumbent mayor

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decided to focus his campaign on the

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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. Because neither the candidate received a majority, a

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was held on November 8. From there, Dailey defeated Daniels by a close margin of 51% to 49%.

Candidates

Declared

* John E. Dailey, chairman of the Leon County Commission * Dustin R. Daniels, Mayor's chief of staff * Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, attorney, professor * Carrie Litherland, advocate * Joe West, veteran * Norris Barr, former employee

Potential

* Bill Montford, state senator

Withdrawn

* Erik David, instructor, veteran * Bob Lotane, communications executive * Gil Ziffer, city commissioner

Results

First round

Runoff

References

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