The 2021 mayoral election in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...
was held on November 2, 2021. Two-term incumbent mayor
Eric Papenfuse
Eric Robert Papenfuse (born September 4, 1971) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 38th Mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Papenfuse is the founder and co-owner with his wife of The Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, ...
, a member of the
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, ran for a third term, but lost re-nomination to City Council President Wanda Williams. On September 15, 2021, Papenfuse formally announced that he would run a
write-in campaign
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in the November General Election. Williams won the general election against Papenfuse by more than a 2–1 margin.
Background
Eric Papenfuse
Eric Robert Papenfuse (born September 4, 1971) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 38th Mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Papenfuse is the founder and co-owner with his wife of The Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, ...
was first elected mayor of Harrisburg in 2013.
He was re-elected to a second term in 2017.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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Wanda Williams
Wanda R. D. Williams (born 1953) is an American Democratic politician from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania currently serving as 39th Mayor of Harrisburg. Running as a Democrat and President of the Harrisburg City Council, she won the 2021 Harrisburg ma ...
, City Council President
Eliminated in primary
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Eric Papenfuse
Eric Robert Papenfuse (born September 4, 1971) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 38th Mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Papenfuse is the founder and co-owner with his wife of The Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg, ...
, incumbent Mayor
* Otto Banks, former City Councilman
* Kevyn Knox, General Manager of
Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
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* Dave Schankweiler, businessman
Withdrew
* Lewis Butts Jr.,
Perennial candidate
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Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
* Tim Rowbottom, businessman
Results
General election
Results
See also
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2021 United States elections
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List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
This list of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is sorted chronologically, by default. The current mayor, since January 2022, is Democrat Wanda Williams.
See also
*Harrisburg City Council
The Harrisburg City Council is the legislative branc ...
References
External links
;Official campaign websites
2021
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of c ...
2021 Pennsylvania elections
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