An election for

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was held on March 5, 2019. The election is officially

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, and the winner is elected to a four-year term. Incumbent mayor

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is not eligible to run for a third term. Buckhorn was first elected in

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(winning in the second round with 62.86% of the vote) and reelected unopposed in

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. Jane Castor and David Straz headed off into a

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on April 23, 2019, as no candidate received the majority fifty percent. Castor defeated Straz in the runoff election, becoming mayor-elect of Tampa.

Candidates

Declared

*Harry Cohen, two term city councilman *Jane Castor, former police chief *Dick Greco Jr., retired judge and son of former mayor Dick A. Greco *Michael Anthony Hazard, small business owner *LaVaughn King, activist *Topher Morrison, small business owner *David Straz Jr., philanthropist *Mike Suarez, member of

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*Ed Turanchik, former Hillsborough County commissioner

Did not file

* Ed Narain, former state representative *Mike Griffin, former chairman of Tampa Chamber of Commerce

Withdrawn

*Sam Gibbons, graduate student and grandson of late U.S. representative

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Endorsements

Fundraising

Polling

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Results

First round

Runoff

References

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