1967 Tampa mayoral election

1967 Tampa mayoral election
September 12, 1967
September 26, 1967
 
Candidate Dick A. Greco Nick Nuccio
First round 16,444
28.94% 		13,812
24.31%
Runoff 36,620
57.69% 		25,393
42.31%
 
Candidate Rudy Rodriguez Jim Fair
First round 11,131
19.59% 		9,161
16.12%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Nick Nuccio
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Dick A. Greco
Nonpartisan

The 1967 Tampa mayoral election took place on September 26, 1967, following a primary election on September 12, 1967. Incumbent Mayor Nick Nuccio ran for re-election to a second consecutive term. Nuccio faced a crowded field of competitors, including City Councilmembers Dick A. Greco, Conrad Johnston, and Doug West; County Commissioner Rudy Rodriguez; and perennial candidate Jim Fair. In the primary election, Greco took first place, winning 29 percent of the vote, while Nuccio won 24 percent. Both advanced to the general election, where Greco defeated Nuccio by a wide margin, winning 58 percent of the vote to Nuccio's 42 percent.

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