1979 Tampa mayoral election

1979 Tampa mayoral election
September 4, 1979
 
Candidate Bob Martinez Bob Bondi Charles Miranda
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 25,777 11,985 3,329
Percentage 57.53% 26.75% 7.43%
Mayor before election

Bill Poe
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Bob Martinez
Nonpartisan

The 1979 Tampa mayoral election was held on September 4, 1979. Incumbent Mayor Bill Poe declined to seek re-election. County Commissioner Bob Bondi; Bob Martinez, a 1974 candidate for mayor; and City Councilmember Charles Miranda announced that they would run to succeed Poe. Martinez ended up winning the election by a wide margin, receiving 58 percent of the vote to Bondi's 27 percent and Miranda's 7 percent, avoiding the need for a runoff election.

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