2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election

The 2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election took place on January 31, 2012. Incumbent Mayor Jack Seiler ran for re-election to a second term, and was challenged by Earl Rynerson, the owner of a tile company who lost to Seiler in 2009. Rynerson recruited a third candidate, construction worker Gabriel Crimi, which rescheduled the election from March 13, 2012, to the date of the Republican presidential primary. Seiler defeated both candidates in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote.