2016 Gainesville mayoral election

2016 Gainesville mayoral election
March 15, 2016
 
Candidate Lauren Poe Ed Braddy
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 16,384 11,331
Percentage 57.05% 39.46%
Precinct results
Poe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brady:      50–60%      >90%
No votes:      
Mayor before election

Ed Braddy
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Lauren Poe
Nonpartisan

The 2016 Gainesville, Florida mayoral election took place on March 15, 2016. Incumbent Mayor Ed Braddy ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by former City Commissioner Lauren Poe, a professor at Santa Fe College. Though the race was officially nonpartisan, Poe, a Democrat, received support from the Florida Democratic Party and benefited from high turnout in the presidential primary, while Braddy, a Republican, avoided partisan labels. Poe ultimately defeated Braddy in a landslide, receiving 57 percent of the vote to Braddy's 39 percent.

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