2019 Gainesville mayoral election

2019 Gainesville mayoral election
March 19, 2019
 
Candidate Lauren Poe Jenn Powell Jennifer Reid
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 7,163 2,139 1,806
Percentage 61.82% 18.46% 15.59%
Precinct results
Poe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Reid:      >90%
No votes:      
Mayor before election

Lauren Poe
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Lauren Poe
Nonpartisan

The 2019 Gainesville, Florida mayoral election took place on March 19, 2019. Incumbent Mayor Lauren Poe ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by three candidates: community activist Jenn Powell, legal assistant Jennifer Reid, and community college student Marlon Bruce. Poe won re-election in a landslide, winning 62 percent of the vote.

Following an amendment to the city charter, this was the last election to take place in an odd-numbered year and the last election for a three-year term.

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