2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral election

2021 Cedar Rapids, mayoral election
November 2, 2021
November 30, 2021 (runoff)
 
Candidate Tiffany O'Donnell Amara Andrews Brad Hart
Party Republican Democratic Nonpartisan
Alliance Republican
First-round 11,023
42.2% 		7,359
28.2% 		7,319
28.1%
Runoff 13,479
67.9% 		6,358
32.1% 		Eliminated
Mayor before election

Brad Hart

 Elected mayor

Tiffany O'Donnell

The 2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral election was held of November 2, 2021, with a subsequent runoff election held on November 30, 2021. The first round of the election futured three major candidates. Candidate Tiffany O'Donnell strongly led the first round, with candidate Amara Andrews finishing in second place. Incumbent mayor Brad Hart failed to advance to the runoff, narrowly finishing behind Andrews. In the runoff election, O'Donnell handily won the election, winning more than twice as many votes as Andrews.

Although Cedar Rapids municipal elections are officially nonpartisan on the ballot, candidates could still state their political affiliation on filings or self-identify with a party.

General election

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

  • Tiffany O'Donnell, leader of Iowa Women Lead Change, former news anchor (Republican)[1]
  • Amara Andrews, leader of Advocates for Social Justice (Democrat)[2]

Eliminated

  • Brad Hart, incumbent mayor of Cedar Rapids (2018–2022) (Non-affiliated)[3][4]
  • Myra Colby Bradwell (The Peoples Party)[5]

Results

2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tiffany O'Donnell 11,023 42.2%
Nonpartisan Amara Andrews 7,359 28.2%
Nonpartisan Brad Hart (incumbent) 7,319 28.1%
Nonpartisan Maya Colby Bradwell 412 1.6%
Total votes 26,113 100.0%

Runoff election

Results

2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral runoff election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Tiffany O'Donnell 13,479 67.9%
Nonpartisan Amara Andrews 6,358 32.1%
Total votes 20,811 100.0%

References

  1. ^ "Iecdb-WRS" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Partisan divides trickle into nonpartisan Cedar Rapids mayoral race".
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ a b "November 2021 Election Results". The Gazette.
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