2023 Tampa mayoral election

2023 Tampa mayoral election
March 7, 2023
Officially nonpartisan
Turnout13.68%[1]
 
Candidate Jane Castor Belinda Noah
(write-in)
Popular vote 22,988 2,138
Percentage 80.1% 8.5%
Results by precinct
Castor:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Mayor before election

Jane Castor

 Elected mayor

Jane Castor

The 2023 Tampa mayoral election was held on March 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Tampa, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Jane Castor ran for re-election to a second term in office. Castor was the only candidate on the ballot, as the only other person who qualified for the race was a write-in candidate.[2]

Castor easily won a second term, receiving more than 80% of the vote.[3]

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

  • Jeff Godsell, personal chef[5][2]
  • Andre Hill Sr.[2]

Declined

Endorsements

Jane Castor

Federal officials

Statewide officials

State legislators

Local officials

  • Bob Buckhorn, former mayor of Tampa[7]
  • Chad Chronister, Hillsborough County sheriff[7] (Republican)
  • Harry Cohen, Hillsborough County commissioner[7]
  • Ken Hagan, Hillsborough County commissioner[7] (Republican)
  • Bob Henriquez, Hillsborough County property appraiser[7]
  • Pat Kemp, Hillsborough County commissioner[7]
  • Gwen Myers, Hillsborough County commissioner[7]
  • Tom Scott, former Tampa city councilmember[7]
  • Mariella Smith, former Hillsborough County commissioner[7]

Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Jane
Castor 		Generic
Candidate 		Undecided
Frederick Polls[9] January 4–10, 2023 605 (LV) ± 4.0% 61% 34% 5%

Results

2023 Tampa mayoral election[10]
Candidate Votes %
Jane Castor (incumbent) 22,988 80.1%
Belinda Noah (write-in) 2,138 8.5%
Other write-ins 3,560 11.4%
Total votes 28,686 100.0%

References

  1. ^ "Voter turnout in Tampa is looking low so far". Florida Politics. March 7, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Abad, Dylan (January 31, 2023). "Only 1 name on Tampa mayor ballot in March". WFLA-TV. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Frago, Charlie (March 8, 2023). "Tampa Mayor Jane Castor easily wins reelection". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 2, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Krietz, Andrew (November 28, 2022). "Castor 2023: Tampa mayor launches reelection campaign". WTSP. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  5. ^ a b March, William (December 3, 2022). "Meet the people looking to unseat Tampa Mayor Jane Castor". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Frago, Charlie (January 20, 2023). "Mayor Jane Castor doesn't draw serious challenge. Her rival does". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 11, 2023. Carlson had been widely rumored to be mulling a run for mayor. He has said he never gave it serious consideration.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Schorsch, Peter (January 12, 2023). "Jane Castor lands bipartisan list of endorsers for re-election campaign". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c Wilson, Drew (February 27, 2023). "Top LGBTQ rights groups back Jane Castor for re-election". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Schorsch, Peter (January 19, 2023). "Poll: Jane Castor holds overwhelming lead in Mayor's race; Janet Cruz dominates City Council race". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 City of Tampa Municipal Election Official Results". Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. March 7, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear


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