2019 Jacksonville mayoral election

The 2019 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 19, 2019, to elect the mayor of Jacksonville. Incumbent mayor Lenny Curry, a Republican, won a majority of votes to win a second term in office.^[2] No Democratic candidate qualified for the mayoral election.^[3]

2019 Jacksonville mayoral election

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Turnout	24%[1]
Candidate Lenny Curry Anna Brosche Party Republican Republican Popular vote 84,545 35,404 Percentage 57.62% 24.13%   Candidate Omega Allen Jim Hill Party Independent Republican Popular vote 15,453 11,056 Percentage 10.53% 7.54%
Results by precinct Curry:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Brosche:      30–40%      40–50%
Mayor before election Lenny Curry Republican Elected mayor Lenny Curry Republican

Candidates

Republican Party

Declared

• Lenny Curry, incumbent mayor^[4]
• Anna Brosche, member of Jacksonville City Council^[5]
• Jimmy Hill, small business owner and president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2622^[6]

Democratic Party

While Democratic candidates did declare their candidacy, no Democratic candidates qualified for the mayoral election in 2019.

Declared

• Doreszell Cohen, founder of Citizens for Criminal Justice Reform^[7]
• Yolanda Thornton, small business owner^[8]

Declined

• Alvin Brown, former mayor of Jacksonville^[9]
• Garrett Dennis, member of Jacksonville City Council^[6][10]

Independents

Declared

• Omega Allen, Chair of the NW Jacksonville Economic Development Trust Fund
• Connell Crooms, nonprofit director^[11]
• Vishaun Grissett, independent consultant^[12]

Campaign and results

Democrats did not field a candidate for Mayor of Jacksonville in the 2019 election. Curry faced Anna Lopez Brosche, described by The Florida Times-Union as a moderate Republican. Brosche's campaign received support from some Democratic politicians, including city councilman Garrett Dennis and former Duval County Democratic Party chair Lisa King.^[3]

Election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lenny Curry (incumbent)	84,545	57.62
	Republican	Anna Lopez Brosche	35,404	24.13
	Independent	Omega Allen	15,453	10.53
	Republican	Jim Hill	11,056	7.54
	write-in	Michael Romero	263	0.18
Total votes			146,721	100.00
	Republican hold