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Mayoral elections in Madison, Wisconsin

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Mayoral elections in Madison, Wisconsin
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Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

1874

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1875

Silas U. Pinney was re-elected in 1875.

1876

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1969 and 1971

William Dyke was elected in both 1969 and 1971

1973

Paul Soglin (a member of the Madison Common Council) won an upset victory over incumbent mayor William Dyke.[3]

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1977

Paul Soglin won re-election.

1981, 1985

1989, 1993, and 1995

Former mayor Paul Soglin was returned to office in 1989, and was re-elected twice consecutively thereafter.

1997 (special)

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The 1997 Madison mayoral special election was held February 17 and April 1, 1997, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It was held after the resignation of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. It saw the election of Susan J. M. Bauman.

Candidates

  • Ray Allen, Madison School Board member[7]
  • Richard H. Anderson
  • Susan J. M. Bauman, alderperson on the Madison Common Council
  • Wayne Bigelow, President of the Madison Common Council[8]
  • John Hendrick, Supervisor on the Dane County Board since 1994[9]
  • Mary Lang-Sollinger, community activist and political fundraiser[10]
  • Tom Neale
  • David Travis, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Results

The February county and city primaries saw 42,483 ballots cast in Madison, reported as a turnout of 26%[11] (compared to election-eve voter registration).

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The April county and city general elections saw 52,619 ballots cast in Madison, reported as a turnout of 32%[11] (compared to election-eve voter registration).

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1999

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The 1999 Madison mayoral election was held April 9, 1999, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman.

Since only two candidates ran, no primary was held.

Results

The April county and city general saw 45,248 ballots cast in Madison, reported as a turnout of 31%[11] (compared to election-eve voter registration).

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2003

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The 2003 Madison mayoral election was held February 20 and April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Dave Cieslewicz. Incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman was eliminated in the primary.

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2007

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The 2007 Madison mayoral election was held February 22 and April 5, 2007, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.

Candidates

  • Ray Allen, Madison School Board member[7] and 1997 mayoral candidate
  • Dave Cieslewicz, incumbent mayor
  • Peter Munoz
  • Will Sandstrom, 2003 mayoral candidate

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2011

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The 2011 Madison mayoral election was held April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw former mayor Paul Soglin return to the mayoralty by unseating incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.

The primary and general election both coincided with those for a high-profile state supreme court race.

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2015

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The 2015 Madison mayoral election was held February 17 and April 7, 2015, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin.

Candidates

  • Richard V. Brown Sr.
  • Christopher Daly
  • Bridget Maniaci, former 2nd district member of the Madison Common Council (2009–2013)[20][21]
  • Scott Resnick, 8th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2011 and tech executive
  • Paul Soglin, incumbent mayor

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2019

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The 2019 Madison mayoral election was held February 19 and April 2, 2019, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Satya Rhodes-Conway, who unseated incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. Conway became the second woman and the first openly-gay individual elected mayor in the city's history.[24][25]

Candidates

  • Maurice "Mo" Cheeks, 10th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2013 and Vice President of Business Development at MIOsoft[26]
  • Nick Hart
  • Satya Rhodes-Conway, former 12th district member of the Madison Common Council
  • Raj Shukla
  • Paul Soglin, incumbent mayor

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2023

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Rhodes-Conway at a campaign party on the night of the primary election

The 2023 Madison mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

A primary election was held on February 21, 2023, to narrow down the candidates to two. It saw record turnout due to the concurrent primary for the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Satya Rhodes-Conway and Gloria Reyes qualified for the general election, while Scott Kerr was eliminated. Daniel Howell Jr., a write-in candidate, planned on running as a write-in candidate for the general election in addition to the primary.[29]

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Endorsements

Satya Rhodes-Conway

U.S. Representatives

County officials

Madison alders

  • Juliana Bennett, 8th ward (2021–present)[37]
  • Patrick Heck, 2nd ward (2019–present)[37]
  • Sabrina Madison, 17th ward (2022–present)[36]
  • Erik Paulson, 3rd ward (2022–present)[37]
  • Mike Verveer, 4th ward (1995–present)[37]

Madison school board members

  • Savion Castro, 2nd ward (2019–present)[36]
  • Ali Muldrow, 4th ward (2019–present)[36]
  • Nicki Vander Meulen, 7th ward (2017–present)[36]

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Gloria Reyes

County officials

Local officials

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Labor unions

  • Madison Professional Police Officers Association[53]

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Notes

  1. Wisconsin allows same-day voter registration. "Registered voters" election turnout is calculated by dividing the ballots cast (a figure that includes ballots cast voters who registered day-of on Election Day) by the voter registration as it stood on the eve of Election Day (a total which excludes day-of voters).
  2. Hosted by Midvale Heights Community Association, Sunset Village Community Association, Regent Neighborhood Association, Westmorland Neighborhood Association, Summit Woods Neighborhood Association, University Hill Farms Association, and Crawford Marlborough Nakoma Neighborhood.
  3. Co-hosted by NAACP Dane County Branch, 100 Black Men of Madison, and Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement.
  4. Co-hosted by Downtown Madison, Inc.
  5. Includes Daniel Howell Jr., who ran as a write-in candidate.

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