2024 Fayetteville mayoral election

The 2024 Fayetteville mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Fayetteville mayor serves a 4-year term and there are no term limits on this position. Incumbent mayor Lioneld Jordan is running for re-election for a fifth term in office.

2024 Fayetteville mayoral election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 (first round) December 3, 2024 (runoff) 2028 →

Candidate Lioneld Jordan Molly Rawn Tom Terminella First round 16,609 46.92% 13,068 36.92% 4,386 12.39% Runoff 5,149 48.76% 5,411 51.24% Eliminated

Incumbent Mayor Lioneld Jordan Independent

Jordan, along with Experience Fayetteville CEO Molly Rawn, advanced to a runoff election to be held on December 3, 2024.^[1]

In the December 3 runoff, Molly Rawn defeated Mayor Jordan by just over 2%.

Candidates

Declared

• Lioneld Jordan, incumbent mayor ^[2]
• Molly Rawn, the executive director of the city's Advertising and Promotion Commission and CEO of Experience Fayetteville^[3]
• Adam Fire Cat^[4]
• Tom Terminella^[5]

Results

General election

2024 Fayetteville, Arkansas mayoral general election^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Lioneld Jordan (incumbent)		16,609	46.92
Molly Rawn		13,068	36.92
Tom Terminella		4,386	12.39
Adam Fire Cat		1,332	3.76
Total votes		37,421	100.0

Runoff

2024 Fayetteville, Arkansas mayoral general election^[7]

Candidate		Votes	%
Lioneld Jordan (incumbent)		5,149	48.76%
Molly Rawn		5,411	51.24%