1971 Tampa mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1971 Tampa mayoral election Florida Flag of Tampa, Florida.svg presidential no 1967 Tampa mayoral election 1967 1974 Tampa mayoral special election 1974 (special) September 14, 1971 Dick A. Greco File:Dick Greco.jpg Nonpartisan 32,169 66.10% c0c0c0 Nick Nuccio File:Nick Nuccio official portrait.jpg Nonpartisan 13,909 28.58% c0c0c0 Mayor Dick A. Greco Nonpartisan Dick A. Greco Nonpartisan The 1971 Tampa mayoral election took place on September 14, 1971. Incumbent Mayor Dick A. Greco ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by former Mayor Nick Nuccio, whom he defeated in 1967. Greco defeated Nuccio in a landslide, winning 66 percent of the vote and avoiding the need for a runoff election. In the process, he became the first mayor of Tampa to be re-elected since 1955. However, Greco did not end up serving his full term. He resigned from office in 1974, triggering a special election later that year. Candidates Sam Capitano, tile-setterInglis Tom Tampa's not 'what it used to be' Tampa Times August 19, 1971 Tampa, Florida 17A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times/176058962/ July 6, 2025 Dick A. Greco, incumbent mayorInglis Tom Greco cites his record in seeking 2nd term Tampa Times August 27, 1971 Tampa, Florida 4A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times/176059016/ July 6, 2025 Nick Nuccio, former mayorToner Jim Political Warhouse Nuccio Bids For Mayoral Comeback The Tampa Tribune August 14, 1971 Tampa, Florida 1B https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/176058833/ July 6, 2025 Armando P. Valdes, Jr., jeweler, 1967 City Council candidateCity mayoral race gets candidate Tampa Times August 3, 1971 Tampa, Florida 13A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times/176059099/ July 6, 2025 Results 1971 Tampa mayoral electionFirst Primary - 9/14/1971 Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections http://votehillsborough.org/ERSummary.aspx?eid=-1925 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101201100508/http://votehillsborough.org/ERSummary.aspx?eid=-1925 December 1, 2010 July 6, 2025 Dick A. Greco (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 32,169 66.10% Nick Nuccio Nonpartisan candidate 13,909 28.58% Armando P. Valdes, Jr. Nonpartisan candidate 1,848 3.80% Sam Capitano Nonpartisan candidate 740 1.52% 48,666 100.00% References 1971 election 1971 Tampa Category:20th century in Tampa, Florida