1995 Jacksonville mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1995 Jacksonville mayoral election Florida Flag of Jacksonville, Florida.svg presidential no 1991 Jacksonville mayoral election 1991 1999 Jacksonville mayoral election 1999 April 11, 1995May 9, 1995 150x150px First round Runoff File:JohnDelaney.JPG John Delaney Republican Party (United States) 55,36132.42% 81,05850.95% File:3x4.svg Jake Godbold Democratic Party (United States) 55,90232.74% 78,04749.05% File:Portrait of Florida legislative representative Tommy Hazouri.jpg Tommy Hazouri Democratic Party (United States) 38,28922.42% Eliminated File:3x4.svg Harry Reagan Democratic Party (United States) 6,76713.44% Eliminated Mayor Ed Austin Republican Party (United States) John Delaney Republican Party (United States) The 1995 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on May 9, 1995, following a primary election on April 11, 1995. The election was the first one to take place following the passage of a referendum in 1992 that provided for unitary elections, in which all candidates appeared on the same ballot regardless of party.Barry Francis S. The Scandal of Reform: The Grand Failures of New York's Political Crusaders and the Death of Nonpartisanship 180–81 2009 Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey 978-0-8135-4478-6 July 6, 2025 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Scandal_of_Reform/ppFwwH3ILHgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA181&printsec=frontcover Incumbent Mayor Ed Austin, who was elected in 1991 as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party in 1994,Jacksonville mayor switches parties St. Petersburg Times October 21, 1994 St. Petersburg, Florida 4B https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times/176066582/ July 6, 2025 declined to seek re-election. Austin's chief of staff, Republican John Delaney, ran to succeed him. Former Mayors Jake Godbold and Tommy Hazouri and City Councilman Harry Reagan ran as Democratic candidates. Godbold placed first in the primary with 33 percent of the vote, followed by Delaney with 32 percent. In the general election, Delaney narrowly defeated Godbold, 51–49 percent, becoming the first Republican to be elected Mayor since 1887.Woods Mark No empty vote: How your choices for mayor affected Jacksonville Florida Times-Union May 15, 2011 Jacksonville, Florida https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/2011/05/15/no-empty-vote-how-your-choices-mayor-affected-jacksonville/15903766007/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20230329202335/https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/2011/05/15/no-empty-vote-how-your-choices-mayor-affected-jacksonville/15903766007/ March 29, 2023 July 6, 2025 Primary election Candidates Jake Godbold, former Mayor of JacksonvillePoll shows tight race for Jax mayor Boca Raton News April 8, 1995 Boca Raton, Florida 9A https://www.newspapers.com/article/boca-raton-news/176066165/ July 6, 2025 (Democratic) John Delaney, former chief of staff to Mayor Ed Austin (Republican) Tommy Hazouri, former Mayor of Jacksonville (Democratic) Harry Reagan, City Councilman (Democratic) Steve Irvine, restaurant owner (Republican) A. P. McIlwain, retired shipyard executive (Republican) Results 1995 Jacksonville mayoral primary electionGeneral Election - Duval, Florida - April 11, 1995 1995 Duval County Supervisor of Elections https://www.duvalelections.com/Portals/Duval/Documents/Election%20Results/1995%20FirstElectionResultsApr95.pdf July 6, 2025 Jake Godbold Democratic Party (United States) 55,902 32.74% John Delaney Republican Party (United States) 55,361 32.42% Tommy Hazouri Democratic Party (United States) 38,289 22.42% Harry Reagan Democratic Party (United States) 18,235 10.68% Steve Irvine Republican Party (United States) 1,847 1.08% A. P. McIlwain Democratic Party (United States) 1,132 0.66% 170,766 100.00% General election Results 1995 Jacksonville mayoral general electionGeneral Election - Duval, Florida - May 9, 1995 1995 Duval County Supervisor of Elections https://www.duvalelections.com/Portals/Duval/Documents/Election%20Results/1995%20GenElectionResults.pdf July 6, 2025 John Delaney Republican Party (United States) 81,058 50.95% Jake Godbold Democratic Party (United States) 78,047 49.05% 159,105 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1995 United States county executive elections 1995 election 1995 Jacksonville Category:20th century in Jacksonville, Florida