1967 Tampa mayoral election

none January 2025 January 2025 1967 Tampa mayoral election Florida Flag of Tampa, Florida.svg presidential no 1963 Tampa mayoral election 1963 1971 Tampa mayoral election 1971 September 12, 1967September 26, 1967 First round Runoff File:Dick Greco.jpg Dick A. Greco c0c0c0 16,44428.94% 36,62057.69% File:Nick Nuccio official portrait.jpg Nick Nuccio c0c0c0 13,81224.31% 25,39342.31% File:3x4.svg Rudy Rodriguez c0c0c0 11,13119.59% Eliminated File:3x4.svg Jim Fair c0c0c0 9,16116.12% Eliminated Mayor Nick Nuccio Nonpartisan Dick A. Greco Nonpartisan The 1967 Tampa mayoral election took place on September 26, 1967, following a primary election on September 12, 1967. Incumbent Mayor Nick Nuccio ran for re-election to a second consecutive term. Nuccio faced a crowded field of competitors, including City Councilmembers Dick A. Greco, Conrad Johnston, and Doug West; County Commissioner Rudy Rodriguez; and perennial candidate Jim Fair. In the primary election, Greco took first place, winning 29 percent of the vote, while Nuccio won 24 percent. Both advanced to the general election, where Greco defeated Nuccio by a wide margin, winning 58 percent of the vote to Nuccio's 42 percent. Primary election Candidates Ed Blackburn, Jr., Hillsborough County sheriffHot Race Seen As Blackburn Runs for Mayor The Tampa Tribune March 6, 1963 Tampa, Florida 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/176054856/ July 6, 2025 Guy A. Burnett, Jr., wholesale furniture executiveHarvill Doyle Guy Burnett Enters Race for Mayor's Job Tampa Times November 29, 1962 Tampa, Florida 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times/176054112/ July 6, 2025 Jim Fair, perennial candidateJim Fair Announces He'll Be Candidate for Mayor The Tampa Tribune August 11, 1963 Tampa, Florida 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/176055086/ July 6, 2025 Julian Lane, incumbent mayorLane Enters Race, Citing City's Gains The Tampa Tribune June 21, 1963 Tampa, Florida 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune/176054415/ July 6, 2025 Nick Nuccio, Hillsborough County commissioner, former mayorNick Nuccio Again Enters Mayor's Race Tampa Times December 1, 1962 Tampa, Florida 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times/176053995/ July 6, 2025 Results 1967 Tampa mayoral primary electionElection of 9/12/1967 Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections http://votehillsborough.org/ERSummary.aspx?eid=-1938 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101201101332/http://votehillsborough.org/ERSummary.aspx?eid=-1938 December 1, 2010 July 6, 2025 Dick A. Greco Nonpartisan candidate 16,444 28.94% Nick Nuccio (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 13,812 24.31% Rudy Rodriguez Nonpartisan candidate 11,131 19.59% Jim Fair Nonpartisan candidate 9,161 16.12% W. D. "Doug" West Nonpartisan candidate 3,649 6.42% Conrad F. Johnston Nonpartisan candidate 2,622 4.61% 56,819 100.00% General election Results 1967 Tampa mayoral general electionElection of 9/26/1967 Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections http://votehillsborough.org/ERSummary.aspx?eid=-1937 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101201101227/http://votehillsborough.org/ERSummary.aspx?eid=-1937 December 1, 2010 July 6, 2025 Dick A. Greco Nonpartisan candidate 34,620 57.69% Nick Nuccio (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 25,393 42.31% 60,013 100.00% References 1967 election 1967 Tampa Category:20th century in Tampa, Florida