2013 Gainesville mayoral election

2013 Gainesville mayoral election Florida presidential no 2010 Gainesville mayoral election 2010 2016 Gainesville mayoral election 2016 March 19, 2013April 16, 2013 First round Runoff File:Ed Braddy.jpg 150x150px Ed Braddy ed8783 4,64938.44% 7,62754.73% File:SHK 0171 (cropped).JPG Craig Lowe 8da9e2 4,41836.53% 6,01145.27% File:3x4.svg Scherwin L. Henry 73bc84 2,05817.02% Eliminated File:3x4.svg Pete Johnson c88fe4 7876.51% Eliminated 230px General election 230px Primary election Precinct resultsBrady: #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% Lowe: #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80%Henry: #a3d5af 40–50% #73bc84 50–60% #006e1a 80–90% No votes: #a9a9a9 Mayor Craig Lowe Nonpartisan Ed Braddy Nonpartisan The 2013 Gainesville, Florida mayoral election took place on April 16, 2013, following a primary election on March 19, 2013. Incumbent Mayor Craig Lowe ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by five opponents, including former City Commissioners Ed Braddy and Scherwin Henry. In the primary election, Braddy narrowly placed first over Lowe, winning 38 percent of the vote to Lowe's 37 percent, so both candidates advanced to the general election. Shortly after the primary, Lowe was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. Lowe apologized for his actions and pledged to continue his campaign,Alcantara Chris Mayor Craig Lowe says his campaign will continue after DUI arrest The Independent Florida Alligator March 24, 2013 Gainesville, Florida https://www.alligator.org/article/2013/03/mayor-craig-lowe-says-his-campaign-will-continue-after-dui-arrest?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest July 16, 2025 but he was defeated by Braddy by a wide margin, 55–45 percent. Primary election Candidates Ed Braddy, former City CommissionerCurry Christopher Braddy, McEachern to run for different city seats The Gainesville Sun January 4, 2013 Gainesville, Florida https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2013/01/05/braddy-mceachern-to-run-for-different-city-seats/31841253007/ July 16, 2025 Craig Lowe, incumbent MayorSmith Chad Lowe files for 2013 re-election effort The Gainesville Sun January 17, 2012 Gainesville, Florida https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/politics/2012/01/17/lowe-files-for-2013-re-election-effort/31828952007/ July 16, 2025 Scherwin L. Henry, former City CommissionerCurry Christopher Scherwin Henry enters mayor's race The Gainesville Sun December 21, 2012 Gainesville, Florida https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2012/12/21/scherwin-henry-enters-mayors-race/31840452007/ July 16, 2025 Pete Johnson, member of the City Plan BoardCurry Christopher Other mayoral candidates respond to Lowe The Gainesville Sun January 23, 2013 Gainesville, Florida https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2013/01/24/other-mayoral-candidates-respond-to-lowe/31843351007/ July 16, 2025 Mark Venzke, former City Commission candidateCurry Christopher Mark Venzke plans to run for Gainesville mayor The Gainesville Sun January 22, 2013 Gainesville, Florida https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2013/01/23/mark-venzke-plans-to-run-for-gainesville-mayor/31841888007/ July 16, 2025 Donald Shepherd Sr., former University of Florida groundskeeperCurry Christopher Six mayoral candidates have distinctly different missions The Gainesville Sun March 9, 2013 Gainesville, Florida https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2013/03/09/six-mayoral-candidates-have-distinctly-different-missions/31844256007/ July 16, 2025 Results Primary election resultsOFFICIAL RESULTS - REGULAR GAINESVILLE ELECTION - MARCH 19, 2013 March 21, 2013 Alachua County Supervisor of Elections https://www.votealachua.gov/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20130319_Gainesville_Summary.pdf July 16, 2025 Ed Braddy Nonpartisan candidate 4,649 38.44% Craig Lowe (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 4,418 36.53% Scherwin L. Henry Nonpartisan candidate 2,058 17.02% Pete Johnson Nonpartisan candidate 787 6.51% Mark Venzke Nonpartisan candidate 128 1.06% Donald Shepherd Sr. Nonpartisan candidate 54 0.45% 12,094 100.00% Runoff election Results Runoff election resultsOFFICIAL RESULTS - GAINESVILLE RUN-OFF ELECTION - APRIL 16, 2013 April 18, 2013 Alachua County Supervisor of Elections https://www.votealachua.gov/Portals/Alachua/Documents/Election_Results/20130416_Gainesville_Runoff_Summary.pdf July 16, 2025 Ed Braddy Nonpartisan candidate 7,267 54.73% Craig Lowe (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 6,011 45.27% 13,278 100.00% References Category:2013 United States mayoral elections Category:2013 Florida elections Category:Mayoral elections in Gainesville, Florida Category:April 2013 in the United States