1967 Tampa mayoral election

1967 Tampa mayoral election

←  1963 September 12, 1967 September 26, 1967 1971  →

Candidate Dick A. Greco Nick Nuccio First round 16,444 28.94% 13,812 24.31% Runoff 36,620 57.69% 25,393 42.31%   Candidate Rudy Rodriguez Jim Fair First round 11,131 19.59% 9,161 16.12% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election Nick Nuccio Nonpartisan Elected mayor 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

• Nick Nuccio, Hillsborough County Commissioner, former Mayor ^[1]
• Julian Lane, incumbent Mayor ^[2]
• Ed Blackburn, Jr., Hillsborough County Sheriff ^[3]
• Guy A. Burnett, Jr., wholesale furniture executive ^[4]
• Jim Fair, perennial candidate ^[5]

Results

1967 Tampa mayoral primary election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dick A. Greco	16,444	28.94%
	Nonpartisan	Nick Nuccio (inc.)	13,812	24.31%
	Nonpartisan	Rudy Rodriguez	11,131	19.59%
	Nonpartisan	Jim Fair	9,161	16.12%
	Nonpartisan	W. D. "Doug" West	3,649	6.42%
	Nonpartisan	Conrad F. Johnston	2,622	4.61%
Total votes			56,819	100.00%

General election

Results

1967 Tampa mayoral general election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dick A. Greco	34,620	57.69%
	Nonpartisan	Nick Nuccio (inc.)	25,393	42.31%
Total votes			60,013	100.00%

References

1. "Nick Nuccio Again Enters Mayor's Race". Tampa Times . Tampa, Florida. December 1, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
2. "Lane Enters Race, Citing City's Gains". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. June 21, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
3. "Hot Race Seen As Blackburn Runs for Mayor". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. March 6, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
4. Harvill, Doyle (November 29, 1962). "Guy Burnett Enters Race for Mayor's Job". Tampa Times . Tampa, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
5. "Jim Fair Announces He'll Be Candidate for Mayor". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. August 11, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
6. "Election of 9/12/1967". Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
7. "Election of 9/26/1967". Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2025.