1995 Tampa mayoral election

1995 Tampa mayoral election

← 1991 March 7, 1995 1999 →

Candidate Dick A. Greco Jan Platt Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 29,175 14,188 Percentage 66.35% 32.27%

Mayor before election Sandra Freedman Nonpartisan Elected mayor Dick A. Greco Nonpartisan

The 1995 Tampa mayoral election took place on March 7, 1995. Incumbent Mayor Sandra Freedman was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third full consecutive term. Former Mayor Dick A. Greco, who had previously served from 1967 to 1974, and County Commissioner Jan Platt ran to succeed her. Greco defeated Platt by a wide margin, receiving 66 percent of the vote to her 32 percent.

Candidates

• Dick A. Greco, former Mayor ^[1]
• Jan Platt, former Hillsborough County Commissioner ^[2]
• Edward T. Young, businessman ^[3]

Results

1995 Tampa mayoral election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dick A. Greco	29,175	66.35%
	Nonpartisan	Jan Platt	14,188	32.27%
	Nonpartisan	Edward T. Young	610	1.39%
Total votes			43,973	100.00%

References

1. Koehn, Ken; Stebbins, John (November 16, 1994). "Greco wants job back as Tampa mayor". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. p. 7. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
2. Koehn, Ken (November 23, 1994). "Platt voices bid for Tampa mayor's job". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. p. 8. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
3. "3 candidates qualify to run in mayor's race". The Tampa Tribune . Tampa, Florida. January 21, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
4. "Election of 3/7/1995". Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2025.