2003 Jacksonville mayoral election

2003 Jacksonville mayoral election

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Candidate John Peyton Nat Glover Party Republican Democratic First round 44,369 23.66% 52,431 27.96% Runoff 133,554 58.00% 96,714 42.00%   Candidate Mike Weinstein Matt Carlucci Party Republican Republican First round 42,085 22.44% 37,442 19.96% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election John Delaney Republican Elected mayor John Peyton Republican

The 2003 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on May 13, 2003, following a primary election on April 15, 2003. Incumbent Republican Mayor John Delaney was unable to seek a third consecutive term because of term limits. Jacksonville Sheriff Nat Glover, a Democrat, placed first in the primary election with 28 percent of the vote. Republican businessman John Peyton narrowly defeated city official Mike Weinstein to advance to the runoff against Glover, winning 24 percent of the vote to Weinstein's 22 percent. In the runoff election, Peyton defeated Glover in a landslide, winning 58-42 percent.

Primary election

Candidates

• Nat Glover, Jacksonville Sheriff (Democratic)
• John Peyton, businessman ^[1] (Republican)
• Mike Weinstein, former executive director of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission ^[2] (Republican)
• Matt Carlucci, City Councilmember ^[3] (Republican)
• Ginger Soud, City Councilmember ^[4] (Republican)
• Betty Holzendorf, former State Senator ^[4] (Democratic)
• Keith M. Myers, U.S. Navy veteran ^[4] (Democratic)

Results

2003 Jacksonville mayoral primary election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nat Glover	52,431	27.96%
	Republican	John Peyton	44,369	23.66%
	Republican	Mike Weinstein	42,085	22.44%
	Republican	Ginger Soud	5,386	2.87%
	Democratic	Betty Holzendorf	4,548	2.42%
	Democratic	Keith M. Myers	1,290	0.69%
Total votes			187,551	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	John Peyton (R)	Nat Glover (D)	Other / Undecided
SurveyUSA [6]	May 9–11, 2003	544 (CV)	± 4.3%	54%	43%	2%

Results

2003 Jacksonville mayoral general election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Peyton	133,554	58.00%
	Democratic	Nat Glover	96,714	42.00%
Total votes			230,268	100.00%
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   CV – certain voters
   V – unclear

References

1. "A conversation with . . . John Peyton". Jacksonville Daily Record . Jacksonville, Florida. February 6, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
2. "A conversation with . . . Mike Weinstein". Jacksonville Daily Record . Jacksonville, Florida. March 19, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
3. "A conversation with . . . Matt Carlucci". Jacksonville Daily Record . Jacksonville, Florida. April 1, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
4. "7 seeking Jacksonville mayor's position". The News-Press . Fort Myers, Florida. April 16, 2003. p. 4B. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
5. "2003 Duval County First Election - 4/15/2003". Duval County Supervisor of Elections. June 21, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
6. "Glover Closes Gap, But Peyton Wins Jacksonville Mayor Runoff" (PDF). May 12, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
7. "2003 General Election - 5/13/2003". Duval County Supervisor of Elections. June 20, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2025.