Election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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The 2013 mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 2013, and resulted in Eric Papenfuse, a local bookstore owner and Democrat, being elected to his first term. [1]
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The 2013 mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 2013, and resulted in Eric Papenfuse, a local bookstore owner and Democrat, being elected to his first term. [1]
Incumbent first term Democratic mayor Linda D. Thompson was extremely unpopular. In large part due to her calling City Controller Dan Miller, the first openly gay official in Harrisburg, a “homosexual, evil little man” along with other inflammatory rhetoric. [2] [3]
Thompson sought re-election but would face challenges in the Democratic Primary in the form of Dan Miller, the aforementioned City Controller, and Eric Papenfuse, a local bookstore owner. [4] Papenfuse would win the nomination but Miller would run for mayor under the Republican ticket as the party failed to field a candidate. [5] [2] [6] Papenfuse would go on to defeat Miller a second time during the general election and become Harrisburg's new mayor. [7] [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Papenfuse | 2,482 | 38.44% | |
| Democratic | Dan Miller | 2,086 | 32.31% | |
| Democratic | Linda D. Thompson (incumbent) | 1,817 | 28.14% | |
| Democratic | Lewis Butts | 64 | 0.99% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 8 | 0.12% | |
| Total votes | 6,457 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Papenfuse | 3,623 | 49.7% | |
| Republican | Dan Miller | 2,333 | 32% | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 1,334 | 18.3% | |
| Total votes | 7,290 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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