2019 Gainesville mayoral election

2019 Gainesville mayoral election

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Candidate Lauren Poe Jenn Powell Jennifer Reid Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 7,163 2,139 1,806 Percentage 61.82% 18.46% 15.59%

Precinct results Poe:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Reid:     >90% No votes:

Mayor before election Lauren Poe Nonpartisan Elected Mayor Lauren Poe Nonpartisan

The 2019 Gainesville, Florida mayoral election took place on March 19, 2019. Incumbent Mayor Lauren Poe ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by three candidates: community activist Jenn Powell, legal assistant Jennifer Reid, and community college student Marlon Bruce. Poe won re-election in a landslide, winning 62 percent of the vote. ^[1]

Following an amendment to the city charter, this was the last election to take place in an odd-numbered year and the last election for a three-year term.

Primary election

Candidates

• Lauren Poe, incumbent Mayor
• Jenn Powell, 2017 candidate for City Commission, member of the City Affordable Housing Advisory Committee ^[2]
• Jennifer Reid, legal assistant ^[3]
• Marlon Bruce, Santa Fe College student ^[4]

Results

Primary election results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lauren Poe (inc.)	7,163	61.82%
	Nonpartisan	Jenn Powell	2,139	18.46%
	Nonpartisan	Jennifer Reid	1,806	15.59%
	Nonpartisan	Marlon Bruce	478	4.13%
Total votes			11,586	100.00%

References

1. Jones, David; Stewart, Francesca (March 19, 2019). "Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe sweeps votes in re-election win". The Gainesville Sun . Gainesville, Florida . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
2. Caplan, Andrew (December 24, 2018). "Powell files to run for Gainesville mayor". The Gainesville Sun . Gainesville, Florida . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
3. Caplan, Andrew (January 8, 2019). "Reid files for Gainesville mayor". The Gainesville Sun . Gainesville, Florida . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
4. Caplan, Andrew (February 1, 2019). "Candidates set for city election". The Gainesville Sun . Gainesville, Florida . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
5. "Official Results - City of Gainesville, Florida - March 19, 2019" (PDF). Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. March 21, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2025.