2023 Des Moines mayoral election

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2023 Des Moines mayoral election
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  2019 November 7, 20232027 
 
Candidate Connie Boesen Josh Mandelbaum
Popular vote14,48813,777
Percentage48.22%45.85%

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Precinct results
Boesen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Mandelbaum:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Tie:     40–50%     No votes

Mayor before election

Frank Cownie
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Connie Boesen
Democratic

The 2023 Des Moines mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023. Mayoral elections in Des Moines are officially nonpartisan and use the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. Incumbent mayor Frank Cownie decided to retire rather than run for re-election to a historic sixth term in office. [1]

Contents

At-large city councilor Connie Boesen narrowly defeated ward 3 city councilor Josh Mandelbaum, as well as several other candidates. Boesen had been endorsed by Cownie as well as the city's largest newspaper, The Des Moines Register , and every other member of the city council with the exception of Mandelbaum. Boesen was sworn in as the first female mayor of Des Moines on January 8, 2024. [2]

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Connie Boesen (D)
Local officials
  • Frank Cownie, incumbent mayor of Des Moines [10]
  • Joe Gatto, city councilor for ward 4 [10]
  • Carl Voss, at-large city councilor [10]
  • Linda Westergaard, city councilor for ward 2 [10]
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Results

2023 Des Moines mayoral general election [12]
CandidateVotes %
Connie Boesen14,48848.22
Josh Mandelbaum13,77745.85
Denver Foote9713.23
Christopher Von Arx7042.34
Write-ins1070.36
Total votes30,047 100

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