John Stephens Peyton is an American businessman and politician who is currently president of Gate Petroleum. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville,Florida from 2003 to 2011,when he was succeeded by Alvin Brown. He was the second Republican to be elected to the position since 1888. After his term he returned to Gate,his family business,and succeeded his father Herb Peyton as the company's president in January 2012.
Hans Gearhart Tanzler,Jr. was an American politician and judge. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville,Florida,from 1967 to 1979. During his administration,the City of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County,making him the last mayor of the old city government and the first mayor of a consolidated Jacksonville. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Audrey Gibson is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Florida Senate,representing the 6th district,which includes sections of downtown Jacksonville in Duval County,since 2016. She previously represented the 9th district from 2012 to 2016 and the 1st district from 2011 to 2012. Gibson also served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 15th district in downtown Jacksonville from 2002 to 2010.
Terry L. Fields is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008,representing the 14th District,which included parts of downtown Jacksonville in western Duval County. He ran for a seat in the Florida House in 2016. He lost in the primaries to Democratic candidate Kimberly Daniels.
Michael B. Weinstein is an American politician who was a two-term member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing District 19,which encompasses parts of Jacksonville and surrounding areas.
Jennifer Sandra Carroll is an American Republican politician and retired naval officer who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Florida from January 4,2011 to March 12,2013. Carroll is the first black person,woman and Trinidadian-American elected to the office. Carroll previously served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. She is the bestselling author of an autobiography entitled When You Get There.
The government of Jacksonville is organized under the city charter and provides for a "strong" mayor–council system. The most notable feature of the government in Jacksonville,Florida,is that it is consolidated with Duval County,which the jurisdictions agreed to in the 1968 Jacksonville Consolidation.
The Jacksonville mayoral election of 2011 determined the Mayor of Jacksonville,Florida. A blanket primary with six candidates together on the same ballot took place March 22,2011. Incumbent Republican Mayor John Peyton was term limited,and,as a result,could not seek reelection to a third term in office. As no candidate received a majority of the vote,a runoff election between the top two vote-getters,Republican Mike Hogan and Democrat Alvin Brown,took place on May 17,2011. In a close race,Brown defeated Hogan to become Jacksonville's first African-American mayor.
Alvin Brown is an American politician from Florida who served as mayor of Jacksonville,Florida,from 2011 to 2015. He was the first African American to be elected to that position. Brown succeeded John Peyton as mayor after winning the 2011 mayoral election. In the 2015 race,he lost his re-election bid to Republican Lenny Curry.
The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida.
Daniel Davis is an American politician and former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2014,representing the 13th District from 2010 to 2012 and the 15th District from 2012 to 2014.
The 2015 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on March 24,2015,to elect the Mayor of Jacksonville,Florida.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Florida,alongside an election to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term,and he successfully ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including President of the United States.
Leonard Boyd Curry is an American politician,accountant,and businessman who served as the 8th mayor of Jacksonville,Florida from 2015 to 2023 after defeating then-incumbent Alvin Brown in the city's 2015 mayoral election. He was re-elected in 2019. A Republican,Curry formerly served as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and co-founded the professional services firm ICX Group.
Richard H. Kravitz is a Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 19th District,from 2000 to 2008. Kravitz most recently ran for office in 2016,when he lost to Jason Fischer in the Republican primary for Florida State House District 16.
The 2019 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 19,2019,to elect the mayor of Jacksonville. Incumbent mayor Lenny Curry,a Republican,won a majority of votes to win a second term in office. No Democratic candidate qualified for the mayoral election.
Florida's 13th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Tracie Davis. This district is located in Northeast Florida,and encompasses part of the First Coast,as well as the central part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The district covers central Duval County and Downtown Jacksonville,as well as the western half of the Arlington neighborhood. The district is located entirely within Jacksonville,though it only contains part of the city center. As of the 2010 Census,the district's population is 158,781. This district is majority-minority.
The 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 21,2023,with a runoff held on May 16. Incumbent Republican mayor Lenny Curry was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. Seven candidates filed to run,including four Republicans,two Democrats,and an independent. Jacksonville mayoral elections use a blanket primary system where all candidates,regardless of party affiliation,appear on the same ballot.
The 2022 Jacksonville Sheriff special election was held on August 23,2022,to elect the next sheriff of Jacksonville,Florida,United States. Incumbent sheriff Pat Ivey,previously the undersheriff,was appointed interim sheriff by Governor DeSantis after his predecessor Mike Williams resigned. Ivey was not a candidate in the election. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote in the general election,a runoffwas held on November 8,2022,coinciding with the regularly scheduled elections in Florida. T.K. Waters ultimately won the race with 55% of the vote compared to Burton's 45%.
