Alachua County is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 278,468. The county seat is Gainesville,the home of the University of Florida since 1906,when the campus opened with 106 students.
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County,Florida,and the most populous city in North Central Florida,with a population of 145,214 in 2022. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area,which had a population of 339,247 in 2020.
Hawthorne is a city in Alachua County,Florida,United States,incorporated in 1881. Indigenous peoples of the Americas had been living in the area since around 100 CE;Hawthorne grew around their trading trails. Throughout its history,Hawthorne has been known for its agriculture,railroad,and rural lifestyle. Hawthorne's population was 1,478 at the 2020 census,with an area of 7.38 sq mi (19.1 km2).
Cynthia Moore Chestnut is an American Democratic politician who served on the Gainesville,Florida City Commission from 1987 to 1989 and as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1990 to 2000,representing the 23rd District. After unsuccessfully running for the Florida Senate in 2000,Chestnut was elected to the Alachua County Commission in 2002,where she served until she lost re-election in 2010.
Esteban L. "Steve" Bovo Jr. is an American politician from Florida and the current mayor of Hialeah,Florida. Bovo previously served on the Hialeah City Council,in the Florida House of Representatives,and on the Miami-Dade County Commission. He ran for mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2020,losing to Daniella Levine Cava. Prior to serving as an elected official,Bovo worked at the historic Hialeah Park as a marketing and advertising executive.
Stuart Craig Lowe was an American politician who served as Mayor of Gainesville,Florida,from 2010 to 2013;he previously served as Gainesville City Commissioner from 2003 through his becoming mayor. Lowe was the first openly gay mayor of the city.
Leonard Boyd Curry is an American politician,accountant,and businessman who served as the 67th 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.
Jason Fischer is an American engineer and politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 16th district from 2016 to 2022. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Lauren Poe is an American politician and former mayor of Gainesville,Florida,where he has lived since 1982. He served as mayor from 2016 to 2023,as well as city commissioner from 2013 to 2016.
The Mayor of Gainesville is,for ceremonially purposes,receipt of service of legal processes and the purposes of military law,official head of the city of Gainesville,Florida and otherwise a member of,and chair of,the city commission,required to preside at all meetings thereof. The mayor is also allowed to vote on all matters that come before the city commission,but has no veto powers.
The 2018 Tallahassee mayoral election took place on August 28 and November 6,2018,to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida.
The 2016 Gainesville mayoral election was held on March 15,2016 to elect the Mayor of Gainesville. The election coincided with the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries.
The 2019 Gainesville mayoral election took place on March 19,2019 to elect the Mayor of Gainesville.
Daniella Levine Cava is an American lawyer,social worker,and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County,Florida since 2020. Previously,she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2014 until her election as mayor. She is the first woman and the first person of Jewish descent to serve as mayor of Miami-Dade County.
The 2021 North Miami mayoral election took place on May 11,2021,to elect the mayor of North Miami,Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan,although all the candidates were Democrats. Philippe Bien-Aime won 63.86% of the vote and won the election against Micheal Etienne.
The 2022 Tallahassee mayoral election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee,Florida. The vote was held subsequently along with the other statewide elections.
The 2022 Gainesville mayoral election took place on November 8,2022,electing the new Mayor of Gainesville,Florida. Incumbent mayor Lauren Poe is term-limited and cannot seek re-election. Gainesville City Commissioner Harvey Ward,after narrowly leading in the first round,defeated former Gainesville Regional Utilities Manager Ed Bielarski by just over 15 points.
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%.
The 2013 Gainesville Mayoral Election was held on April 16,2013,electing a new mayor of Gainesville,Florida. Gainesville City Commissioner Ed Brady was elected in the runoff,defeating incumbent mayor Craig Lowe. The first round took place March 19,2013.
The 2010 Gainesville mayoral election occurred on April 13,2010. The primary election was on March 16,2010. The results of the first round pitted Gainesville City Commissioner Craig Lowe against Don Marsh. Craig Lowe narrowly won the general election by a margin of just 42 votes,0.34%.
