Mayoral elections in Tel Aviv

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Elections are held in Tel Aviv to elect the city's mayor. Currently, such elections are regularly scheduled to elect mayors to five-year terms.

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Prior to 1978, mayors were selected by a vote of the city council. Since 1978, direct elections have been held for mayor. [1]

1978

The 1978 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 8, November 1978, [2] and saw the reelection of Shlomo Lahat.

1978 Tel Aviv mayoral elections results [2]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Shlomo Lahat (incumbent) Likud 85,09258.36
Asher Ben-Natan Alignment 43,02529.51
Haim Menachem Besuk United Religious Front 12,0938.30
Yitzhak Artzi Independent Liberals 5,5793.83
Total145,789100

1983

The 1983 Tel Aviv mayoral election saw the reelection of Shlomo Lahat to a third consecutive term.

1989

The 1989 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 28 February 1989, [3] and saw the reelection of Shlomo Lahat to a fourth consecutive term.

1989 Tel Aviv mayoral elections results [3] [4]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Shlomo Lahat (incumbent) Likud 70,05255.3
Natan Wolloch Labor 24,25419.1
Mordechai Yitzhari United Religious Front 11,8989.4
Mordechai Virshubski Ratz 7,2055.7
Aryeh Zucker Mapam 6,1924.9
Yitzhak Artzi Independent Liberals 4,4763.5
Yair Rotlevy Shinui 2,6002.1
Total126,677100

1993

The 1993 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 2 November 1993, [5] and saw the election of Roni Milo.

1993 Tel Aviv mayoral elections results [5]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Roni Milo I am a Tel Avivi62,55347.15
Avigdor Kahalani Labor 56,38342.50
Mordechai Yitzhari United Religious Front 8,9596.75
Mordechai Virshubski Meretz 4,7693.60
Total132,664100

1998

The 1998 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 10 November 1998, [6] and saw the election of Ron Huldai.

Incumbent mayor Roni Milo had opted against seeking reelection, instead planning to run for prime minister in 2000 as the head of a new centrist political party. [7] [8]

Huldai had been the principal of Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium. [9] Huldai ran as an independent candidate with the support of the Israeli Labor Party. [10] Huldai was regarded to be a political liberal. [11] His opponents included former general Doron Rubin [12] and actor Samuel Vilozny.

Huldai was considered the front-runner during the campaign. [11]

The campaign of Doron Rubin never received much momentum. [13]

There were instances of electoral violence during the campaign. Instances included a switchboard serving Huldai's campaign office was set on fire, a firebomb being tossed at one of the mayoral candidates homes, and a car belonging to a volunteer for one of the campaigns being set on fire. [11]

Huldai's victory was regarded to be a landslide. [11]

1998 Tel Aviv mayoral elections results [6]
CandidateCandidateVotes%
Ron Huldai One Tel Aviv 66,70150.25
Doron Rubin Doron for Tel Aviv32,91725.19
Samuel Vilozny Samuel Vilozny - Our City17,65513.51
Naftali Lobert United Torah Judaism 7,8886.04
Dan Darin-DravkinLev - Dan Darin's list3,2822.51
Yehudit AradTel Aviv elects residents2,3851.83
Arieh ChertokTel Aviv 20008370.64
Total130,665100

2003

The 2003 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 28 October 2003, [14] and saw the reelection of Ron Huldai. Huldai won 55,966 votes (62.91% of the vote) against 5 opponents.

2003 Tel Aviv mayoral elections results [14]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ron Huldai (incumbent)One Tel Aviv55,96662.91
Arnon Giladi Likud 11,50712.93
Pe'er Visner The Greens 8,5319.59
Gila HertzGila Hertz-Public Right7,0827.96
Israel Meir GodovichGodovich is good for Tel Aviv5,8646.59
Naftali Lobert United Religious Front 110.01
Total88,961100

2008

The 2008 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 11 November 2008, [15] and saw the reelection of Ron Huldai to a third consecutive term. Huldai won 51% of the vote. [9]

Candidates

Campaigning

Huldai was considered the election's front-runner. [16] However, he faced criticisms accusing him of failing to address the demand for affordable housing in the city. and alleging that development in the city during his mayoralty had been beneficial only to the city's wealthy. [16]

Runner-up Dov Khenin, a member of the Knesset who ran on a social and environmental issues-focused platform, won 34% of the vote. [9] Kkhenin, running under the "City for All" party label, [18] was also affiliated with Hadash. [16]

One of the top issues discussed during the election included growing demand for parking spaces in the city, which outweighed the supply. [16]

Results

2008 Tel Aviv mayoral elections results [15]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ron Huldai (incumbent)One Tel Aviv [19] 67,70450.08
Dov Khenin City of All [19] 45,73734.30
Shachor Svi-OrenOren [20] 13,97410.48
Pe'er Visner Green Party [21] 5,3454.01
Asma Agbaria-Zahalka Da'am [22] 5840.04
Total133,344100

2013

The 2013 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held 22 October 2013, [23] and saw the reelection of Ron Huldai to a fourth consecutive term.

2013 Tel Aviv mayoral elections results [23]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ron Huldai (incumbent)One Tel Aviv [24] 70,04853.24
Nitzan Horowitz Meretz [25] 50,16638.13
Aharon MaduelCity of All [18] 11,3688.64
Total131,582100

2018

The 2018 Tel Aviv mayoral election was held on 30 October 2018 to elect the mayor of Tel Aviv. It saw the reelection of Ron Huldai to a fifth consecutive term. [9]

The election was part of the 2018 Israeli municipal elections.

Candidates

Results

Since Huldai's share of the vote exceeded the 40% threshold required to avert a runoff election, no runoff was held. [9]

Turnout was 44.17% [26]

CandidateParty nameVotes%
Ron Huldai (incumbent)One Tel Avivתל אביב 1‎, Tel Aviv Ahat91,11646.86
Asaf Zamir City Majorityרוב העיר‎, Rov HaIr66,40334.15
Assaf HarelWe Are the Cityאנחנו העיר‎, Anahnu HaIr23,60412.14
Natan Elnatan Shas ש"ס‎13,3286.85
Source: Ministry of the Interior [26]

2023

The 2023 Tel Aviv mayoral election will be held to elect the mayor of Tel Aviv. While current Israeli law imposes no term limits on Mayors, [27] Incumbent Ron Huldai, who has announced his intention to run for a sixth term, [28] could potentially be term limited if a law restricting mayors to two terms enters into effect before the election. [29]

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