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%

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

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| Mayor before election

Lauren Poe
Nonpartisan

| Elected Mayor

Lauren Poe
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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

[edit]

### Candidates

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* 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

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Primary election results[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

[edit]

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.

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