Runoff elections ahead for Jacksonville mayor, city council seats

Posted on April 1, 2023 By Editor Neighborhood News, Riverside, Avondale, Ortega, Murray Hill, San Jose, San Marco, St. Nicholas

Several candidates will move on to runoff elections in their respective races later this spring following the Duval First Unitary Election on March 21.

Daniel Davis (REP) and Donna Deegan (DEM) emerged as the two candidates with the most votes, securing 24.72% (41,505 votes) and 39.43% (66,192) respectively. Because no single candidate secured the majority vote, the two candidates with the most vote (Davis and Deegan) will face each other once again in a mayoral runoff election on May 16. Joining them in their own runoff elections — specific to The Resident’s readership — will be:

Property Appraiser: Jason Fischer (REP, 30.65% — 50,864 votes) and Joyce Morgan (DEM, 47.64% — 79,071 votes)
City Council At-Large Group 5:Charles Garrison (DEM, 25.83% — 42,163 votes) and Chris Miller (REP, 36.79% — 60,052 votes)
City Council District 7:Joseph Hogan (REP, 31.52% — 4,486 votes) and Jimmy Peluso (DEM, 34.72% — 4,942 votes)
City Council District 9: Mike Muldoon (REP, 47.03% — 3,387 votes) and Tyrona Clark-Murray (DEM, 14.75% — 1,062 votes)

Candidates in Districts 2, 8, 11 and 14 will move on to May runoff elections as well.

The following candidates all secured seats on the city council in the March election:

At-Large Group 1: Terrance Freeman (REP), with 65.13% (100,297 votes)
At-Large Group 2: Ron Salem (REP), with 53.22% (88,080 votes)
At-Large Group 3: Nick Howland (REP)*
At-Large Group 4: Matt Carlucci (REP)*
District 1: Ken Amaro (REP), with 66.36% (6,607 votes)
District 3: Will Lahnen (REP), with 53.42% (5,881 votes)
District 4: Kevin Carrico (REP)*
District 5: Joe Carlucci (REP), with 63.72% (8,307 votes)
District 6: Michael T. Boylan (REP), with 64.87% (9,437 votes)
District 10: Ju’Coby Pittman (DEM), with 64.56% (6,331 votes)
District 12: Randy White (REP), with 64.79% (7,723 votes)
District 13: Rory Diamond (REP), with 86.97% (11,310 votes)

*These candidates ran unopposed in their districts.

Election results and statistics for all the races from the March 21 election are available to review on the Duval County Supervisor of Elections’ website (duvalelections.gov). The deadline to register for the May 16 general election is April 17. Following that election, the newly elected city officials and representatives will take office on July 1.

By Michele Leivas
Resident Community News