2024 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election

2024 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election
November 5, 2024
 
Candidate Dean Trantalis Barbra Anne Stern Kenneth Cooper
Popular vote 30,077 25,708 10,984
Percentage 38.39% 32.81% 14.02%
Mayor before election

Dean Trantalis
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Dean Trantalis
Nonpartisan

Elections in Florida
Federal government
Presidential elections
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Republican
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
U.S. Senate elections
U.S. House of Representatives elections
C.S. House of Representatives elections
State government
General elections
Gubernatorial elections
Attorney General elections
Chief Financial Officer elections
Agriculture Commissioner elections
Senate elections
House of Representatives elections
Ballot measures
Jacksonville
Mayoral elections
Sheriff elections
Miami
Miami-Dade County mayoral elections
Miami mayoral elections
Hialeah mayoral elections
Miami Beach mayoral elections
North Miami mayoral elections
Orlando
Orange County mayoral elections
Orlando mayoral elections
St. Petersburg
Mayoral elections
Tallahassee
Mayoral elections
Tampa
Mayoral elections
Other localities
Fort Lauderdale mayoral elections
Gainesville mayoral elections
Pensacola mayoral elections
Volusia County Chair elections
Government

The 2024 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election took place on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Mayor Dean Trantalis ran for re-election to a third term. He faced a crowded field of challengers, including attorney Barbra Stern and Kenneth Cooper, his 2020 opponent. Trantalis won re-election, but with a plurality of the vote, receiving 38 percent of the vote to Stern's 33 percent and Cooper's 14 percent.[1]

General election

Candidates

  • Dean Trantalis, incumbent Mayor[2]
  • Barbra Stern, attorney, 2010 Democratic nominee for the State House[3]
  • Kenneth Cooper, attorney, 2020 candidate for Mayor[4]
  • Jim Lewis, attorney, perennial candidate[3]
  • Chris Nelson, activist, conspiracy theorist, conservative writer[5] (dropped out)[6]

Results

2024 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Dean Trantalis (inc.) 30,077 38.39%
Nonpartisan Barbra Anne Stern 25,708 32.81%
Nonpartisan Kenneth Cooper 10,984 14.02%
Nonpartisan Jim Lewis 7,472 9.54%
Nonpartisan Chris Nelson 4,106 5.24%
Total votes 78,347 100.00%

References

  1. ^ Rosa, Amanda (November 7, 2024). "Broward keeps sheriff; Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood mayors are reelected". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 13A. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Hayden, John (November 14, 2023). "Gay Mayor Announces Reelection Bid". Out South Florida. Oakland Park, Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Bryan, Susannah (June 21, 2024). "Fort Lauderdale election draws crowd vying for mayor, 3 commission seats". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 3A, 4A. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Sabovic, Sanela (October 23, 2024). "Vote 2024: Trantalis faces 3 challengers in Fort Lauderdale mayor race". WPLG. Miami, Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (June 5, 2024). "Mask-burning COVID-19 activist enters Fort Lauderdale Mayor's race". Florida Politics. Miami, Florida. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Bryan, Susannah (October 18, 2024). "Fort Lauderdale mayoral candidate drops out". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 3A. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024 General Election - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Broward County Supervisor of Elections. November 18, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.