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Mayoral elections in Madison, Wisconsin

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Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

Elections before 1997

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1997 (special)

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Madison mayoral special election, 1997

← 1995 February 17, 1997 (primary)[1]
April 1, 1997 (general)[2]
1999 →
 
Candidate Susan J. M. Bauman Wayne Bigelow
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 25,455 25,389
Percentage 49.23% 49.10%

Mayor before election

Paul Soglin
Democratic

Elected mayor

Susan J. M. Bauman
Democratic

The 1997 Madison mayoral special election was held February 17 and April 1, 1997, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It was held after the resignation of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. It saw the election of Susan J. M. Bauman.

Candidates

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Results

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1997 Madison mayoral primary results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Wayne Bigelow 9,332 22.38
Susan J. M. Bauman 9,100 21.82
Ray Allen 7,954 19.07
John Hendrick 6,875 16.49
David Travis 4,588 11.00
Mary Lang-Sollinger 3,513 8.42
Richard H. Anderson 198 0.48
Tom Neale 145 0.35
1997 Madison mayoral general election results[2]
Candidate Votes %
Susan J. M. Bauman 25,455 49.23
Wayne Bigelow 25,389 49.10
Denis Collins write-in 462 0.89
Other write-ins 398 0.76
Total votes 51,704

1999

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Madison mayoral election, 1999

← 1997 (special) April 9, 1999[7] 2003 →
 
Candidate Susan J. M. Bauman Eugene Parks
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 35,204 8,294
Percentage 80.04% 18.85%

Mayor before election

Susan J. M. Bauman
Democratic

Elected mayor

Susan J. M. Bauman
Democratic

The 1999 Madison mayoral election was held April 9, 1999, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman.

Since only two candidates ran, no primary was held.

Results

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1999 Madison mayoral general election results[8]
Candidate Votes %
Susan J. M. Bauman (incumbent) 35,204 80.04
Eugene Parks 8,294 18.85
Write-ins 483 1.09
Total votes 43,981

2003

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2003 Madison mayoral election

← 1999 February 20, 2003 (primary)[7]
April 4, 2003 (general)[7]
2007 →
 
Candidate Dave Cieslewicz Paul Soglin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 29,717 28,528
Percentage 50.76% 48.73%

Mayor before election

Susan J. M. Bauman
Democratic

Elected mayor

Dave Cieslewicz
Democratic

The 2003 Madison mayoral election was held February 20 and April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Dave Cieslewicz. Incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman was eliminated in the primary.

Candidates

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Results

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2003 Madison mayoral primary results[9]
Candidate Votes %
Dave Cieslewicz 14,326 35.16
Paul R. Soglin 14,144 34.72
Bert G. Zipperer 6,610 16.22
Susan J. M. Bauman (incumbent) 4,681 11.49
Will Sandstrom 492 1.20
Davy Mayer 389 0.95
Write-ins 92 0.22
Total votes 45,415
2003 Madison mayoral general election results[10]
Candidate Votes %
Dave Cieslewicz 29,717 50.76
Paul R. Soglin 28,528 48.73
Write-ins 291 0.49
Total votes 58,536

2007

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2007 Madison mayoral election

← 2003 February 22, 2007 (primary)[7]
April 5, 2007 (general)[7]
2011 →
 
Candidate Dave Cieslewicz Ray Allen
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 30,812 18,816
Percentage 61.78% 37.72%

Mayor before election

Dave Cieslewicz
Democratic

Elected mayor

Dave Cieslewicz
Democratic

The 2007 Madison mayoral election was held February 22 and April 5, 2007, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.

Candidates

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  • Ray Allen, Madison School Board member[3] and 1997 mayoral candidate
  • Dave Cieslewicz, incumbent mayor
  • Peter Munoz
  • Will Sandstrom, 2003 mayoral candidate

Results

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2007 Madison mayoral primary results[11]
Candidate Votes %
Dave Cieslewicz (incumbent) 15,488 57.50
Ray Allen 8,042 29.86
Peter Munoz 2,661 9.88
Will Sandstrom 641 2.38
Write-ins 100 0.37
Total votes 26,932
2007 Madison mayoral general election results[12]
Candidate Votes %
Dave Cieslewicz (incumbent) 30,812 61.78
Ray Allen 18,816 37.72
Write-ins 244 0.48
Total votes 49,872

2011

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2011 Madison mayoral election

← 2007 February 15, 2011 (primary)[7]
April 5, 2011 (general)[7]
2015 →
 
Candidate Paul Soglin Dave Cieslewicz
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 44,542 43,829
Percentage 49.76% 48.96%

Mayor before election

Dave Cieslewicz
Democratic

Elected mayor

Paul Soglin
Democratic

The 2011 Madison mayoral election was held February 20 and April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw former mayor Paul Soglin return to the mayoralty by unseating incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.

Candidates

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Results

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2011 Madison mayoral primary results[13]
Candidate Votes %
Paul R. Soglin 18,693 49.49
Dave Cieslewicz (incumbent) 17,500 46.33
Nick Hart 598 1.58
John Blotz 569 1.50
Dennis Amadeus de Nure 274 0.72
Write-ins 137 0.36
Total votes 37,771
2011 Madison mayoral general election results[14]
Candidate Votes %
Paul R. Soglin 44,542 49.76
Dave Cieslewicz (incumbent) 43,829 48.96
Write-ins 1,133 1.26
Total votes 89,504

2015

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2015 Madison mayoral election

← 2011 February 17, 2015 (primary)[7]
April 7, 2015 (general)[7]
2019 →
 
Candidate Paul Soglin Scott Resnick
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 37,734 14,195
Percentage 72.0% 27.1%

Mayor before election

Paul Soglin
Democratic

Elected mayor

Paul Soglin
Democratic

The 2015 Madison mayoral election was held February 17 and April 7, 2015, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin.

Candidates

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  • Richard V. Brown, Sr.
  • Christopher Daly
  • Bridget Maniaci, former 2nd district member of the Madison Common Council (2009–2013)[15][16]
  • Scott Resnick, 8th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2011 and tech executive
  • Paul Soglin, incumbent mayor

Results

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2015 Madison mayoral primary results[17]
Candidate Votes %
Paul R. Soglin (incumbent) 11,856 52.8
Scott Resnick 5,223 23.3
Bridget Maniaci 3,311 14.7
Richard V. Brown, Sr. 1,034 4.6
Christopher Daly 973 4.3
Write-ins 63 0.3
Total votes 22,460
2015 Madison mayoral general election results[18]
Candidate Votes %
Paul R. Soglin (incumbent) 37,734 72.0
Scott Resnick 14,195 27.1
Write-ins 506 1.0
Total votes 52,435

2019

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2019 Madison mayoral election

← 2015 February 19, 2019 (primary)[7]
April 2, 2019 (general)[7]
2023 →
 
Candidate Satya Rhodes-Conway Paul Soglin
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 47,915 29,150
Percentage 61.9% 37.7%

Mayor before election

Paul Soglin
Democratic

Elected mayor

Satya Rhodes-Conway
Democratic

The 2019 Madison mayoral election was held February 19 and April 2, 2019, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Satya Rhodes-Conway, who unseated incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. Conway became the second woman and the first openly-gay individual elected mayor in the city's history.[19][20]

Candidates

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  • Maurice "Mo" Cheeks, 10th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2013 and Vice President of Business Development at MIOsoft[21]
  • Nick Hart
  • Satya Rhodes-Conway, former 12th district member of the Madison Common Council
  • Raj Shukla
  • Paul Soglin, incumbent mayor

Results

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2019 Madison mayoral primary results[22]
Candidate Votes %
Paul R. Soglin (incumbent) 10,771 28.6
Satya Rhodes-Conway 10,448 27.7
Mo Cheeks 8,801 23.3
Raj Shukla 6,954 18.4
Nick Hart 386 1.0
Write-ins 346 0.9
Total votes 37,706
2019 Madison mayoral general election results[23]
Candidate Votes %
Satya Rhodes-Conway 47,915 61.9
Paul R. Soglin (incumbent) 29,150 37.7
Write-ins 311 0.4
Total votes 77,376

2023

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2023 Madison mayoral election

← 2019 February 21, 2023 (primary)
April 4, 2023 (general)
 
Candidate Satya Rhodes-Conway Gloria Reyes
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 63,066 50,402
Percentage 55.2% 44.1%

Results by ward shaded by percentage of the vote won by candidate

Mayor before election

Satya Rhodes-Conway
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Satya Rhodes-Conway
Nonpartisan

Rhodes-Conway at a campaign party on the night of the primary election

The 2023 Madison mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

A primary election was held on February 21, 2023, to narrow down the candidates to two. It saw record turnout due to the concurrent primary for the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Satya Rhodes-Conway and Gloria Reyes qualified for the general election, while Scott Kerr was eliminated. Daniel Howell Jr., a write-in candidate, plans on running as a write-in candidate for the general election in addition to the primary.[24]

Candidates

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Forums

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2023 Madison mayoral candidate forums[30]
No. Date Host Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:

 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  O  Out of race

Daniel Howell Jr. Scott Kerr Gloria Reyes Satya Rhodes-Conway
1 January 30, 2023 Community associations[a] YouTube N P P P
2 January 31, 2023 Urban League of Greater Madison[b] YouTube N P P P
3 February 27, 2023 Wisconsin Policy Forum[c] YouTube N O P P

Endorsements

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Satya Rhodes-Conway
U.S. Representatives
County officials
Madison alders
  • Juliana Bennett, 8th ward (2021–present)[32]
  • Patrick Heck, 2nd ward (2019–present)[32]
  • Sabrina Madison, 17th ward (2022–present)[31]
  • Erik Paulson, 3rd ward (2022–present)[32]
  • Mike Verveer, 4th ward (1995–present)[32]
Madison school board members
  • Savion Castro, 2nd ward (2019–present)[31]
  • Ali Muldrow, 4th ward (2019–present)[31]
  • Nicki Vander Meulen, 7th ward (2017–present)[31]
Editorial boards
Labor unions
Organizations
Political Parties
Gloria Reyes
County officials
Local officials
Editorial boards
Labor unions
  • Madison Professional Police Officers Association[48]
Political parties

Results

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2023 Madison mayoral primary results[49]
Candidate Votes %
Satya Rhodes-Conway (incumbent) 43,822 59.5
Gloria Reyes 20,507 27.9
Scott Kerr 8,658 11.8
Write-ins[d] 608 0.8
Total votes 73,595 100.0
2023 Madison mayoral runoff results[50]
Candidate Votes %
Satya Rhodes-Conway (incumbent) 63,066 55.2
Gloria Reyes 50,402 44.1
Write-ins 755 0.7
Total votes 114,223 100.0

Notes

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  1. ^ Hosted by Midvale Heights Community Association, Sunset Village Community Association, Regent Neighborhood Association, Westmorland Neighborhood Association, Summit Woods Neighborhood Association, University Hill Farms Association, and Crawford Marlborough Nakoma Neighborhood.
  2. ^ Co-hosted by NAACP Dane County Branch, 100 Black Men of Madison, and Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement.
  3. ^ Co-hosted by Downtown Madison, Inc.
  4. ^ Includes Daniel Howell Jr., who ran as a write-in candidate.

References

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  1. ^ a b Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/19/1997
  2. ^ a b "1997 April 1 General Election Results from Unofficial Canvass". Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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  4. ^ Scherling, Matt (October 1, 2002). "Wayne Bigelow no longer mayoral gigolo". The Badger Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Becker, Abigail (August 14, 2017). "Dane County Board Supervisor John Hendrick will not seek re-election in 2018". The Cap Times. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Nichols, John (January 14, 2009). "FRIEND OF BARACK MADISON'S MARY LANG SOLLINGER, AN EARLY SUPPORTER OF OBAMA, HELPED RAISE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE PRESIDENT-ELECT". Madison.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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  41. ^ "Fair Wisconsin PAC endorsements for the spring 2023 election cycle". Fair Wisconsin. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  42. ^ ""Our Candidates: We work to build long-term LGBTQ+ political power by helping elect LGBTQ+ leaders at every level of government."". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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  45. ^ @BoldProgressive (March 16, 2023). ""During her first term as Mayor, @SatyaForMadison fought special interests & won – making it easier for Madison, WI families to find affordable housing & get on a pathway to homeownership. The fight is far from over, though, and that's why we're endorsing Satya for re-election.'". Twitter. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  46. ^ "Press Releases: Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Endorses three mayoral candidates for the Spring Election". WisPolitics. February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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Official campaign websites