2021 Harrisburg mayoral election

2021 Harrisburg mayoral election

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Candidate Wanda Williams Write-in votes Tim Rowbottom
Party Democratic Write-in Republican
Popular vote 4,402 1,911 465
Percentage 64.9 28.2 6.9

Precinct results
Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Mayor before election

Eric Papenfuse
Democratic

Elected mayor

Wanda Williams
Democratic

The 2021 mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 2021. Two-term incumbent mayor Eric Papenfuse, a member of the Democratic Party, ran for a third term, but lost the re-nomination to City Council President Wanda Williams. On September 15, 2021, Papenfuse formally announced that he would run a write-in campaign in the November general election.[1] Williams won the general election against Papenfuse by more than a 2–1 margin.[2][3]

Background

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Eric Papenfuse was first elected mayor of Harrisburg in 2013.[4] He was re-elected to a second term in 2017.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrew

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Results

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2021 Harrisburg mayoral Democratic primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wanda Williams 1,776 28.9%
Democratic Eric Papenfuse (incumbent) 1,720 28.0%
Democratic Dave Schankweiler 1,329 21.6%
Democratic Otto Banks 1,237 20.1%
Democratic Kevyn Knox 66 1.0%
Write-in 25 0.4%
Total votes 6,153 100%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Tim Rowbottom, businessman[12]

Results

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2021 Harrisburg mayoral Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Rowbottom 366 67.3%
Write-in 178 32.7%
Total votes 544 100%

General election

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Results

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2021 Harrisburg mayoral election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wanda Williams 4,402 64.9
Republican Tim Rowbottom 465 6.9
Write-in 1,911 28.2
Total votes 6,778 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Papenfuse seeking third term as Harrisburg mayor via write-in campaign". WPMT-TV. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Binda, Lawrance; Conley, Maddie (November 2, 2021). "Wanda Williams elected Harrisburg mayor, beats back write-in challenge". The Burg. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Municipal Election Results UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Elections. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. ^ McKelvey, Wallace (November 8, 2017). "Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse reelected in uncontested race". Penn Live. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Thompson, Charles (March 4, 2021). "Harrisburg Council President Wanda Williams joins crowded mayoral field". PennLive. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Thompson, Charles (February 3, 2021). "Former City Councilman Otto Banks reenters Harrisburg politics, announces bid for mayor". pennlive. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Benscoter, Jana (February 3, 2021). "HMAC general manager announces he's a candidate for Harrisburg mayor". pennlive. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Thompson, Charles (December 1, 2020). "Entrepreneur, former publisher kicks off 2021 Harrisburg mayor's race with website, survey". pennlive. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Sweigart, Kate (February 11, 2021). "Lewis Butts Jr. announces plans to run for Harrisburg mayor". ABC27. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Lewis Butts drops out of Harrisburg Mayoral race to support Wanda Williams". Harrisburg100. March 9, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Feaser, Jr, Gerald (May 18, 2021). "Election Results". www.dauphinc.org. Dauphin County Elections & Voter Registration Department.
  12. ^ Thompson, Charles (April 27, 2021). "GOP candidate for Harrisburg mayor denounces gays on social media, awaits trial in child abuse case". PennLive. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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