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Des Moines mayoral special election, 1997
Candidate
Preston Daniels
Jim Cownie
Party
nonpartisan
Nonpartisan
Popular vote
5,294
3,618
Percentage
58.04%
39.66%
Mayor before election
Robert D. Ray (interim)
Republican
Elected Mayor
Preston Daniels
Democratic
The 1997 Des Moines mayoral special election was held on October 7, 1997, to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa . It saw the election of Preston Daniels . Daniels became the city's first African American mayor.
Results [ ]
Results[1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Preston Daniels
5,294
58.04
Jim Cownie
3,618
39.66
Thomas Alter
169
1.85
Write-ins
41
0.45
Total votes
9,122
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