Elections for mayor in Madison, Wisconsin
Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin .
Elections before 1997 [ ]
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1997 (special) [ ]
Madison mayoral special election, 1997
Candidate
Susan J. M. Bauman
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 [ ]
Ray Allen, Madison School Board member[3]
Richard H. Anderson
Susan J. M. Bauman , alderperson on the Madison Common Council
, President of the Madison Common Council[4]
John Hendrick, Supervisor on the Dane County Board since 1994[5]
, community activist and political fundraiser[6]
Tom Neale
David Travis , member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Results [ ]
1997 Madison mayoral primary results[1]
Candidate
Votes
%
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
3,513
8.42
Richard H. Anderson
198
0.48
Tom Neale
145
0.35
1997 Madison mayoral general election result[2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Susan J. M. Bauman
25,455
49.23
25,389
49.10
Denis Collins write-in
462
0.89
Other write-ins
398
0.76
Total votes
51,704
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1999 [ ]
Madison mayoral election, 1999
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 [ ]
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
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2003 [ ]
2003 Madison mayoral election
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 [ ]
Susan J. M. Bauman , incumbent mayor
Dave Cieslewicz , former member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors
Davy Mayer
Will Sandstrom
Paul R. Soglin , former mayor
Bert G. Zipperer
Results [ ]
2003 Madison mayoral primary results[10]
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[11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Dave Cieslewicz
29,717
50.76
Paul R. Soglin
28,528
48.73
Write-ins
291
0.49
Total votes
58,536
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2007 [ ]
2007 Madison mayoral election
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 [ ]
Ray Allen, Madison School Board member[12] and 1997 mayoral candidate
Dave Cieslewicz , incumbent mayor
Peter Munoz
Will Sandstrom, 2003 mayoral candidate
Results [ ]
2007 Madison mayoral primary results[13]
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[14]
Candidate
Votes
%
Dave Cieslewicz (incumbent)
30,812
61.78
Ray Allen
18,816
37.72
Write-ins
244
0.48
Total votes
49,872
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2011 [ ]
2011 Madison mayoral election
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 [ ]
John Blotz
Dave Cieslewicz , incumbent mayor
Dennis Amadeus de Nure
Nick Hart
Paul R. Soglin , former mayor
Results [ ]
2011 Madison mayoral primary results[15]
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[16]
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
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2015 [ ]
2015 Madison mayoral election
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 [ ]
Richard V. Brown, Sr.
Christopher Daly
Bridget Maniaci former 2nd district member of the Madison Common Council (2009–2013)[17] [18]
Scott Resnick , 8th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2011 and tech executive
Paul Soglin , incumbent mayor
Results [ ]
2015 Madison mayoral primary results[19]
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[20]
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
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2019 [ ]
2019 Madison mayoral election
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.[21] [22]
Candidates [ ]
Maurice "Mo" Cheeks, 10th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2013 and Vice President of Business Development at MIOsoft[23]
Satya Rhodes-Conway , former 12th district member of the Madison Common Council
Nick Hart
Raj Shukla
Paul Soglin , incumbent mayor
Results [ ]
2019 Madison mayoral primary results[24]
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[25]
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
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