Lauren Poe
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Lauren Poe | |
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Mayor of Gainesville | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Preceded by | |
City Commissioner from Gainesville At-large | |
In office 2013–2016 | |
Preceded by | [1] |
Succeeded by | [2] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970/1971 (age 50–51)[3] Minot, North Dakota |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Emily |
Children | Elizabeth, Beatrice |
Residence | Gainesville, Florida |
Profession | Educator |
Lauren Poe (born 1970/1971) is the mayor of Gainesville, Florida, where he has lived since 1982.
Early life and career[]
Poe received his bachelor's degree in History, as well as his Masters in Social Sciences from the University of Florida.[4] He is married to Emily Monda-Poe. Together they have 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Beatrice.[5] He has taught in Alachua County since 1998: first at Ft. Clarke Middle School and later Santa Fe College.
Electoral history[]
Lauren Poe first ran to represent Gainesville's second district and won in 2008 in a close runoff election. Note that all candidates in Gainesville municipal elections run as non-partisan. Poe is a registered member of the Democratic Party
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Non-partisan | Lauren Poe | 3,023 | 35.06 | ||
Non-partisan | Bonnie Mott | 3,634 | 42.14 | ||
Non-partisan | Bryan Harman | 1966 | 22.80 |
And the results from the runoff:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-partisan | Lauren Poe | 1,922 | 52.54 | +17.48% | |
Non-partisan | Bonnie Mott | 1,736 | 47.46 | +5.32% |
He ran for re-election and lost in the April 12, 2011 runoff after the March 15, 2011 election was also split between multiple candidates.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Non-partisan | Lauren Poe | 1,774 | 35.07 | ||
Non-partisan | Todd Chase | 1,588 | 31.40 | ||
Non-partisan | James Ingle | 553 | 10.93 | ||
Non-partisan | Robert Krames | 1,143 | 22.60 |
Runoff results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Non-partisan | Lauren Poe | 2,045 | 45.64 | +10.57% | |
Non-partisan | Todd Chase | 2,463 | 54.64 | +23.24% |
The following year Poe won an at-large seat, also in a runoff.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Non-partisan | Lauren Poe | 4,411 | 36.12 | ||
Non-partisan | Nathan A. Skop | 2,955 | 24.20 | ||
Non-partisan | Darlene Pifalo | 1,479 | 12.11 | ||
Non-partisan | Donna Lutz | 1,333 | 10.91 | ||
Non-partisan | James Ingle | 1,189 | 9.74 | ||
Non-partisan | Richard Selwach | 363 | 2.97 | ||
Non-partisan | Dejeon L Cain | 293 | 2.40 | ||
Non-partisan | Mark Venzke | 190 | 1.56 |
Runoff results:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-partisan | Lauren Poe | 5,718 | 56.64 | +20.52% | |
Non-partisan | Nathan A. Skop | 4,378 | 43.36 | +19.16% |
Poe was subsequently elected to mayor on March 15, 2016 beating his opponents, incumbent and challenger Donald Shepherd with 57% of the vote (outright, without a runoff).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Non-partisan | Lauren Poe | 16,384 | 57.05 | {{{change}}} | |
Non-partisan | Ed Braddy | 11,331 | 39.46 | {{{change}}} | |
Non-partisan | Donald Shepherd | 1,002 | 3.49 | {{{change}}} |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | Lauren Poe | 7,163 | 61.82% | +4.77 | |
Nonpartisan | Jenn Powell | 2,139 | 18.46% | +18.46 | |
Nonpartisan | Jennifer Reid | 1,806 | 15.59% | +15.59 | |
Nonpartisan | Marlon Bruce | 478 | 4.13% | +4.13 |
References[]
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS Gainesville Regular Election" (PDF).
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Lauren Poe re-elected as Gainesville mayor".
- ^ "Mayor Lauren Poe". www.cityofgainesville.org.
- ^ "Mayor Lauren Poe". www.cityofgainesville.org.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS: Gainesville Run-off Election February 19, 2008" (PDF).
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ [7]
- ^ "Summary Results - Election Night Reporting".
External links[]
- Official mayoral profile
- Legislative and public events calendar
- Local news candidate profile
- Political facebook page
- Official Campaign Page
- Mayors of Gainesville, Florida
- Florida Democrats
- University of Florida alumni
- Living people
- Southern United States mayor stubs
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