2019 Des Moines mayoral election
November 5, 2019 (first round)[1]
December 3, 2019 (runoff)[2]
 
Candidate Frank Cownie Jack Hatch
Party Democratic Democratic
First round 10,751
43.40%		 10,569
42.67%
Runoff 10,312
50.58%		 10,023
49.16%
 
Candidate Chase E. Holm Joe Grandanette
Party Republican Republican
First round 2,054
8.29%		 1,336
5.39%
Mayor before election

Frank Cownie
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Frank Cownie
Democratic

The 2019 Des Moines mayoral election had an initial round held on November 5, 2019, with a runoff scheduled for December 3 to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Frank Cownie.

Cownie's margin of victory in the runoff was narrower than the margin of victory in any of his previous mayoral elections.[3][4][5][6]

Candidates

  • Frank Cownie, incumbent mayor of Des Moines since 2004 (Party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Jack Hatch, Iowa state senator (Party affiliation: Democratic)
  • Chase E. Holm, U.S Army veteran (Party affiliation: Republican)
  • Joe Grandanette, Independent candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2016 and 2018, Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2014 and 2016 (Party affiliation: Republican)

Results

First round

First round results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Cownie (incumbent) 10,751 43.40
Democratic Jack Hatch 10,569 42.67
Republican Chase E. Holm 2,054 8.29
Republican Joe Grandanette 1,336 5.39
Write-in 60 0.24
Total votes 24,770

Runoff

Runoff result[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Cownie (incumbent) 10,312 50.58
Democratic Jack Hatch 10,023 49.16
Write-in 54 0.26
Total votes 20,389
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 "City / School Election Tuesday, November 5, 2019 VOTING DETAILS - UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Des Moines Mayoral Race Heads to December Runoff". WHO-DT. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ "City of Des Moines Primary Tuesday, October 7, 2003 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ "General City Election Tuesday, November 6, 2007 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 13, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "City Election Tuesday, November 8, 2011 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ "City Election Tuesday, November 3, 2015 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "City of Des Moines Special Runoff Election Tuesday, December 3, 2019". Polk County. Retrieved December 4, 2019.


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