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(April 2021 )
Madison mayoral special election, 1997
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 .
1997 Madison mayoral general election results[ 2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Susan J. M. Bauman
25,455
49.23
Wayne Bigelow
25,389
49.10
Denis Collins write-in
462
0.89
Other write-ins
398
0.76
Total votes
51,704
Madison mayoral election, 1999
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.
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
2007 Madison mayoral election
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 .
Ray Allen, Madison School Board member[ 3] and 1997 mayoral candidate
Dave Cieslewicz , incumbent mayor
Peter Munoz
Will Sandstrom, 2003 mayoral candidate
2007 Madison mayoral primary results[ 11]
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[ 12]
Candidate
Votes
%
Dave Cieslewicz (incumbent)
30,812
61.78
Ray Allen
18,816
37.72
Write-ins
244
0.48
Total votes
49,872
2011 Madison mayoral election
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 .
2011 Madison mayoral primary results[ 13]
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
2015 Madison mayoral election
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 .
Richard V. Brown Sr.
Christopher Daly
Bridget Maniaci, former 2nd district member of the Madison Common Council (2009–2013)[ 15] [ 16]
Scott Resnick , 8th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2011 and tech executive
Paul Soglin , incumbent mayor
2015 Madison mayoral primary results[ 17]
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
2019 Madison mayoral election
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.[ 19] [ 20]
Maurice "Mo" Cheeks, 10th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2013 and Vice President of Business Development at MIOsoft[ 21]
Nick Hart
Satya Rhodes-Conway , former 12th district member of the Madison Common Council
Raj Shukla
Paul Soglin , incumbent mayor
2023 Madison mayoral election
Results by alderman district
Conway
50–60%
60–70%
Reyes
50–60%
Rhodes-Conway at a campaign party on the night of the primary election
The 2023 Madison mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin .
A primary election was held on February 21, 2023, to narrow down the candidates to two. It saw record turnout due to the concurrent primary for the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election . Satya Rhodes-Conway and Gloria Reyes qualified for the general election, while Scott Kerr was eliminated. Daniel Howell Jr., a write-in candidate, plans on running as a write-in candidate for the general election in addition to the primary.[ 24]
Satya Rhodes-Conway
U.S. Representatives
County officials
Madison alders
Juliana Bennett, 8th ward (2021–present)[ 32]
Patrick Heck, 2nd ward (2019–present)[ 32]
Sabrina Madison, 17th ward (2022–present)[ 31]
Erik Paulson, 3rd ward (2022–present)[ 32]
Mike Verveer , 4th ward (1995–present)[ 32]
Madison school board members
Savion Castro , 2nd ward (2019–present)[ 31]
Ali Muldrow, 4th ward (2019–present)[ 31]
Nicki Vander Meulen, 7th ward (2017–present)[ 31]
Editorial boards
Labor unions
Organizations
Political Parties
Gloria Reyes
County officials
Local officials
Editorial boards
Labor unions
Madison Professional Police Officers Association[ 48]
Political parties
2023 Madison mayoral primary results[ 49]
Candidate
Votes
%
Satya Rhodes-Conway (incumbent)
43,822
59.5
Gloria Reyes
20,507
27.9
Scott Kerr
8,658
11.8
Write-ins [ d]
608
0.8
Total votes
73,595
100.0
2023 Madison mayoral runoff results[ 50]
Candidate
Votes
%
Satya Rhodes-Conway (incumbent)
63,066
55.2
Gloria Reyes
50,402
44.1
Write-ins
755
0.7
Total votes
114,223
100.0
^ Hosted by Midvale Heights Community Association, Sunset Village Community Association, Regent Neighborhood Association, Westmorland Neighborhood Association, Summit Woods Neighborhood Association, University Hill Farms Association, and Crawford Marlborough Nakoma Neighborhood.
^ Co-hosted by NAACP Dane County Branch, 100 Black Men of Madison, and Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement.
^ Co-hosted by Downtown Madison, Inc.
^ Includes Daniel Howell Jr., who ran as a write-in candidate.
^ a b Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/19/1997
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^ "Spring Primary Election Results from Official Canvass" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Spring Election Results from Official Canvass" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "2011 Spring Primary Results from Official Canvass" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "2011 Spring Election Results from Official Canvass" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Tarr, Joe (July 15, 2014). "Bridget Maniaci criticizes Paul Soglin's style and agenda in her run for mayor of Madison" . Isthmus. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Maniaci, Bridget (July 24, 2018). "Bridget Maniaci: Madison deserves a real race for mayor, not a candidate picked by the elite" . The Capital Times. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "2015 Spring Primary" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "2015 Spring Election" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "Rhodes-Conway ousts longtime Madison Mayor Soglin" . Star Tribune . Associated Press. April 2, 2019. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019 – via Journal Times.
^ Mosiman, Dean (April 3, 2019). "Satya Rhodes-Conway trounces Paul Soglin to become Madison's mayor" . Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
^ "Madison Alder Mo Cheeks running for mayor" . Channel 3000. July 12, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "2019 Spring Primary" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "2019 Spring Election" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ Garfield, Allison (February 22, 2023). "Madison primary results: Rhodes-Conway, Reyes advance to April mayoral election" . The Cap Times . Retrieved February 22, 2023 .
^ Journal, Dean Mosiman | Wisconsin State (February 2, 2023). "Former Badger football player running for Madison mayor as write-in candidate" . Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved February 22, 2023 .
^ Affair, A. Public (January 11, 2023). "Scott Kerr is Running for Madison Mayor" . WORT-FM 89.9 . Retrieved January 14, 2023 .
^ Garfield, Allison (March 21, 2023). "Gloria Reyes is wrong about BRT, Madison Metro leader says" . The Capital Times . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ a b "OUR VIEW: Give Gloria Reyes a chance to lead Madison" . Wisconsin State Journal . March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ Girard, Allison Garfield and Scott (November 10, 2022). "Former school board president Gloria Reyes will run for Madison mayor" . The Cap Times . Retrieved January 14, 2023 .
^ "Mayoral Forums 2023" . Madison Public Library . January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Brogan, Dylan (March 9, 2023). "The Madison mayor's race is a referendum on the last four years" . Isthmus . Retrieved March 22, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f "RESCHEDULED – BUILDING AN EQUITABLE MADISON – EVENT AT NORTH STREET CABARET" . Our Lives Wisconsin. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "The Badger Herald Editorial Board endorses Mayor Rhodes-Conway for second term" . The Badger Herald . March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "Editorial | We endorse Satya Rhodes-Conway and her vision for the future" . The Capital Times . March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023 .
^ "Spring 2023 Endorsements" . AFT Wisconsin . February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "The MTI-Voters Committee Endorsed Candidates" . MTI Madison Teachers Inc . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "Spring 2023 Election - Endorsed Candidates" . Wisconsin State AFL-CIO . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ @314Action (March 15, 2023). " "Meet Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway of Madison, WI! She uses her STEM background daily to analyze data and choose evidence-based solutions, whether it's to build more housing or combat climate change. Her election is on April 4th - join us in supporting her!" " . Twitter . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Citizen Action 2023 Spring Election Endorsements" . Citizen Action of Wisconsin . March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "EMILY's List Endorses Satya Rhodes-Conway for Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin" . EMILY's List . January 18, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "Fair Wisconsin PAC endorsements for the spring 2023 election cycle" . Fair Wisconsin . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ " "Our Candidates: We work to build long-term LGBTQ+ political power by helping elect LGBTQ+ leaders at every level of government." " . LGBTQ Victory Fund . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ a b Kelly, Jack; Garfield, Allison; Girard, Scott (March 22, 2023). "Madison voting guide: Wisconsin Supreme Court, mayor and more" . The Capital Times . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "Endorsed Candidates" . Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ @BoldProgressive (March 16, 2023). "During her first term as Mayor, @SatyaForMadison fought special interests & won – making it easier for Madison, WI families to find affordable housing & get on a pathway to homeownership. The fight is far from over, though, and that's why we're endorsing Satya for re-election.' " . Twitter . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "Press Releases: Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Endorses three mayoral candidates for the Spring Election" . WisPolitics . February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ a b "Spring 2023 endorsements" . DaneDems . March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ Viviani, Nick (March 20, 2023). "Madison police union endorses challenger Reyes for mayor" . NBC News 15 Madison. Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "2023 Spring Primary" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved February 21, 2023 .
^ "2023 Spring Election" . Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved April 5, 2023 .
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