Mayoral election in Madison, Wisconsin (2023)
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| 2023 Madison elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 3, 2023 |
| Primary election: February 21, 2023 General election: April 4, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held a general election for mayor on April 4, 2023. A primary was scheduled for February 21, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was January 3, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Madison
Incumbent Satya Rhodes-Conway defeated Gloria Reyes in the general election for Mayor of Madison on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Satya Rhodes-Conway (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 63,078 |
 | Gloria Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 44.1 | 50,405 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 755 | ||
| Total votes: 114,238 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Madison
Incumbent Satya Rhodes-Conway and Gloria Reyes defeated Scott Kerr and Daniel Howell Jr. in the primary for Mayor of Madison on February 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Satya Rhodes-Conway (Nonpartisan) | 59.6 | 43,884 |
| ✔ | | Gloria Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 27.9 | 20,527 |
 | Scott Kerr (Nonpartisan) | 11.8 | 8,664 | |
| Daniel Howell Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 608 | ||
| Total votes: 73,683 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2023
February 21, 2023
- Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2023
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
- City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2023)
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- McFarland School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
April 4, 2023
- Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, 2023
- Wisconsin intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
- Wisconsin Question 1, Conditions of Release Before Conviction Amendment (April 2023)
- Wisconsin Question 2, Conditions for Cash Bail Amendment (April 2023)
- Wisconsin Question 3, Work Requirement for Welfare Benefits Advisory Question (April 2023)
- City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2023)
- Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- McFarland School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- Middleton-Cross Plains School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- Sun Prairie Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- Verona Area School District, Wisconsin, elections (2023)
- Dane County, Wisconsin, Question 1, State Redistricting System Advisory Question (April 2023)
- Dane County, Wisconsin, Question 2, Right to Privacy Advisory Question (April 2023)
- Madison, Wisconsin, Staggered Terms for Common Council Measure (April 2023)
Candidate profiles
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Mayoral partisanship
Twenty-nine of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2023. Once mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 26, Libertarians held one, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: Independent Yemi Mobolade defeated Republican Wayne W. Williams in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent John Suthers, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Jacksonville, Florida: Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent Lenny Curry, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Dallas, Texas: Mayor Eric Johnson announced on September 22 that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.[1]
- Wichita, Kansas: Libertarian Lily Wu defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Brandon Whipple in the November 7 general election.
- Spokane, Washington: Democrat Lisa Brown defeated incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward in the November 7 general election.
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About the city
- See also: Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, and is the capital city of Wisconsin. As of 2020, its population was 269,840.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Madison uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Madison, Wisconsin | ||
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| Madison | Wisconsin | |
| Population | 269,840 | 5,893,718 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 81 | 54,166 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 77.5% | 84.3% |
| Black/African American | 6.6% | 6.3% |
| Asian | 9.1% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Multiple | 5% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.2% | 7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 95.9% | 92.6% |
| College graduation rate | 58.5% | 30.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $67,565 | $63,293 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.4% | 11% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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