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Wanda Williams
2022 - Present
2026
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Wanda Williams (Democratic Party) is the Mayor of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. Her current term ends on January 5, 2026.
Williams (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Mayor of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 20, 2025.
Biography
Wanda Williams graduated from William Penn High School. Williams earned a degree from Harrisburg Area Community College. She has served as an executive board member of the Pennsylvania League of Cities, a board member of the Downtown Improvement District, and on the Human Advocacy Commission.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2025)
General election
General election for Mayor of Harrisburg
Incumbent Wanda Williams and Dan Miller are running in the general election for Mayor of Harrisburg on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Wanda Williams (D) | |
 | Dan Miller (R)  | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Harrisburg
Incumbent Wanda Williams defeated Dan Miller, Lamont Jones, Tone Cook Jr., and Lewis Butts Jr. in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Harrisburg on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wanda Williams | 35.3 | 1,729 |
| Dan Miller | 33.7 | 1,649 | |
| Lamont Jones | 22.4 | 1,096 | ||
 | Tone Cook Jr. | 6.4 | 315 | |
| Lewis Butts Jr. | 1.8 | 90 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 4,893 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Harrisburg
Dan Miller advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Harrisburg on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Miller (Write-in) | 44.3 | 112 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 55.7 | 141 | ||
| Total votes: 253 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
Note: Write-in votes received by Eric Papenfuse (D) are reported in the Other/Write-in votes line.
See also: Mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Harrisburg
Wanda Williams defeated Timothy Rowbottom and incumbent Eric Papenfuse in the general election for Mayor of Harrisburg on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wanda Williams (D) | 65.0 | 4,429 |
| Timothy Rowbottom (R) | 6.9 | 470 | ||
 | Eric Papenfuse (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 28.2 | 1,920 | ||
| Total votes: 6,819 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Harrisburg
Wanda Williams defeated incumbent Eric Papenfuse, Dave Schankweiler, Otto Banks, and Kevyn Knox in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Harrisburg on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wanda Williams | 28.8 | 1,791 |
| Eric Papenfuse | 28.1 | 1,745 | |
| Dave Schankweiler | 21.6 | 1,339 | ||
| Otto Banks | 20.0 | 1,243 | ||
| Kevyn Knox | 1.1 | 66 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 6,209 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Harrisburg
Timothy Rowbottom advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Harrisburg on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timothy Rowbottom | 67.5 | 369 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 32.5 | 178 | ||
| Total votes: 547 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Harrisburg |
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Eric Papenfuse (D) |
Mayor of Harrisburg 2021–Present |
Succeeded by NA |
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