Wanda Williams
Wanda Williams (Democratic Party) is the Mayor of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. Her current term ends on January 7, 2030.
Williams (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Mayor of Harrisburg in Pennsylvania. She won in the general election on November 4, 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 defeated Dan Miller in the general election for Mayor of Harrisburg on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wanda Williams (D) | 56.5 | 5,145 |
 | Dan Miller (R)  | 42.5 | 3,873 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 94 | ||
| Total votes: 9,112 | |||
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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
Williams received the following endorsements.
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
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Wanda Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Wanda Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
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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