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Wanda Williams
Image of Wanda Williams

Candidate, Mayor of Harrisburg

Mayor of Harrisburg
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor
Prior offices
Harrisburg City Council

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 2, 2021

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

High school

William Penn High School

Contact

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
Image of Wanda Williams
Wanda Williams (D)
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller (R) Candidate Connection

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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
Image of Wanda Williams
Wanda Williams
 
35.3
 
1,729
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller Candidate Connection
 
33.7
 
1,649
Lamont Jones
 
22.4
 
1,096
Image of Tone Cook Jr.
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
Image of Dan Miller
Dan Miller (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Wanda Williams
Wanda Williams (D)
 
65.0
 
4,429
Timothy Rowbottom (R)
 
6.9
 
470
Image of Eric Papenfuse
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
Image of Wanda Williams
Wanda Williams
 
28.8
 
1,791
Image of Eric Papenfuse
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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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Eric Papenfuse (D)
Mayor of Harrisburg
2021–Present
Succeeded by
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