The 2021 mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 2021. Two-term incumbent mayor Eric Papenfuse, a member of the Democratic Party, ran for a third term, but lost the re-nomination to City Council President Wanda Williams. On September 15, 2021, Papenfuse formally announced that he would run a write-in campaign in the November general election.[1] Williams won the general election against Papenfuse by more than a 2–1 margin.[2][3]
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2021, harrisburg, mayoral, election, 2021, mayoral, election, harrisburg, pennsylvania, held, november, 2021, term, incumbent, mayor, eric, papenfuse, member, democratic, party, third, term, lost, nomination, city, council, president, wanda, williams, septembe. The 2021 mayoral election in Harrisburg Pennsylvania was held on November 2 2021 Two term incumbent mayor Eric Papenfuse a member of the Democratic Party ran for a third term but lost the re nomination to City Council President Wanda Williams On September 15 2021 Papenfuse formally announced that he would run a write in campaign in the November general election 1 Williams won the general election against Papenfuse by more than a 2 1 margin 2 3 2021 Harrisburg mayoral election 2017 November 2 2021 2021 11 02 2025 Candidate Wanda Williams Write in votes Tim Rowbottom Party Democratic Write in Republican Popular vote 4 402 1 911 465 Percentage 64 9 28 2 6 9Precinct resultsWilliams 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Mayor before election Eric Papenfuse Democratic Elected Mayor Wanda Williams Democratic Contents 1 Background 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 1 1 Nominee 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 2 1 3 Withdrew 2 2 Results 3 Republican primary 3 1 Candidates 3 1 1 Declared 3 2 Results 4 General election 4 1 Results 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBackground editEric Papenfuse was first elected mayor of Harrisburg in 2013 4 He was re elected to a second term in 2017 Democratic primary editCandidates edit Nominee edit Wanda Williams City Council President 5 Eliminated in primary edit Otto Banks former City Councilman 6 Kevyn Knox General Manager of Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center 7 Eric Papenfuse incumbent Mayor Dave Schankweiler businessman 8 Withdrew edit Lewis Butts Jr perennial candidate 9 10 Results edit 2021 Harrisburg mayoral Democratic primary results 11 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wanda Williams 1 776 28 9 Democratic Eric Papenfuse incumbent 1 720 28 0 Democratic Dave Schankweiler 1 329 21 6 Democratic Otto Banks 1 237 20 1 Democratic Kevyn Knox 66 1 0 Write in 25 0 4 Total votes 6 153 100 Republican primary editCandidates edit Declared edit Tim Rowbottom businessman 12 Results edit 2021 Harrisburg mayoral Republican primary results 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican Tim Rowbottom 366 67 3 Write in 178 32 7 Total votes 544 100 General election editResults edit 2021 Harrisburg mayoral election results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wanda Williams 4 402 64 9 Republican Tim Rowbottom 465 6 9 Write in 1 911 28 2 Total votes 6 778 100 0 Democratic holdSee also edit2021 United States elections List of mayors of Harrisburg PennsylvaniaReferences edit Papenfuse seeking third term as Harrisburg mayor via write in campaign WPMT TV Retrieved September 15 2021 Binda Lawrance Conley Maddie November 2 2021 Wanda Williams elected Harrisburg mayor beats back write in challenge The Burg Retrieved November 3 2021 2021 Municipal Election Results UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Dauphin County Pennsylvania Elections Retrieved November 3 2021 McKelvey Wallace November 8 2017 Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse reelected in uncontested race Penn Live Retrieved December 25 2018 Thompson Charles March 4 2021 Harrisburg Council President Wanda Williams joins crowded mayoral field PennLive Archived from the original on March 4 2021 Retrieved March 5 2021 Thompson Charles February 3 2021 Former City Councilman Otto Banks reenters Harrisburg politics announces bid for mayor pennlive Archived from the original on February 3 2021 Retrieved March 5 2021 Benscoter Jana February 3 2021 HMAC general manager announces he s a candidate for Harrisburg mayor pennlive Archived from the original on February 4 2021 Retrieved March 5 2021 Thompson Charles December 1 2020 Entrepreneur former publisher kicks off 2021 Harrisburg mayor s race with website survey pennlive Archived from the original on December 1 2020 Retrieved March 5 2021 Sweigart Kate February 11 2021 Lewis Butts Jr announces plans to run for Harrisburg mayor ABC27 Archived from the original on February 21 2021 Retrieved March 5 2021 Lewis Butts drops out of Harrisburg Mayoral race to support Wanda Williams Harrisburg100 March 9 2021 Retrieved May 19 2021 a b Feaser Jr Gerald May 18 2021 Election Results www dauphinc org Dauphin County Elections amp Voter Registration Department Thompson Charles April 27 2021 GOP candidate for Harrisburg mayor denounces gays on social media awaits trial in child abuse case PennLive Retrieved May 17 2021 External links editOfficial campaign websites nbsp nbsp This Pennsylvania elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 Harrisburg mayoral election amp oldid 1215106614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
