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Nonpartisan elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

Elections before 1997

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1997 (special)

Madison mayoral special election, 1997

← 1995 February 17, 1997 (primary) April 1, 1997 (general) 1999 →

Candidate Susan J. M. Bauman Wayne Bigelow Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 25,455 25,389 Percentage 49.23% 49.10%

Mayor before election Paul Soglin Democratic Elected mayor Susan J. M. Bauman Democratic

The 1997 Madison mayoral special election was held February 17 and April 1, 1997, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It was held after the resignation of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. It saw the election of Susan J. M. Bauman.

Candidates

• Ray Allen, Madison School Board member
• Richard H. Anderson
• Susan J. M. Bauman, alderperson on the Madison Common Council
• Wayne Bigelow, President of the Madison Common Council
• John Hendrick, Supervisor on the Dane County Board since 1994
• Mary Lang-Sollinger, community activist and political fundraiser
• Tom Neale
• David Travis, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Results

1999

Madison mayoral election, 1999

← 1997 (special) April 9, 1999 2003 →

Candidate Susan J. M. Bauman Eugene Parks Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 35,204 8,294 Percentage 80.04% 18.85%

Mayor before election Susan J. M. Bauman Democratic Elected mayor Susan J. M. Bauman Democratic

The 1999 Madison mayoral election was held April 9, 1999, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman.

Since only two candidates ran, no primary was held.

Results

2003

2003 Madison mayoral election

← 1999 February 20, 2003 (primary) April 4, 2003 (general) 2007 →

Candidate Dave Cieslewicz Paul Soglin Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 29,717 28,528 Percentage 50.76% 48.73%

Mayor before election Susan J. M. Bauman Democratic Elected mayor Dave Cieslewicz Democratic

The 2003 Madison mayoral election was held February 20 and April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Dave Cieslewicz. Incumbent mayor Susan J. M. Bauman was eliminated in the primary.

Candidates

• Susan J. M. Bauman, incumbent mayor
• Dave Cieslewicz, former member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors
• Davy Mayer
• Will Sandstrom
• Paul R. Soglin, former mayor
• Bert G. Zipperer

Results

2007

2007 Madison mayoral election

← 2003 February 22, 2007 (primary) April 5, 2007 (general) 2011 →

Candidate Dave Cieslewicz Ray Allen Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 30,812 18,816 Percentage 61.78% 37.72%

Mayor before election Dave Cieslewicz Democratic Elected mayor Dave Cieslewicz Democratic

The 2007 Madison mayoral election was held February 22 and April 5, 2007, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.

Candidates

• Ray Allen, Madison School Board member and 1997 mayoral candidate
• Dave Cieslewicz, incumbent mayor
• Peter Munoz
• Will Sandstrom, 2003 mayoral candidate

Results

2011

2011 Madison mayoral election

← 2007 February 15, 2011 (primary) April 5, 2011 (general) 2015 →

Candidate Paul Soglin Dave Cieslewicz Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 44,542 43,829 Percentage 49.76% 48.96%

Mayor before election Dave Cieslewicz Democratic Elected mayor Paul Soglin Democratic

The 2011 Madison mayoral election was held February 20 and April 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw former mayor Paul Soglin return to the mayoralty by unseating incumbent mayor Dave Cieslewicz.

Candidates

• John Blotz
• Dave Cieslewicz, incumbent mayor
• Dennis Amadeus de Nure
• Nick Hart
• Paul R. Soglin, former mayor

Results

2015

2015 Madison mayoral election

← 2011 February 17, 2015 (primary) April 7, 2015 (general) 2019 →

Candidate Paul Soglin Scott Resnick Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 37,734 14,195 Percentage 72.0% 27.1%

Mayor before election Paul Soglin Democratic Elected mayor Paul Soglin Democratic

The 2015 Madison mayoral election was held February 17 and April 7, 2015, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin.

Candidates

• Richard V. Brown Sr.
• Christopher Daly
• Bridget Maniaci, former 2nd district member of the Madison Common Council (2009–2013)
• Scott Resnick, 8th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2011 and tech executive
• Paul Soglin, incumbent mayor

Results

2019

2019 Madison mayoral election

← 2015 February 19, 2019 (primary) April 2, 2019 (general) 2023 →

Candidate Satya Rhodes-Conway Paul Soglin Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 47,915 29,150 Percentage 61.9% 37.7%

Mayor before election Paul Soglin Democratic Elected mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Democratic

The 2019 Madison mayoral election was held February 19 and April 2, 2019, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It saw the election of Satya Rhodes-Conway, who unseated incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. Conway became the second woman and the first openly-gay individual elected mayor in the city's history.

Candidates

• Maurice "Mo" Cheeks, 10th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2013 and Vice President of Business Development at MIOsoft
• Nick Hart
• Satya Rhodes-Conway, former 12th district member of the Madison Common Council
• Raj Shukla
• Paul Soglin, incumbent mayor

Results

2023

2023 Madison mayoral election

← 2019 February 21, 2023 (primary) April 4, 2023 (general)

Candidate Satya Rhodes-Conway Gloria Reyes Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 63,066 50,402 Percentage 55.2% 44.1%

Results by alderman district Conway   50–60%   60–70% Reyes   50–60%

Mayor before election Satya Rhodes-Conway Nonpartisan Elected mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Nonpartisan

The 2023 Madison mayoral election was held on April 4, 2023, to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

A primary election was held on February 21, 2023, to narrow down the candidates to two. It saw record turnout due to the concurrent primary for the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Satya Rhodes-Conway and Gloria Reyes qualified for the general election, while Scott Kerr was eliminated. Daniel Howell Jr., a write-in candidate, plans on running as a write-in candidate for the general election in addition to the primary.

Candidates

• Daniel Howell Jr., caseworker and former Wisconsin Badgers football player (write-in)
• Scott Kerr, traffic engineer (endorsed Reyes in the runoff)
• Gloria Reyes, former deputy mayor and president of the Madison Board of Education
• Satya Rhodes-Conway, incumbent mayor

Forums

Endorsements

U.S. Representatives

• Mark Pocan, WI-2 (2013–present)

County officials

• Richard Kilmer, former Dane County supervisor from the 4th district (2016–2020)
• Patrick Miles, chair of the Dane County Board of Supervisors from the 34th district (2006–present)
• Joe Parisi, Dane County executive (2011–present) and former Wisconsin state assemblyman from the 48th district (2005–2011)

Madison alders

• Juliana Bennett, 8th ward (2021–present)
• Patrick Heck, 2nd ward (2019–present)
• Sabrina Madison, 17th ward (2022–present)
• Erik Paulson, 3rd ward (2022–present)
• Mike Verveer, 4th ward (1995–present)

Madison school board members

• Savion Castro, 2nd ward (2019–present)
• Ali Muldrow, 4th ward (2019–present)
• Nicki Vander Meulen, 7th ward (2017–present)

Editorial boards

• The Badger Herald
• The Capital Times

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers Wisconsin
• Madison Teachers Incorporated
• Wisconsin AFL-CIO

Organizations

• 314 Action
• Citizen Action of Wisconsin - affiliate of People's Action
• EMILY's List
• Fair Wisconsin PAC
• LGBTQ Victory Fund
• LPAC
• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin - affiliate of Planned Parenthood Action Fund
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee
• Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters

Political Parties

• Dane County Democratic Party (co-endorsement with Reyes)

County officials

• Kalvin Barrett, Dane County Sheriff (2021–present)

Local officials

• David Couper, former Chief of the Madison Police Department (1972–1993)
• Christina Gomez Schmidt, Madison school board member from the 6th ward (2004–2023)
• Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Madison alder from the 1st ward (2015–2023)
• Ananda Mirilli, former Madison school board member from the 5th ward (2019–2022)
• Paul Soglin, former mayor of Madison (1973–1979, 1989–1997, and 2011–2019)
• Noble Wray, former Chief of the Madison Police Department (2004–2013)

Editorial boards

• Wisconsin State Journal

Labor unions

• Madison Professional Police Officers Association

Political parties

• Dane County Democratic Party (co-endorsement with Rhodes-Conway)

Results

Notes

1. Hosted by Midvale Heights Community Association, Sunset Village Community Association, Regent Neighborhood Association, Westmorland Neighborhood Association, Summit Woods Neighborhood Association, University Hill Farms Association, and Crawford Marlborough Nakoma Neighborhood.
2. Co-hosted by NAACP Dane County Branch, 100 Black Men of Madison, and Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement.
3. Co-hosted by Downtown Madison, Inc.
4. Includes Daniel Howell Jr., who ran as a write-in candidate.

References

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41. "Fair Wisconsin PAC endorsements for the spring 2023 election cycle". Fair Wisconsin. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
42. ""Our Candidates: We work to build long-term LGBTQ+ political power by helping elect LGBTQ+ leaders at every level of government."". LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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44. "Endorsed Candidates". Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
45. @BoldProgressive (March 16, 2023). "During her first term as Mayor, @SatyaForMadison fought special interests & won – making it easier for Madison, WI families to find affordable housing & get on a pathway to homeownership. The fight is far from over, though, and that's why we're endorsing Satya for re-election.'". Twitter. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
46. "Press Releases: Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Endorses three mayoral candidates for the Spring Election". WisPolitics. February 15, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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50. "2023 Spring Election". Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Satya Rhodes-Conway for Mayor
• Gloria Reyes for Mayor

• Mayoral elections in Madison, Wisconsin
• Wisconsin politics-related lists