2019 Des Moines mayoral election

The 2019 Des Moines mayoral election had an initial round held on November 5, 2019, with a runoff scheduled for December 3 to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Frank Cownie.

2019 Des Moines mayoral election
November 5, 2019 (first round)[1]
December 3, 2019 (runoff)[2]
 
Candidate Frank Cownie Jack Hatch
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 10,751 10,569
First-round percentage 43.40% 42.67%
Second-round vote 10,312 10,023
Second-round percentage 50.58% 49.16%
 
Candidate Chase E. Holm Joe Grandanette
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 2,054 1,336
First-round percentage 8.29% 5.39%
Mayor before election

Frank Cownie
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Frank Cownie
Democratic

Elections in Iowa

Cownie's margin of victory in the runoff was narrower than the margin of victory in any of his previous mayoral elections.[3][4][5][6]

Candidates
  • Frank Cownie, incumbent mayor of Des Moines since 2004
  • Jack Hatch, Iowa state senator
  • Chase E. Holm, U.S Army veteran
  • Joe Grandanette, Independent candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2016 and 2018, Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2014 and 2016

Results

First round
First round results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Frank Cownie (incumbent) 10,751 43.40
Jack Hatch 10,569 42.67
Chase E. Holm 2,054 8.29
Joe Grandanette 1,336 5.39
Write-ins 60 0.24
Total votes 24,770

Runoff
Runoff result[7]
Candidate Votes %
Frank Cownie (incumbent) 10,312 50.58
Jack Hatch 10,023 49.16
Write-ins 54 0.26
Total votes 20,389
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References
  1. "City / School Election Tuesday, November 5, 2019 VOTING DETAILS - UNOFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. "Des Moines Mayoral Race Heads to December Runoff". WHO-DT. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. "City of Des Moines Primary Tuesday, October 7, 2003 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  4. "General City Election Tuesday, November 6, 2007 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 13, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. "City Election Tuesday, November 8, 2011 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. "City Election Tuesday, November 3, 2015 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  7. "City of Des Moines Special Runoff Election Tuesday, December 3, 2019". Polk County. Retrieved December 4, 2019.


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