2019 Madison mayoral election

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.[2][3]

2019 Madison mayoral election
February 19, 2019 (primary)[1]
April 2, 2019 (general)[1]
 
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

Elections in Wisconsin

The election was nonpartisan.

Candidates
  • Maurice "Mo" Cheeks, 10th district member of the Madison Common Council since 2013 and Vice President of Business Development at MIOsoft[4]
  • Satya Rhodes-Conway, former 12th district member of the Madison Common Council
  • Nick Hart
  • Raj Shukla
  • Paul Soglin, incumbent mayor


Results

Primary
Primary results[5]
Candidate Votes %
Paul R. Soglin (incumbent) 10,771 28.6
Satya Rhodes-Conway 10,448 27.7
Mo Cheeks 8,801 23.3
Raj Shukla 6,954 18.4
Nick Hart 386 1.0
Write-ins 346 0.9
Total votes 37,706

General election
General election results[6]
Candidate Votes %
Satya Rhodes-Conway 47,915 61.9
Paul R. Soglin (incumbent) 29,150 37.7
Write-ins 311 0.4
Total votes 77,376

References
  1. "Past Elections". Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. "Rhodes-Conway ousts longtime Madison Mayor Soglin". Star Tribune. Associated Press. April 2, 2019. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019 – via Journal Times.
  3. Mosiman, Dean (April 3, 2019). "Satya Rhodes-Conway trounces Paul Soglin to become Madison's mayor". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  4. "Madison Alder Mo Cheeks running for mayor". Channel 3000. July 12, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. "2019 Spring Primary". Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. "2019 Spring Election". Dane County Clerk's Office. Retrieved November 8, 2019.


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