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2013 Harrisburg mayoral election

← 2009 November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05) 2017 →
 
Candidate Eric Papenfuse Dan Miller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,623 2,333
Percentage 49.7% 32%

Mayor before election

Linda D. Thompson
Democratic

Mayor

Eric Papenfuse
Democratic

The 2013 mayoral electioninHarrisburg, Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 2013, and resulted in Eric Papenfuse, a local bookstore owner and Democrat, being elected to his first term.[1]

Background[edit]

Incumbent first term Democratic mayor Linda D. Thompson was extremely unpopular. In large part due to her calling City Controller Dan Miller, the first openly gay official in Harrisburg, a “homosexual, evil little man” along with other inflammatory rhetoric.[2][3]

Campaign[edit]

Thompson sought re-election but would face challenges in the Democratic Primary in the form of Dan Miller, the aforementioned City Controller, and Eric Papenfuse, a local bookstore owner.[4] Papenfuse would win the nomination but Miller would run for mayor under the Republican ticket as the party failed to field a candidate.[5][2][6] Papenfuse would go on to defeat Miller a second time during the general election and become Harrisburg's new mayor.[7][8]

Results[edit]

Mayor of Harrisburg, Democratic primary, 2013[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Papenfuse 2,482 38.44%
Democratic Dan Miller 2,086 32.31%
Democratic Linda D. Thompson (incumbent) 1,817 28.14%
Democratic Lewis Butts 64 0.99%
Democratic Write-ins 8 0.12%
Total votes 6,457 100.00%
Mayor of Harrisburg, 2013 general election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Papenfuse 3,623 49.7%
Republican Dan Miller 2,333 32%
N/A Write-ins 1,334 18.3%
Total votes 7,290 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Previti, Emily. "Harrisburg's next mayor is Eric Papenfuse". www.pennlive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ a b Sadowski, Michael. "Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary". www.reuters.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ Pickel, Janet. "Harrisburg mayor's race: recap of the 2013 primary". www.pennlive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ "Papenfuse wins Harrisburg mayoral election". www.witf.org. WITF. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Elections". www.dauphinc.org. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ Pickel, Janet. "Harrisburg mayor's race: Eric Papenfuse wins the Democratic primary election". www.pennlive.com. Advance Publications. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Elections". www.dauphinc.org. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  • ^ Hyland, Michael. "Council members look forward with election of Harrisburg mayor". www.fox43.com. Tegna Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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