2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral election

2021 Cedar Rapids, mayoral election
← 2017 November 2, 2021 ; November 30, 2021 (runoff) 2025 →
Mayor before election; Brad Hart;	Elected mayor ; Tiffany O'Donnell;

The 2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, with a subsequent runoff election held on November 30, 2021. The first round of the election futured three major candidates. Candidate Tiffany O'Donnell strongly led the first round, with candidate Amara Andrews finishing in second place. Incumbent mayor Brad Hart failed to advance to the runoff, narrowly finishing behind Andrews. In the runoff election, O'Donnell handily won the election, winning more than twice as many votes as Andrews.

Although Cedar Rapids municipal elections are officially nonpartisan on the ballot, candidates could still state their political affiliation on filings or self-identify with a party.

General election

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Tiffany O'Donnell, leader of Iowa Women Lead Change, former news anchor (Republican)^[1]
Amara Andrews, leader of Advocates for Social Justice (Democrat)^[2]

Eliminated

Brad Hart, incumbent mayor of Cedar Rapids (2018–2022) (Non-affiliated)^[3]^[4]
Myra Colby Bradwell (The Peoples Party)^[5]

Results

2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tiffany O'Donnell	11,023	42.2%
	Nonpartisan	Amara Andrews	7,359	28.2%
	Nonpartisan	Brad Hart (incumbent)	7,319	28.1%
	Nonpartisan	Maya Colby Bradwell	412	1.6%
Total votes			26,113	100.0%

Runoff election

Results

2021 Cedar Rapids mayoral runoff election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Tiffany O'Donnell	13,479	67.9%
	Nonpartisan	Amara Andrews	6,358	32.1%
Total votes			20,811	100.0%

References

↑ "Iecdb-WRS" (PDF).
↑ "Partisan divides trickle into nonpartisan Cedar Rapids mayoral race".
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
1 2 "November 2021 Election Results". The Gazette.

[1] "Iecdb-WRS" (PDF).

[2] "Partisan divides trickle into nonpartisan Cedar Rapids mayoral race".

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Gazette-6] 1 2 "November 2021 Election Results". The Gazette.

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