1955 Tampa mayoral election|
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The 1955 Tampa mayoral election was held on October 11, 1955. The election was the first one to take place after the abolition of the White Municipal Party, a white supremacist organization which controlled city elections in Tampa as a quasi-private, quasi-public entity from 1910 to 1953.[1][2]
Incumbent Mayor Curtis Hixon ran for re-election to a fourth term. He was challenged by County Commissioner Nick Nuccio and Stu Phillips, a member of the City Board of Representatives. Hixon defeated both candidates by a wide margin, winning 53 percent of the vote to Nuccio's 34 percent and Phillips's 13 percent, avoiding the need for a runoff election. However, Hixon died prior to the end of his fourth term, triggering a special election in 1956.
Candidates
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References
- ^ Kerstein, Robert J. (2001). Politics and Growth in Twentieth-Century Tampa. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. pp. 103–06. ISBN 0-8130-2083-2. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ Iorio, Pam (2001). "Colorless Primaries: Tampa's White Municipal Party". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 79 (3): 297. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Hixon Confirms He Will Again Seek Mayoralty". Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida. June 27, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Nuccio Runs For Mayor; Tells Plans". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. May 1, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "S. N. (Stu) Phillips, Candidate For Mayor, Retires On Pension". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. July 2, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Election of 10/11/1955". Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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