1975 Tampa mayoral election

1975 Tampa mayoral election

September 2, 1975
 
Candidate Bill Poe Joe Kotvas
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 30,281 19,081
Percentage 61.34% 38.66%

Mayor before election

Bill Poe
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Bill Poe
Nonpartisan

The 1975 Tampa mayoral election was held on September 2, 1975. Incumbent Mayor Bill Poe, who was first elected in a 1974 special election, ran for re-election to a full term. He was challenged by his opponent from the 1974 election, former City Councilmember Joe Kotvas. While Poe only narrowly defeated Kotvas in 1974, he won the rematch in a landslide, receiving 61 percent of the vote to Kotvas's 39 percent.

Candidates

  • Bill Poe, incumbent Mayor
  • Joe Kotvas, former City Councilmember, 1974 candidate for Mayor[1]

Results

1975 Tampa mayoral election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Bill Poe (inc.) 30,281 61.34%
Nonpartisan Joe Kotvas 19,081 38.66%
Total votes 49,362 100.00%

References

  1. ^ Allen, Richard (May 8, 1975). "Kotvas To Run Again For Mayor Of Tampa". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "9/2/1975". Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2025.