2019 Des Moines mayoral election

2019 Des Moines mayoral election

November 5, 2019 (first round) December 3, 2019 (runoff)

Candidate Frank Cownie Jack Hatch Party nonpartisan Nonpartisan First-round vote 10,751 10,569 First-round percentage 43.40% 42.67% Second-round vote 10,312 10,023 Second-round percentage 50.58% 49.16%   Candidate Chase E. Holm Joe Grandanette Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First-round vote 2,054 1,336 First-round percentage 8.29% 5.39%

Mayor before election Frank Cownie Democratic Elected mayor Frank Cownie Democratic

The 2019 Des Moines mayoral election had an initial round held on November 5, 2019, with a runoff scheduled for December 3 to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Frank Cownie.

Cownie's margin of victory in the runoff was narrower than the margin of victory in any of his previous mayoral elections.

Candidates

• Frank Cownie, incumbent mayor of Des Moines since 2004
• Jack Hatch, Iowa state senator
• Chase E. Holm, U.S Army veteran
• Joe Grandanette, Independent candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2016 and 2018, Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2014 and 2016

Results

First round

First round results

Candidate		Votes	%
Frank Cownie (incumbent)		10,751	43.40
Jack Hatch		10,569	42.67
Chase E. Holm		2,054	8.29
Joe Grandanette		1,336	5.39
Write-ins		60	0.24
Total votes		24,770

Runoff

Runoff result

Candidate		Votes	%
Frank Cownie (incumbent)		10,312	50.58
Jack Hatch		10,023	49.16
Write-ins		54	0.26
Total votes		20,389