1979 Tampa mayoral election

1979 Tampa mayoral election

← 1975 September 4, 1979 1983 →

Candidate Bob Martinez Bob Bondi Charles Miranda Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 25,777 11,985 3,329 Percentage 57.53% 26.75% 7.43%

Mayor before election Bill Poe Nonpartisan Elected mayor Bob Martinez Nonpartisan

The 1979 Tampa mayoral election was held on September 4, 1979. Incumbent Mayor Bill Poe declined to seek re-election. County Commissioner Bob Bondi; Bob Martinez, a 1974 candidate for mayor; and City Councilmember Charles Miranda announced that they would run to succeed Poe. Martinez ended up winning the election by a wide margin, receiving 58 percent of the vote to Bondi's 27 percent and Miranda's 7 percent, avoiding the need for a runoff election.