2003 Tampa mayoral election

2003 Tampa mayoral election

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Candidate Pam Iorio Frank Sánchez First round 23,161 46.00% 10,354 20.56% Runoff 28,492 64.01% 16,023 35.99%   Candidate Bob Buckhorn Charlie Miranda First round 9,668 19.20% 6,767 13.44% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election Dick A. Greco Nonpartisan Elected mayor Pam Iorio Nonpartisan

The 2003 Tampa mayoral election took place on March 25, 2003, following a primary election on March 2, 2003. Incumbent Mayor Dick Greco was term limited and was barred from seeking a third consecutive term. A crowded race emerged to succeed Greco, with County Supervisor of Elections Pam Iorio emerging as the frontrunner. She placed first in the primary election by a wide margin, winning 46 percent of the vote, and advanced to the general election against Frank Sánchez, a former aide to President Bill Clinton, who narrowly beat out City Councilmember Bob Buckhorn for second place, 21–19 percent. In the general election, Iorio defeated Sánchez by a wide margin, winning 64 percent to Sánchez's 36 percent.