2025 Lancaster, Pennsylvania mayoral election
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The 2025 mayoral election in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was held on November 4, 2025, and resulted in the election of Democratic Party nominee Jaime Arroyo to his first term as mayor of Lancaster, the first Latino mayor of Lancaster.[1]
Two-term incumbent mayor Danene Sorace, a Democrat, did not seek re-election.[2]
Campaign
The general election was contested by three candidates: Democratic nominee Jaime Arroyo, a member of the Lancaster City Council; Green Party nominee Tony Dastra, an employee of the Lancaster Township Public Works Department and candidate for mayor in 2017; and independent candidate J.S. "Woody" Chandler, a retired English teacher at McCaskey High School and U.S Navy veteran.[3] Janet Diaz, another city council member, ran for the Democratic nomination, but lost to Arroyo after a social media post some considered racist or Islamophobic towards fellow city council member Ahmed Ahmed,[4] who was running for reelection, and then missing a scheduled debate with Arroyo.[5]
Results
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jaime Arroyo | 3,710 | 83.48% | |
| Democratic | Janet Diaz | 710 | 15.98% | |
| Democratic | Other | 13 | 0.29% | |
| Write-ins | 11 | 0.25% | ||
| Total votes | 4,444 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jaime Arroyo | 9,086 | 83.35% | |
| Green | Tony Dastra | 1,137 | 10.43% | |
| Independent | J.S. "Woody" Chandler | 572 | 5.25% | |
| Write-ins | 106 | 0.97% | ||
| Total votes | 10,901 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Lancaster elects new mayor". WGAL. 5 November 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Mayor Sorace won't seek a third term". One United Lancaster. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ↑ Schweigert, Keith (29 October 2025). "Who Will Lead Lancaster? Meet the Mayoral Candidates". fox43.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ↑ Campos, Jade (11 April 2025). "Lancaster mayoral hopeful faces calls to end campaign, resign council seat over social media post". LancasterOnline. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ Campos, Jade (9 May 2025). "Lancaster mayoral candidate Jaime Arroyo goes solo at debate; Janet Diaz doesn't show". LancasterOnline. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Election Results". electionresults.lancastercountypa.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Election Results". electionresults.lancastercountypa.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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