# 2019 Des Moines mayoral election

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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.

## Background

Incumbent Mayor Frank Cownie announced his intent to seek re-election on September 11, 2019. At that time, Cownie would face Republican challengers Chase Holm and Joe Grandanette in the November election. With his announcement, Cownie was seeking an unprecedented fifth term as Mayor of Des Moines.
After speculation, Jack Hatch, a former Iowa State Representative and State Senator representing the Des Moines area, formally announced his candidacy for Mayor on September 19th, 2019. In his announcement, Hatch emphasized his commitment to addressing infrastructure issues across the city.
Both Cownie and Hatch engaged in an active and intense campaign, with both candidates launching attack ads against the other. Cownie maintained a fundraising advantage against Hatch, though Hatch was able to contribute $75,000 in personal funds to his campaign.

## Candidates

* Frank Cownie, incumbent mayor of Des Moines since 2004 (Party affiliation: Democratic)
* Jack Hatch, Iowa state senator (Party affiliation: Democratic)
* Chase E. Holm, U.S Army veteran (Party affiliation: Republican)
* 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 (Party affiliation: Republican)

## Endorsements
### State Officials

* Janet Petersen, Iowa State Senator
* Tony Bisignano, Iowa State Senator
* Ako Abdul-Samad, Iowa State Representative
* Jo Oldson, Iowa State Representative
* Ruth Ann Gaines, Iowa State Representative

### County Officials

* Kevin Schneider, Polk County Sheriff
* Angela Connolly, Polk County Supervisor
* Matt McCoy, Polk County Supervisor
* Tom Hockensmith, Polk County Supervisor

### Local Officials

* Bill Gray, Des Moines City Council Member
* Chris Coleman, Des Moines City Council Member
* Connie Boesen, Des Moines City Council Member
* Joe Gatto, Des Moines City Council Member
* Josh Mandelbaum, Des Moines City Council Member
* Linda Westergaard, Des Moines City Council Member

### Labor Unions

* AFSCME Council 61
* LiUNA! Local 177
* IBEW Local Union 347
* Des Moines Firefighters, local 4
* Central Iowa Building & Construction Trades Council
* Des Moines Police Bargaining Unit Association Local 10

### Others

* Chase Holm, candidate for Des Moines Mayor

## Results
### First round

First round results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Frank Cownie (incumbent) | 10,751 | 43.40 |
| | Democratic | Jack Hatch | 10,569 | 42.67 |
| | Republican | Chase E. Holm | 2,054 | 8.29 |
| | Republican | Joe Grandanette | 1,336 | 5.39 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 60 | 0.24 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,770 | |

### Runoff

Runoff result :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Frank Cownie (incumbent) | 10,312 | 50.58 |
| | Democratic | Jack Hatch | 10,023 | 49.16 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 54 | 0.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,389 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |