2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election

2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election
	January 31, 2012
Mayor before election; Jack Seiler; Nonpartisan	Elected Mayor ; Jack Seiler; Nonpartisan

The 2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election took place on January 31, 2012. Incumbent Mayor Jack Seiler ran for re-election to a second term, and was challenged by Earl Rynerson, the owner of a tile company who lost to Seiler in 2009. Rynerson recruited a third candidate, construction worker Gabriel Crimi, which rescheduled the election from March 13, 2012, to the date of the Republican presidential primary.^[1] Seiler defeated both candidates in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote.

Primary election

Candidates

Jack Seiler, incumbent Mayor^[2]
Earl Rynerson, tile company owner, 2009 candidate for Mayor^[3]
Gabriel Crimi, construction worker^[2]

Results

2012 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jack Seiler (inc.)	12,000	75.03%
	Nonpartisan	Earl Rynerson	3,253	20.34%
	Nonpartisan	Gabriel Crimi	741	4.63%
Total votes			15,994	100.00%

References

^ Barszewski, Larry (January 17, 2012). "Mayor's foes stay out of public eye". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 6B. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Barszewski, Larry (November 23, 2011). "Two mayors, six commissioners elected without opposition". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^ Barszewski, Larry (January 20, 2012). "First-term Lauderdale mayor faces 2 challengers". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^ "Presidential Preference Primary and Municipal Elections". Broward County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[1] Barszewski, Larry (January 17, 2012). "Mayor's foes stay out of public eye". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 6B. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[without_opposition-2] Barszewski, Larry (November 23, 2011). "Two mayors, six commissioners elected without opposition". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[3] Barszewski, Larry (January 20, 2012). "First-term Lauderdale mayor faces 2 challengers". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[4] "Presidential Preference Primary and Municipal Elections". Broward County Supervisor of Elections. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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