The 2003 Des Moines mayoral election was held on October 7, and November 4, 2003, to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Frank Cownie was elected.

Results

First round

First round results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christine Hensley 7,301 36.53
Democratic Frank Cownie 4,330 21.67
Democratic Mark McCormick 4,298 21.51
Democratic Gayle Collins 3,456 17.29
Democratic Peter M. Rose 388 1.94
Socialist Workers Mary J. Martin 170 0.90
Write-in 33 0.17
Total votes 19,986

Runoff

Runoff results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Cownie 16,581 54.21
Republican Christine Hensley 13,848 45.27
Write-in 159 0.52
Total votes 30,588
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 "City of Des Moines Primary Tuesday, October 7, 2003 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Regular City Election Tuesday, November 4, 2003 VOTING DETAILS - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Polk County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Des_Moines_mayoral_election