1997 Madison mayoral special election

Madison mayoral special election, 1997

February 17, 1997 (primary) April 1, 1997 (general)

Candidate Susan J. M. Bauman Wayne Bigelow Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 25,455 25,389 Percentage 49.23% 49.10%

Mayor before election Paul Soglin Democratic Elected Mayor Susan J. M. Bauman Democratic

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The 1997 Madison mayoral special election was held February 17 and April 1, 1997 to elect the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. It was held after the resignation of incumbent mayor Paul Soglin. It saw the election of Susan J. M. Bauman.

The election was nonpartisan.

Candidates

• Ray Allen, Madison School Board member
• Richard H. Anderson
• Susan J. M. Bauman, alderperson on the Madison Common Council
• Wayne Bigelow, President of the Madison Common Council
• John Hendrick, Supervisor on the Dane County Board since 1994
• Mary Lang-Sollinger, community activist and political fundraiser
• Tom Neale
• David Travis, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Results

Primary

Primary results

Candidate		Votes	%
Wayne Bigelow		9,332	22.38
Susan J. M. Bauman		9,100	21.82
Ray Allen		7,954	19.07
John Hendrick		6,875	16.49
David Travis		4,588	11.00
Mary Lang-Sollinger		3,513	8.42
Richard H. Anderson		198	0.48
Tom Neale		145	0.35

General election

General election results

Candidate		Votes	%
Susan J. M. Bauman		25,455	49.23
Wayne Bigelow		25,389	49.10
Denis Collins write-in		462	0.89
Other write-ins		398	0.76
Total votes		51,704

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