Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan (D) files to run for 2nd term

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan launched her reelection campaign and filed paperwork Thursday for a second term.

Deegan enters the 2027 race without a major Republican challenger declaring that they’re running. She hopes to become the first Democratic mayor to win reelection in Jacksonville since Jake Godbold in 1983.

After signing her candidate paperwork, Deegan held a news conference outside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office, where she touted her administration’s financial investments in infrastructure projects, health care, literacy programs and affordable housing since she took office in July 2023.

Deegan says her message for the 2027 race will be the same.




https://jaxtoday.org/2026/04/16/deegan-files-to-run-for-second-term/