Bob Buckhorn

Candidate for Tampa Mayor. The election is March 2, 2027 (expected).

Running for this seat

Not on the ballot yet: the official list comes from Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. How we list candidates.

Background

Former Mayor of Tampa; consultant and executive vice president, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick

Served as Tampa's 58th mayor from 2011 to 2019, two terms. Filed on April 13, 2026, to run again for mayor in 2027.

In their own words

  • Lowering the cost of living
  • Ensuring prosperity reaches every zip code
  • Modernizing infrastructure for a changing climate
  • Fixing the permitting process
  • Transportation: "We need light rail. We need mass transit."

From the candidate's own campaign materials.

Left–right placement

No published research score covers Bob Buckhorn yet, so we don't place them on the spectrum.

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