The 2021 Erie mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania. Incumbent mayor Joe Schember, seeking a second term, won the election running unopposed in the general election. The primary election for Democrat and Republican candidates were held on May 18, 2021. Incumbent mayor Joe Schember faced two primary challengers, but won securing 74% of the vote. No Republican ran in the primary, and Schember ended up securing the Republican primary as well with write-in votes.
Background Erie, Pennsylvania votes heavily Democratic in mayoral elections, the last Republican elected to the mayoral position was in 1961. Joe Schember won his first term in the 2017 Erie mayoral general election, winning 53% of the vote against Republican John Persinger.
Democratic Primary
Candidates
Nominee
Joe Schember, incumbent mayor.
Defeated in Primary
Tom Spagel, Erie businessman and Erie School Board member. Sydney Zimmerman, local activist.
Endorsements
Results
Republican Primary No candidate filed for the Republican nomination; all votes were write-ins. Schember received the most votes of any individual candidate.
Candidates
Nominee
Joe Schember
Results
General Election
Results
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