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{{Infobox mayoral election
| pre = April 2021 Hamilton City mayoral election
| month = May 2021
| suc = June 2021 Hamilton City mayoral election
| town = Hamilton City
| start = 14
| end = 15 May 2021
| elected_mayor = [[ChAkselsen]]
| elected_party = Independent
| party1 = [[IND]]
| ticket1 = [[ChAkselsen]]<br>[[Taelor]]<br>[[LuckyPerms]]<br>[[Rurge]]
| total_votes = 68
| forums_link = mayor-of-hamilton-election-special-may-2021.5849
}}
The '''May 2021 Hamilton City mayoral election''' was the special, second election to choose the next [[mayor of Hamilton City]]. In a four-way race of [[independents]], [[ChAkselsen]] received the plurality, with 22 of 68 votes (32.35%).

== Background ==
Elected the month prior, Mayor [[Galavance]] resigned, triggering a special election.<ref>{{Cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/686158870435201035/841836096631734313|messager=[[Westray|westray03]]|channel=government-announcements|server=DemocracyCraft|date=12 May 2021}}</ref>

== Candidates ==
Seven citizens declared their candidacies. Of these, four were ruled eligible by the [[Department of State]]: [[LuckyPerms]] and [[Rurge]], who declared 12 May, and [[Taelor]] and ChAkselsen who declared 15 May. The three candidates who did not appear on the ballot were [[lawanoesepr]] (IND), [[ManagerHell]] ([[SPP]]) and [[JohnBarboza]] (IND).<ref name=":0">{{Cite forums|title=Mayor of Hamilton Election (Special) - May 2021|url=https://www.democracycraft.net/threads/mayor-of-hamilton-election-special-may-2021.5849|author=[[Department of State|Dept. State]]|publication_date=12 May 2021|access_date=28 May 2026}}</ref>

After being declared ineligible to run, JohnBarboza announced that his vote would go to Taelor.<ref name=":0" />

== Voting ==
Because the forums were down temporarily, the voting period was extended by four hours.<ref>{{Cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/686158870435201035/843287377480646707|channel=government-announcements|server=DemocracyCraft|date=16 May 2021|messager=[[DrThunder7|dr.thunder7]]}}</ref>

== Results ==
In a divided race, ChAkselsen narrowly defeated his closest opponent, Taelor, by three votes (4.41%).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Official results<ref name=":0" />
! rowspan="2" | Place
! rowspan="2" | Candidate
! rowspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Declaration
! colspan="2" | Votes
|-
!No.
!%
|-
| 1
| ChAkselsen
| rowspan="4" | Independent
| rowspan="2" | 15 May
| 22
|32.35
|-
| 2
| Taelor
| 19
|27.94
|-
| 3
| LuckyPerms
| rowspan="2" | 11 May
|14
|20.59
|-
| 4
| Rurge
|12
|17.
|-
! colspan="4" | Total
! 68
! 100
|}

== Aftermath ==
After his election, ChAkselsen stated in a [[Democracy Daily|''Democracy Daily'']] interview "that he would like the council 'to focus on plans that will increase population, employment and better the terms for general business.'"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://discord.com/channels/673612908868927498/754622580777812130/844250133801074718|title=Plans from the Mayor|newspaper=[[Democracy Daily]]|publication_date=18 May 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Hamilton City mayoral elections|05]]

May 2021 Hamilton City mayoral election - Revision history

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