Elmore for Mayor - Keep Jacksonville Moving ForwardElmore for Mayor

Proven results. Visible progress.

Jeff has served as Mayor of Jacksonville since 2023 and is now in his fourth year in office.

New leadership at City Hall

Hired Jacksonville's first in-house Economic Development Director to sharpen the city's focus on growth, and its first Communications Director to keep residents informed.

A better animal shelter

Invested in major improvements to the Jacksonville Animal Shelter - including an in-house surgical room offering low-cost and free spay and neuter services.

28% more police officers

Increased JPD staffing while investing in competitive pay and retention.

Stronger police & fire pay

Implemented step-and-grade pay scales for Jacksonville's first responders - and became the first mayor to raise JPD pay independently of general city raises.

$1.3 million saved

Changed the city's property insurance, saving $650,000 annually in 2024 and 2025.

Stronger financial position

Added the equivalent of 16 additional days of operating expenses to city reserves.

Leadership through tornado recovery

Coordinated with FEMA, the National Guard and regional partners to help Jacksonville recover and rebuild.

Secured Jacksonville's 911 center

Successfully advocated to make Jacksonville home to the new regional PSAP/911 dispatch center.

Crime falling every year

Crime reported to the FBI has fallen every year of the term - down 27.9% from 2022 through 2025, to the lowest level in twelve years of data. The administration has also cracked down on illegal gambling and other illicit operations, and addressed unacceptable living conditions at Willow Bend while helping residents relocate.

Record investment in the city

Capital investment reached — in 2023 and — in 2024, more than ten times the yearly average of the five years before 2022, lifting the value of city assets to — as projects like the new fire station were completed.

Old Jacksonville Elementary demolished

Under his leadership, the old Jacksonville Elementary building was torn down.

Higher revenue from the gun range

Found a new purchaser for lead reclaimed at the city gun range - raising the rate from $0.09 to $0.55 per pound for 2026, worth about $34,500 more a year for the city on roughly 75,000 pounds of reclaimed lead.

Mayor Elmore with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders amid tornado debris in Jacksonville, 2023.
Mayor Elmore with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on the ground after the 2023 tornado that hit Jacksonville — shared as a personal photo, not an endorsement.

Future Plans

  1. Replace the one-lane W. Main Street bridge leading to Northlake.
  2. Bring legislation to the 2027 General Assembly to end, once and for all, the restrictions of the defunct Gray Township.
  3. Partner with the Jacksonville Housing Authority on a mixed-use development at the former Willow Bend Apartments site.
  4. Relocate Jacksonville Animal Services to a newly constructed building.
  5. Complete drainage work and improvements in the areas of Jacksonville that are routinely affected.
  6. Launch the Mayor's Youth Advisory Team.
  7. Carry out a large-scale, systematic road resurfacing project across the city.

“And we're not finished yet! There is more opportunity ahead, more work to be done and more progress to make. That's why your vote is critical to our continued success! I'm asking for your support to Keep Jacksonville Moving Forward!”

— Mayor Jeff Elmore