2019 Louiton Mayoral Election

The 2019 Louiton Mayoral Election was held on the 26th of January 2019. Incumbent mayor Rufus Crawford was eligible for re-election and Crawford ran. However, Crawford's Deputy Mayor Jeanne Crawford (his daughter), decided she would not seek another term. Crawford nominated Independent Union councillor, Eustace Green. This was the first pick of a special envoy for on the Mayoral Ticket.

The Labour Workers Party after not receiving any electoral votes in 2015 were led by Councilwoman Tao Ren who was able to win back council representation in the 2017 midterms, the first time since the 2009 midterms that they won any seats. Jacques le Roux was the nominee for deputy mayor.

The Democratic Alliance once again picked Nick Abe as their nominee. They went with Yiyu Shao as their deputy mayor pick.

Ren was the successful candidate when the electoral college voted on February the 16th. This was considered an upset as the two electors from the Alliance were expected to both vote for Crawford but the Japanese Envoy switched his vote to Ren and Le Roux.

Ren and Le Roux were sworn in on the 23rd of February.

Campaign
The 2019 Mayoral Campaign was one of the most vicious campaign seasons to date. The depleted ruling Union Party (after the announcement that Jeanne Crawford would not run) began a concentrated and lengthy smear campaign agaisnt Mayor-candidate Tao Ren. Playing on the business community's fears of a communist takeover, using Ren's dubious links to the ZJL. Conversely, Tao Ren ran a campaign of positivity, whipping up the masses of industrial and dock workers who wanted better working conditions and pay. The real coup came when the United Industrial Workers' Union (UIWU) switched support from the ZJL to the Labour's Workers, mending the rift created from the 1975 election and solidifying popular support for Labour.