Jacksonville Democratic Mayor Alvin Brown May Be In Trouble

Mayor Alvin Brown

•  Democrats pulled off a surprise 2011 win, with Alvin Brown narrowly prevailing in this conservative city. Brown will be up for re-election on March 24, and Republicans are hoping that his initial victory in Florida's largest city was a fluke. Two credible Republicans are currently in: former state party chair and businessman Lenny Curry, and Councilmember Bill Bishop.Curry looks like Brown's main contender, raising raising $1.2 million to Bishop's $60,000. Curry has already begun to air ads, and so far he's stayed positive. For his part, Brown has raised $1.6 million. If no one takes a majority in the first round, the top-two candidates will advance to a May 19 runoff.