The 2019 Des Moines mayoral election had an initial round held on November 5, 2019, with a runoff scheduled for December 3 to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Frank Cownie.
Frank Cownie, incumbent mayor of Des Moines since 2004 (Party affiliation: Democratic)
Jack Hatch, Iowa state senator (Party affiliation: Democratic)
Chase E. Holm, U.S Army veteran (Party affiliation: Republican)
Joe Grandanette, Independent candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2016 and 2018, Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in 2014 and 2016 (Party affiliation: Republican)