The 2003 Tallahassee mayoral special election was held February 4 and February 25, 2003 to elect the mayor of Tallahassee, Florida. Since no candidate obtained a majority of the vote in the first-round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers. The election coincided with elections to City Commissioner Seats 1, 2, 3 and 5. Marks became the second popularly elected mayor of Tallahassee. Marks became Tallahassee's first elected African American mayor, and its fifth-overall African American mayor.