 Therefore, Question 2 prevailed, allowing citizens of West Palm Beach to directly elect a strong mayor.The first general election for Mayor of West Palm Beach since the late 1910s occurred on November 5, 1991.Candidates included attorney and former state representative Joel T. Daves, city senior planner Jim Exline, Nancy M. Graham, Josephine Stenson Grund, property management company owner Michael D. Hyman, and former Palm Beach County commissioner Bill Medlen.