2022 Flint, Michigan mayoral election
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The 2022 Flint, Michigan mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of the city of Flint, Michigan.[1] The primary was held on August 8, 2022.[1] Incumbent mayor Sheldon Neeley was re-elected with 53% of the vote.[2]
Candidates
[edit]Elected
[edit]- Sheldon Neeley, incumbent mayor (2019-present)[3] (Party Affiliation: Democratic)[4]
Defeated in runoff
[edit]- Karen Weaver, former mayor (2015-2019)[5][6] (Party Affiliation: Democratic)[7]
Defeated in first round
[edit]- Eric Mays, member of the Flint City Council (2013-2024)[8] (Party Affiliation: Democratic)[9]
Failed to file
[edit]- Maurice Davis, former city councilman (2017-2021)[10] (Party Affiliation: Republican)
- Wantwaz Davis, former city councilman and candidate for mayor in 2019[3]
- Ray Hall, perennial candidate[3]
Declined
[edit]- Jim Ananich, Michigan State Senate minority leader[3] (Party Affiliation: Democratic)
Campaign
[edit]For a candidate to be on the ballot, they had to submit the signatures of 600 registered Flint voters.[3] The first candidate to announce his campaign was former city councilman, Maurice Davis, who ran as a supporter of President Donald Trump and focused his campaign on gun violence.[10]
Results
[edit]Neeley and Weaver won the primary, with 48.8% and 40.1% of the vote respectively, while Mays lagged behind with 11.1%.[2][11] Neeley defeated Weaver in the runoff, where he secured 53% of the vote.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Diaz, Amy (April 26, 2022). "It's official: Three candidates certified for Flint's upcoming mayoral election". Flint Beat. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c Fonger, Ron (November 9, 2022). "Neeley wins second term as Flint mayor with 53% of vote". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Fonger, Ron (February 2, 2022). "Neeley says he's running for re-election as Flint mayor". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Sheldon Neeley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Diaz, Amy (March 4, 2022). "Karen Weaver announces run for mayor, wants to be 'a real voice' for Flint". Flint Beat. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver To Run Again - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Blame game erupts over Flint's toxic water, Dems target GOP gov". Fox News. January 18, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Fonger, Ron (July 7, 2022). "Meet the three candidates who want to be Flint's next mayor". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Eric Mays". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Fonger, Ron (August 19, 2021). "Flint Councilman Maurice Davis says he's running for mayor in 2022". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Munguia, Jesi (August 3, 2022). "The 2022 Flint Mayoral Primary Election results are now in". WEYI. Retrieved March 2, 2024.