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City elections in Tallahassee, Florida (2022)
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| 2022 Tallahassee elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 17, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 23, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 2 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Tallahassee, Florida, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 17, 2022.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
City commission
Seat 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3
Incumbent Jeremy Matlow won election outright against David Bellamy in the primary for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeremy Matlow (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 20,994 | |
| David Bellamy (Nonpartisan) | 44.2 | 16,639 | ||
| Total votes: 37,633 | |||
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Seat 5
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 5
Incumbent Dianne Williams-Cox won election outright against Adner Marcelin and Shelby Green in the primary for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 5 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dianne Williams-Cox (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 19,012 |
| Adner Marcelin (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 10,457 | ||
| Shelby Green (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 6,918 | ||
| Total votes: 36,387 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2022
August 23, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Mayoral election in Tallahassee, Florida (2022)
- Leon County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Florida Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Florida Amendment 1, Disregard Flood Resistance Improvements in Property Value Assessments Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 2, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 3, Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Certain Public Service Workers Measure (2022)
- Florida Sports Betting Initiative (2022)
- Florida Trust Funds for Housing Programs Initiative (2022)
- Mayoral election in Tallahassee, Florida (2022)
- Leon County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
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About the city
- See also: Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is a city in Leon County, Florida. As of 2020, its population was 196,169.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Tallahassee utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city commission, which serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the commission's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Tallahassee, Florida | ||
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| Tallahassee | Florida | |
| Population | 196,169 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 101 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 54.7% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 36% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 4.4% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 3.5% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.9% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.1% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 48.4% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $46,461 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 25.2% | 13.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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