John Dailey
John Dailey is the Mayor of Tallahassee in Florida. He assumed office on November 19, 2018. His current term ends on November 16, 2026.
Dailey ran for re-election for Mayor of Tallahassee in Florida. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Mayoral elections in Tallahassee are nonpartisan. Media outlets have reported that Dailey is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1][2]
Biography
Dailey received a bachelor's degree in political science from Florida State University in 1996 and a master's degree in public administration from Florida State in 1999. He then attended the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he received a master's degree in urban and regional planning in 2000. Dailey previously worked for the Florida League of Cities and the National League of Cities, as a commercial realtor, and as founder and president of JDA Strategies. Dailey served on the Leon County Commission from 2006 to 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Tallahassee, Florida (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Tallahassee
Incumbent John Dailey defeated Kristin Dozier in the general election for Mayor of Tallahassee on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Dailey (Nonpartisan) | 53.1 | 34,492 |
 | Kristin Dozier (Nonpartisan)  | 46.9 | 30,499 | |
| Total votes: 64,991 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Tallahassee
Kristin Dozier and incumbent John Dailey defeated Whitfield Leland III and Michael Ibrahim in the primary for Mayor of Tallahassee on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Dozier (Nonpartisan) | 46.1 | 17,621 |
| ✔ | | John Dailey (Nonpartisan) | 45.7 | 17,473 |
| Whitfield Leland III (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 2,010 | ||
 | Michael Ibrahim (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 1,138 | |
| Total votes: 38,242 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Mayor of Tallahassee
John Dailey defeated Dustin Daniels in the general election for Mayor of Tallahassee on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Dailey (Nonpartisan) | 51.4 | 41,363 |
| Dustin Daniels (Nonpartisan) | 48.6 | 39,133 | ||
| Total votes: 80,496 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Tallahassee
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Tallahassee on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Dailey (Nonpartisan) | 39.7 | 17,369 |
| ✔ | Dustin Daniels (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 11,098 | |
 | Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 9,137 | |
| Carrie Litherland (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 2,789 | ||
| Joseph West (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 1,758 | ||
| Norris Barr (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 1,579 | ||
| Total votes: 43,730 | |||
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Noteworthy events
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Dailey announced on January 5, 2022, that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated at the time he contracted the virus.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Dailey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ FSUNews.com, "Mayoral candidate John Dailey discusses role of local government," October 28, 2018
- ↑ Tallahassee Democrat, "Mayor John Dailey endorses Joe Biden in the 'most important election in a lifetime,'" October 22, 2020
- ↑ LinkedIn, "John Dailey," accessed November 8, 2022
- ↑ City of Tallahassee, "Mayor John E. Dailey - Seat 4," accessed November 8, 2022
- ↑ WCTV, "Tallahassee Mayor announces he’s positive for COVID-19," January 5, 2022
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