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Mayoral election 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 |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Tallahassee, Florida, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 17, 2022.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
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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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
- City elections 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)
- City elections in Tallahassee, Florida (2022)
- Leon County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
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Kristin Dozier (Nonpartisan)
We must end the divisiveness that has plagued our City Commission in recent years. As your next mayor, I will work to bring people together, restore trust in city hall and find creative solutions to the important issues impacting our community.
For twelve years I have worked to create new jobs, to support entrepreneurs and our universities and we have made substantial progress. This is why I opposed giving away nearly $27 million of our economic funds for repairs to Doak Campbell Stadium. This decision cost us 1000's of jobs and we need a mayor who knows how to grow our economy so people can find good jobs that help them afford rent, to buy a home, and to support themselves and their families.
Kristin Dozier (Nonpartisan)
Mayoral partisanship
Eleven state capitals held mayoral elections in 2022. Six Democratic incumbents and one Republican incumbent were re-elected. Three Democrats were elected to succeed outgoing Democratic incumbents. Ballotpedia was unable to determine the partisan affiliation of one state capital mayor who defeated a Republican incumbent.
Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, the mayors of 38 state capitals were affiliated with the Democratic Party, five were Republicans, one was independent, and two were nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of four state capital mayors was unknown.
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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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