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2022 Flint, Michigan mayoral election

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Candidate Sheldon Neeley Karen Weaver Eric Mays Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 4,943 48.8% 4,062 40.1% 1,123 11.1% Runoff 11,692 52.90% 10,411 47.10%

Mayor before election Sheldon Neeley Nonpartisan Elected mayor Sheldon Neeley Nonpartisan

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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. The primary was held on August 8, 2022. Incumbent mayor Sheldon Neeley was re-elected with 53% of the vote.

Candidates

Elected

• Sheldon Neeley, incumbent mayor (2019-present) (Party Affiliation: Democratic)

Defeated in runoff

• Karen Weaver, former mayor (2015-2019) (Party Affiliation: Democratic)

Defeated in first round

• Eric Mays, member of the Flint City Council (2013-2024) (Party Affiliation: Democratic)

Failed to file

• Maurice Davis, former city councilman (2017-2021) (Party Affiliation: Republican)
• Wantwaz Davis, former city councilman and candidate for mayor in 2019
• Ray Hall, perennial candidate

Declined

• Jim Ananich, Michigan State Senate minority leader (Party Affiliation: Democratic)

Campaign

For a candidate to be on the ballot, they had to submit the signatures of 600 registered Flint voters. 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.

Results

Neeley and Weaver won the primary, with 48.8% and 40.1% of the vote respectively, while Mays lagged behind with 11.1%. Neeley defeated Weaver in the runoff, where he secured 53% of the vote.

References

1. ^ Diaz, Amy (April 26, 2022). "It's official: Three candidates certified for Flint's upcoming mayoral election". Flint Beat. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
2. ^ Fonger, Ron (November 9, 2022). "Neeley wins second term as Flint mayor with 53% of vote". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
3. ^ Fonger, Ron (February 2, 2022). "Neeley says he's running for re-election as Flint mayor". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
4. "Sheldon Neeley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
5. 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.
6. "Former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver To Run Again - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
7. "Blame game erupts over Flint's toxic water, Dems target GOP gov". Fox News. January 18, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
8. Fonger, Ron (July 7, 2022). "Meet the three candidates who want to be Flint's next mayor". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
9. "Eric Mays". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
10. ^ Fonger, Ron (August 19, 2021). "Flint Councilman Maurice Davis says he's running for mayor in 2022". mlive. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
11. Munguia, Jesi (August 3, 2022). "The 2022 Flint Mayoral Primary Election results are now in". WEYI. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

• 2022 United States mayoral elections
• 2022 Michigan elections
• Mayoral elections in Flint, Michigan
• November 2022 events in the United States