2022 Tallahassee mayoral election
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The 2022 Tallahassee mayoral election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida. The election is set to be held subsequently along with the 2022 midterm elections with a first-round primary being set for August 23, 2022, and from there are proceeded to a second-round runoff, if nesseccary.
As of September 2021, only two candidates have filed to run for the mayoral seat including the incumbent Tallahassee mayor John E. Dailey seeking a second term.
Background[]
Following the 2018 mayoral elections, Leon County Commissioner John E. Dailey was elected for the City Commission Seat 4, Mayor post.
Electoral system[]
All Tallahassee city commissioners, which include the Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida at Seat 4 are elected non-partisan for a four year term through two-round system, if a candidate winning the most votes at the first round fails to garner enough to have a majority. In that case, a runoff election is held between two candidates whom earned the most votes out of all other contestants in the first-round primary.[1]
Candidates[]
In order to appear on the ballot, candidates are required to file needed papers to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections with a contribution fee of 1,000$ per Florida Statute or collect enough petition signatures (1% of registered constituent electorate) as an alternative with a noon May 16, 2022 deadline. Qualifying process takes place at the Supervisor of Elections Office between noon June 13 and June 17, 2022.[1]
Declared[]
| Candidate | Announced | ||
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 John E. Dailey |
Incumbent Mayor of Tallahassee since 2018 Leon County Board of Commissioners, District 3 (2006–2018) |
March 1, 2021 (Website) |
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 Whitfield Leland III |
— | February 22, 2021 | [3] |
References[]
- ^ a b "2022 LEON COUNTY ELECTION INFORMATION SHEET" (PDF). www.leonvotes.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Campaign Account Documents" (PDF). www.leonvotes.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Campaign Account Documents" (PDF). www.leonvotes.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- Mayoral elections in Tallahassee, Florida
- 2022 Florida elections
- 2022 United States mayoral elections