2022 Gainesville mayoral election

2022 Gainesville mayoral election
← 2019 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
Officially nonpartisan
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Candidate Harvey Ward Ed Bielarski David Arreola
Party Democratic Independent Democratic
First round 5,889
27.94%
5,570
26.43%
3,242
15.38%
Runoff 20,415
57.60%
15,026
42.40%
Eliminated

 
Candidate Gary Gordon July Thomas
Party Democratic Independent
First round 3,044
14.44%
2,119
10.06%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Ward:      <30%      30–40%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bielarski:      <30%     30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%
Arreola:      <30%      30–40%      40–50%
Thomas:      <30%
No votes:      

Mayor before election

Lauren Poe
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Harvey Ward
Nonpartisan

The 2022 Gainesville mayoral election took place on November 8, 2022, electing the new Mayor of Gainesville, Florida. Incumbent mayor Lauren Poe was term-limited and could not seek re-election.[1] Gainesville City Commissioner Harvey Ward, after narrowly leading in the first round, defeated former Gainesville Regional Utilities Manager Ed Bielarski by just over 15 points.[2]

  1. ^ Henderson, John. "Crowded, diverse field of 9 hope to become Gainesville's next mayor". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Summary Results - Election Night Reporting". enr.electionsfl.org. Retrieved November 14, 2022.