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 in the United States. The vote is held subsequently along with the other statewide elections.
As of April 2022, four candidates had filed to run for the mayoral seat including. The candidates were Kristin Dozier, Leon County Commissioner, incumbent Tallahassee mayor John E. Dailey seeking a second term, Whitfield Leland III and Michael Ibrahim.
A first-round primary took place on August 23, 2022, where no candidate received the majority of the vote thus sparking a second-round runoff between Dailey and Dozier whom both garnered most of votes in the August primary to become the main frontrunners in the runoff vote.[1]
Dailey won re-election for a second term.[2]
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 of 50% of the vote share, then a runoff election is held between two candidates whom earned the most votes out of all other contestants in the first-round primary.[3]
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.[3]
Declared
| Candidate | Announced | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 John E. Dailey |
Incumbent Mayor of Tallahassee since 2018 Leon County Board of Commissioners, District 3 (2006–2018) |
March 1, 2021 (Website) |
[4] |
 Kristin Dozier |
Leon County Board of Commissioners, District 5 (2010–present) | March 3, 2022 (Website) |
[5] |
.png){kind=spacer} Whitfield Leland III |
Entrepreneur Owner of The Community Roundtable of Tallahassee 850 (2020–present) |
February 22, 2021 (Website) |
[6] |
Michael Ibrahim |
Owner of Tallahassee Tireport, Inc (2015–present) Police Officer and Detective in the Ministry of Interior under the Egyptian National Police (1981–2006) |
April 4, 2022 | [7] |
Endorsements
- Tallahassee Professional Firefighters
- Big Bend Chapter AFL CIO
- Climate Cabinet Action[10]
- Florida Rising
- The Florida Squeeze
- Democratic Environmental Caucus of Leon County
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
John E. Dailey |
Kristin Dozier |
Michael Ibrahim |
Whitfield Leland III |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates | May 24, 2022 | 170 | 65.5% | 21% | 13% | 1% | — |
Results
First round
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Dozier | 17,602 | 46.08 | |
| John E. Dailey | 17,449 | 45.68 | |
| Whitfield Leland III | 2,007 | 5.25 | |
| Michael Ibrahim | 1,138 | 2.98 | |
| Total votes | 38,196 | 100.00 | |
| Voter turnout | 30.04% | ||
References
- ^ Burlew, Jeff. "Campaign cliffhanger: Kristin Dozier, John Dailey head to runoff after airtight mayor's race". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ "John Dailey projected to earn reelection, defeats Kristin Dozier in Tallahassee mayoral election". www.wtxl.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Burlew, Jeff. "Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier launches challenge against Mayor John Dailey". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "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. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ a b "Running list: Endorsements in Tallahassee races begin to pour in with just weeks to early voting".
- ^ "Big Bend Police Benevolent Association issues endorsements for Tallahassee City Commission".
- ^ "Kristin Dozier picks up Climate Cabinet PAC endorsement, support in mayor's race".
- ^ "Summary Results - Election Night Reporting".