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Taras Shevchenko

2022 Flint mayoral election

← 2019 August 8, 2022 (first round)
November 8, 2022 (runoff)
2026 →
 
Candidate Sheldon Neeley Karen Weaver Eric Mays
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 4,945
48.82%
4,062
40.10%
1,123
11.09%
Runoff 11,692
52.88%
10,411
47.08%

Mayor before election

Sheldon Neeley
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Sheldon Neeley
Nonpartisan

The 2022 Flint mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Mayor of the City of Flint. Incumbent Mayor Sheldon Neeley, who was first elected in 2019, ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by former Mayor Karen Weaver and City Councilmember Eric Mays. Neeley and Weaver placed first and second in the August 2, 2022, primary election, and advanced to the general election, where Neeley narrowly defeated Weaver to win re-election.

Primary election

Candidates

Results

2022 Flint mayoral primary election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sheldon Neeley (inc.) 4,945 48.82%
Nonpartisan Karen Weaver 4,062 40.10%
Nonpartisan Eric Mays 1,123 11.09%
Total votes 10,130 100.00%

General election

Results

2022 Flint mayoral general election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sheldon Neeley (inc.) 11,692 52.88%
Nonpartisan Karen Weaver 10,411 47.08%
Write-in 9 0.04%
Total votes 22,112 100.00%

References

  1. ^ Fonger, Ron (February 2, 2022). "Neeley says he's running for re-election as Flint mayor". MLive. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Diaz, Amy (March 4, 2022). "Karen Weaver announces run for mayor, wants to be 'a real voice' for Flint". Flint Beat. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Diaz, Amy (March 10, 2022). "Mayor, Flint City Council president confirm bids for 2022 mayoral seat". Flint Beat. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Genesee County, Michigan Primary Election, Tuesday, August 2, 2022" (PDF). Genesee County Clerk. August 16, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Genesee County, Michigan GEneral Election, Tuesday, November 8, 2022" (PDF). Genesee County Clerk. November 22, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2025.