2022 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election

2022 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election

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Candidate Barbara Buffaloe Randy Minchew David Seamon Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 8,528 7,728 2,930 Percentage 42.93% 38.90% 14.75%

Mayor before election Brian Treece Elected mayor Barbara Buffaloe

Columbia, Missouri held an election on April 5, 2022, concurrently with elections for the city council members for wards 3 and 4.

Background

During a community briefing on September 17, 2021, incumbent mayor Brian Treece announced he would not seek re-election for a third term. Citing the "level of responsibility and the burden" of his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Treece said in his statement "The last 18 months have been no easy decisions. There's no playbook on handling a pandemic. That takes its toll." ^[1]

Petition forms for candidates were made available to pick up from the office of the City Clerk beginning on October 19, 2021. Candidate petition filings for the municipal elections opened on October 26 and closed on January 11, 2022, at 5 pm. Candidates running for mayor required the valid signatures of at least 100 registered Columbia voters. ^[2]

Candidates

Candidate	Experience	Announced
Barbara Buffaloe	Former Columbia Sustainability Manager (2010–2021)	October 11, 2021 [3] (Website)
Tanya Heath	Adjunct professor at the Missouri School of Journalism Former president of the American Advertising Federation of Mid-Missouri	October 25, 2021 [4]
Randy Minchew	Candidate for Columbia City Council for Ward 6 (2021) Candidate for Columbia City Council for Ward 6 (2015)	October 25, 2021 [5] (Website)
David Seamon	Member of the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education (since 2020) Veteran of the United States Marine Corps	October 21, 2021 [6] (Website)

Withdrew before the election

Candidate	Experience	Announced	Dropped out
Maria Oropallo	Chair of the Finance Advisory And Audit Committee (since 2016)	November 5, 2021 [7] (Website)	March 12, 2022 [8]

Results

2022 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Barbara Buffaloe	8,528	42.93%
	Nonpartisan	Randy Minchew	7,728	38.90%
	Nonpartisan	David Seamon	2,930	14.75%
	Nonpartisan	Tanya Heath	553	2.78%
	Nonpartisan	Maria Oropallo	121	0.60%
	Nonpartisan	Write-in	6	0.03%
Total votes			19,866	100%

See also

• List of mayors of Columbia, Missouri

References

1. "Columbia Mayor Brian Treece will not seek reelection". KOMU 8. September 17, 2021. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
2. Amin, Sheela (October 19, 2021). "Columbia City Council election petitions available for pick up, first day to file Oct. 26". City of Columbia Missouri. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
3. Goss, Caoilinn (October 12, 2021). "Former sustainability manager Buffaloe announces run for Columbia mayor". KBIA. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
4. Blue, Lauren (October 25, 2021). "Tanya Heath planning run for mayor". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
5. Beaudet, Joseph (October 25, 2021). "Randy Minchew confirms candidacy for mayor of Columbia". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
6. Catlin, Nick (October 21, 2021). "CPS board member David Seamon announces run for mayor". KOMU 8. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
7. Phillips, James (November 5, 2021). "Maria Oropallo, city Finance Advisory and Audit Committee chair, announces run for mayor". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
8. Scalia, Sydney (March 12, 2022). "Mayoral candidate Maria Oropallo drops out of race". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
9. "20220405SGM" (PDF). Boone County Clerk - Election Results. April 5, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2021.