2022 Fargo mayoral election

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2022 Fargo mayoral election
 2017June 14, 2022
Officially non-partisan
2027 
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Candidate Tim Mahoney Arlette PrestonShannon Roers Jones
Popular vote9,7554,8373,741
%OAV40.63%20.20%15.62%
%OB64.65%32.05%24.79%

 
CandidateHukun DabarMichael E. BorgieSheri L. Fercho
Popular vote2,7291,353924
%OAV11.39%5.65%3.86%
%OB18.09%8.97%6.12%

2022 Fargo mayoral election results by precinct.svg
Precinct results
Mahoney:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%
Dabar:     40–50%
Tie:     50%

Mayor before election

Tim Mahoney

Elected mayor

Tim Mahoney

The 2022 Fargo mayoral election was held on June 14, 2022. Incumbent mayor Tim Mahoney was re-elected with 40 percent of the approval votes, and was approved of on 64 percent of all ballots. [1] [2] This election was the first mayoral election held in Fargo, North Dakota, after the municipality voted to instate a ballot measure to use approval voting in the city in 2018. [3] It was the first city in the country to implement approval voting, and along with St. Louis, Missouri, is one of two cities to use the system in the United States. [4]

Results

2022 Fargo mayoral election
CandidateVotes%OB%OAV
Tim Mahoney 9,75564.65%40.63%
Arlette Preston4,83732.05%20.20%
Shannon Roers Jones3,74124.79%15.62%
Hukun Dabar2,72918.09%11.39%
Michael E. Borgie1,3538.97%5.65%
Sheri L. Fercho9246.12%3.86%
Dustin Thomas Elliott5753.81%2.40%
Write-ins 360.24%0.15%
Total approval votes23,950100.00%100.00%
Ballots cast15,090100.00%100.00%
Source: [5]

References

  1. Nygren, Renee (June 15, 2022). "Fargo and Cass County election results are in, Dr. Mahoney remains Fargo's Mayor". Valley News Live. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. "Fargo, ND Mayor". approval.vote. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  3. Gunderson, Dan (June 6, 2022). "Vote for everyone you like — Fargo tests approval voting". MPR News. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  4. Hamlin, Aaron. "The case for approval voting". Springer Link. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  5. "2022 Primary Election Abstract". Cass County, ND. Retrieved June 19, 2024.