2022 Greensboro mayoral election

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2022 Greensboro mayoral election
  2017 July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26)2025 
Registered203,311
Turnout32,960
 
Candidate Nancy Vaughan Justin Outling
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote13,97613,541
Percentage42.4%41.0%

Mayor before election

Nancy Vaughan
Democratic Party

Elected Mayor

Nancy Vaughan
Democratic Party

The 2022 Greensboro mayoral election was held on July 26, 2022, to elect the mayor for Greensboro, North Carolina. Incumbent mayor Nancy Vaughan was reelected, entering a fourth term. She will not be seeking reelection. [1] The election was postponed from 2021 to 2022 due to redistricting delays. [2]

Contents

Results

Primary

The primary election took place on May 17, 2022. [3]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nancy Vaughan (Incumbent)Nonpartisan18,08944.99
Justin OutlingNonpartisan14,17135.24
Mark Timothy CummingsNonpartisan4,11610.24
Eric RobertNonpartisan3,8339.53
Total40,209100.00
Valid votes40,20996.12
Invalid/blank votes1,6233.88
Total votes41,832100.00
Source: Guilford County Board of Elections [4]

General election

The general election took place on July 26, 2022. [3]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nancy Vaughan (Incumbent)Nonpartisan13,97643.07
Justin OutlingNonpartisan13,54141.73
Write-Ins4,93115.20
Total32,448100.00
Valid votes32,44898.45
Invalid/blank votes5121.55
Total votes32,960100.00
Source: Guilford County Board of Elections [5]

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