2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election

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2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election
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  2020 April 5, 20222024 
  Cavalier Johnson 2022 (cropped) (3x4).jpg Bob Donovan (6140487902) (1).jpg
Candidate Cavalier Johnson Bob Donovan
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote62,14324,543
Percentage71.7%28.3%

Mayor before election

Cavalier Johnson (acting)
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Cavalier Johnson
Democratic

The 2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election was held on April 5, 2022, concurrent with Wisconsin's Spring general election, to elect a new mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, following the resignation of mayor Tom Barrett in December 2021. [1] Acting mayor Cavalier Johnson, who had been president of the common council when Barrett resigned, won the election, receiving 71% of the vote and defeating alderman Bob Donovan. Johnson became the first African American elected mayor of Milwaukee. [2]

Contents

Municipal elections in Wisconsin are nonpartisan. A nonpartisan primary election was held on February 15, 2022, [1] in which the top two vote-getters advanced to the April general election. This special election was the first open race for mayor of Milwaukee since 2004.

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Bob Donovan
State officials
Cavalier Johnson

Primary election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Marina
Dimitrijevic
Bob
Donovan
Isehuh
Griffin
Cavalier
Johnson
Earnell
Lucas
Michael
Sampson
Lena
Taylor
Undecided
Remington Research Group (R) [upper-alpha 1] February 2–3, 2022673 (LV)± 4.0%5%24%1%41%6%1%10%12%
Public Policy Polling (D) [upper-alpha 2] January 19–20, 20221,135 (LV)± 2.9%7%18%1%25%5%1%13%30%
Global Strategy Group (D) [upper-alpha 3] January 5–10, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%9%14%25%7%18%25%

Results

2022 Milwaukee mayoral special primary [16]
CandidateVotes %
Cavalier Johnson (incumbent)25,77941.79%
Bob Donovan 13,74222.28%
Lena Taylor 7,87712.77%
Marina Dimitrijevic 7,52112.19%
Earnell Lucas5,8869.53%
Michael Sampson5140.83%
Ieshuh Griffin3150.51%
Write-in 560.09%
Total votes61,743 100.00%

General election

Results

2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election [16] [17]
CandidateVotes %
Cavalier Johnson (incumbent)62,14371.69%
Bob Donovan24,54328.31%
Total votes86,686 100.00%

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. This poll was sponsored by Leaders for a Better Community
  2. This poll was sponsored by Milwaukee Works
  3. This poll was sponsored by Johnson's campaign

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