Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the county seat of Boone County and home to the University of Missouri. Founded in 1821, it is the principal city of the five-county Columbia metropolitan area. It is Missouri's fourth ...

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 Brian Treece (born May 11, 1969) is an American politician who was the Mayor of Columbia, Missouri, serving two consecutive terms in office from 2016–2022. Before becoming mayor Treece was chairman of the Downtown Leadership Council and serve ...

announced he would not seek re-election for a third term. Citing the "level of responsibility and the burden" of his job during the

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, 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." 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.

Candidates

Withdrew before the election

Results

References

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