The 2022 Gainesville mayoral election took place on November 8, 2022, electing the new Mayor of

Gainesville, Florida Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...

. Incumbent mayor Lauren Poe was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Gainesville City Commissioner Harvey Ward, after narrowly leading in the first round, defeated former Gainesville Regional Utilities Manager Ed Bielarski by just over 15 points.

Candidates

Declared

*David Arreola, city commissioner *Ed Bielarski, former Gainesville Regional Utilities manager *Ansaun Fisher, sports management executive *Gary Gordon, former mayor *Gabriel Hillel, slavery reparations activist *Adam Rosenthal, tech worker *Donald Shepherd, retired University of Florida groundskeeper and perennial candidate *July Thomas, astrophysicist *Harvey Ward, city commissioner and former mayor pro temp

Primary election

General election

References

{{2022 United States elections Gainesville Gainesville History of Gainesville, Florida