| Election Name: | 2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Milwaukee mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Milwaukee mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | April 5, 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Cavalier Johnson 2022 (cropped) (3x4).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Cavalier Johnson |
| Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 62,143 |
| Percentage1: | 71.7% |
| Candidate2: | Bob Donovan |
| Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,543 |
| Percentage2: | 28.3% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Cavalier Johnson (acting) |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Cavalier Johnson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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]
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.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Marina Dimitrijevic | Bob Donovan | Isehuh Griffin | Cavalier Johnson | Earnell Lucas | Michael Sampson | Lena Taylor | Undecided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Research Group (R) | February 2–3, 2022 | 673 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 5% | 24% | 1% | 41% | 6% | 1% | 10% | 12% | ||||
| Public Policy Polling (D) | January 19–20, 2022 | 1,135 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 7% | 18% | 1% | 25% | 5% | 1% | 13% | 30% | ||||
| Global Strategy Group (D) | January 5–10, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 9% | 14% | – | 25% | 7% | – | 18% | 25% |