2022 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election

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Candidate  | Barbara Buffaloe | Randy Minchew  | David Seamon
Party  | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan
Popular vote  | 8,528 | 7,728  | 2,930
Percentage  | 42.93% | 38.90%  | 14.75%

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| Mayor before election

Brian Treece

| Elected Mayor

Barbara Buffaloe

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Columbia, Missouri held an election on April 5, 2022, concurrently with elections for the city council members for wards 3 and 4.

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 Candidates
* 2.1 Withdrew before the election
* 3 Results
* 4 References

## Background[edit]

During a community briefing on September 17, 2021, incumbent mayor Brian Treece announced he would not seek re-election for a third term. Citing the "level of responsibility and the burden" of his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, 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."[1]

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.[2]

## Candidates[edit]

Candidate  | Experience  | Announced

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Barbara Buffaloe | Former Columbia Sustainability Manager (2010-2021) | October 11, 2021[3]

(Website)
Tanya Heath | Adjunct professor at the Missouri School of Journalism
Former president of the American Advertising Federation of Mid-Missouri  | October 25, 2021[4]
Randy Minchew | Candidate for Columbia City Council for Ward 6 (2021)
Candidate for Columbia City Council for Ward 6 (2015)  | October 25, 2021[5]

(Website)
David Seamon | Member of the Columbia Public Schools Board of Education since 2020
Veteran of the United States Marine Corps | October 21, 2021[6]

(Website)

### Withdrew before the election[edit]

Candidate  | Experience  | Announced  | Dropped out

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Maria Oropallo | Chair of the Finance Advisory And Audit Committee since 2016 | November 5, 2021[7]

(Website)

| March 12, 2022[8]

## Results[edit]

2022 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Nonpartisan | Barbara Buffaloe  | 8,528  | 42.93%
| Nonpartisan | Randy Minchew  | 7,728  | 38.90%
| Nonpartisan | David Seamon  | 2,930  | 14.75%
| Nonpartisan | Tanya Heath  | 553  | 2.78%
| Nonpartisan | Maria Oropallo  | 121  | 0.60%
| Nonpartisan | Write-in  | 6  | 0.03%
Total votes  | 19,866  | 100%

## References[edit]

1. ^ Staff, KOMU 8 Digital (2021-09-17). "Columbia Mayor Brian Treece will not seek reelection". KOMU 8. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
2. ^ Amin, Sheela (2021-10-19). "Columbia City Council election petitions available for pick up, first day to file Oct. 26". City of Columbia Missouri. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
3. ^ Goss, Caoilinn (2021-10-12). "Former sustainability manager Buffaloe announces run for Columbia mayor". KBIA. Archived from the original on 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
4. ^ Blue, Lauren (2021-10-25). "Tanya Heath planning run for mayor". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
5. ^ Beaudet, Joseph (2021-10-25). "Randy Minchew confirms candidacy for mayor of Columbia". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
6. ^ Catlin, Nick (2021-10-21). "CPS board member David Seamon announces run for mayor". KOMU 8. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
7. ^ Phillips, James. "Maria Oropallo, city Finance Advisory and Audit Committee chair, announces run for mayor". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
8. ^ Scalia, Sydney (2022-03-12). "Mayoral candidate Maria Oropallo drops out of race". Columbia Missourian. Archived from the original on 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
9. ^ "20220405SGM" (PDF). Boone County Clerk - Election Results. 2022-04-05. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-06.

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