2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election
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] 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] 2004 .
^ a b Jordan, Gerron (December 23, 2021). "Milwaukee special mayoral election to be held April 5" . WISN-TV Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021 . ^ Durr, Alison; Glauber, Bill; Spicuzza, Mary (April 5, 2022). "Cavalier Johnson becomes first African American elected mayor of Milwaukee, defeats Bob Donovan in the spring general election" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved April 5, 2022 . 
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