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Mayoral Elections
17 of the largest 100 cities by population will have elections for mayor on the same day as the 2022 midterms. Population rankings are based on July 1, 2021 Census Bureau population estimates. They are for the city itself, not the associated metropolitan area.
While most of these elections are officially nonpartisan, the party affiliation of the current mayor is listed.
Cities are ordered by population. Alternately, select a city in the alphabetized drop down menu.
Poll closing hours shown in Eastern Time (ET).
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
2 | 3,849,297 | Eric Garcetti (D) | 2 | Term-limited |
This highly competitive election will determine who runs America's second-largest city. A Los Angeles Times poll from last week showed Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37) ahead by just 4% over businessman Rick Caruso. Polls close at 11:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
10 | 983,489 | Sam Liccardo (D) | 2 | Term-limited |
Polls close at 11:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
11 | 964,177 | Steve Adler (D) | 2 | Term-limited |
Polls close at 8:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
23 | 670,050 | Muriel Bowser (D) | 2 | Running |
Polls close at 8:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
28 | 628,594 | Greg Fischer (D) | 3 | Term-limited |
Polls close at 6:00 PM ET
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
41 | 469,124 | Mary-Ann Baldwin (D) | 1 | Running |
Polls close at 7:30 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
43 | 456,062 | Robert Garcia (D) | 2 | Running for U.S. House (CA-42) |
Polls close at 11:00 PM ET
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
45 | 433,823 | Libby Schaaf (D) | 2 | Term-limited |
This election uses ranked choice voting. Polls close at 11:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
55 | 345,940 | Trevor O'Neil (R) | Acting Mayor - Running |
Polls close at 11:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
59 | 321,793 | Linda Gorton (R) | 1 | Running |
Polls close at 6:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
60 | 317,773 | Paulette Guajardo (I) | 1 | Running |
Polls close at 8:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
62 | 309,441 | Vincente Sarmiento (D) | 1 | Running for Orange County Board of Supervisors |
Polls close at 11:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
64 | 309,031 | Farrah Khan (D) | 1 | Running |
Polls close at 11:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
77 | 277,220 | Mary Salas (D) | 2 | Term-limited |
Polls close at 11:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
79 | 274,133 | John Lee (R) | 2 | Lost GOP primary for governor |
Polls close at 10:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
82 | 268,851 | Hillary Schieve (I) | 2 | Running |
Polls close at 10:00 PM ET.
Rank | Population | Mayor | Term | Status |
87 | 256,153 | Pete Saenz (I) | 2 | Not running |
Polls close at 8:00 PM ET.