2022 Greensboro mayoral election

The 2022 Greensboro mayoral election was held on July 26, 2022, to elect the mayor for Greensboro, North Carolina. Incumbent mayor Nancy Vaughan was reelected, entering a fourth term. After the 2022 election, she did not seek reelection.^[1] The election was postponed from 2021 to 2022 due to redistricting delays.^[2] The next general election has been scheduled for November 4, 2025, with the primary election scheduled to occur on October 7, with the filing period for candidates being between July 5 and 18.^[3][4][5][6]

2022 Greensboro mayoral election

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Registered	203,311
Turnout	32,960
Candidate Nancy Vaughan Justin Outling Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 13,976 13,541 Percentage 42.4% 41.0%
Precinct results Vaughan:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Outling:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      50%
Mayor before election Nancy Vaughan Democratic Party Elected mayor Nancy Vaughan Democratic Party

Results

Primary

The primary election took place on May 17, 2022.^[7]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nancy Vaughan (incumbent)	Nonpartisan	18,089	44.99
	Justin Outling	Nonpartisan	14,171	35.24
	Mark Timothy Cummings	Nonpartisan	4,116	10.24
	Eric Robert	Nonpartisan	3,833	9.53
Total			40,209	100.00
Valid votes			40,209	96.12
Invalid/blank votes			1,623	3.88
Total votes			41,832	100.00
Source: Guilford County Board of Elections[8]

General election

The general election took place on July 26, 2022.^[7]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nancy Vaughan (incumbent)	Nonpartisan	13,976	43.07
	Justin Outling	Nonpartisan	13,541	41.73
	Write-ins		4,931	15.20
Total			32,448	100.00
Valid votes			32,448	98.45
Invalid/blank votes			512	1.55
Total votes			32,960	100.00
Source: Guilford County Board of Elections[9]