2022 Gainesville mayoral election

The 2022 Gainesville mayoral election took place on November 8, 2022, electing the new Mayor of Gainesville, Florida. Incumbent mayor Lauren Poe was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Gainesville City Commissioner Harvey Ward, after narrowly leading in the first round, defeated former Gainesville Regional Utilities Manager Ed Bielarski by just over 15 points.

Declared

 * David Arreola, city commissioner
 * Ed Bielarski, former Gainesville Regional Utilities manager
 * Ansaun Fisher, sports management executive
 * Gary Gordon, former mayor
 * Gabriel Hillel, slavery reparations activist
 * Adam Rosenthal, tech worker
 * Donald Shepherd, retired University of Florida groundskeeper and perennial candidate
 * July Thomas, astrophysicist
 * Harvey Ward, city commissioner and former mayor pro temp