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2022 Jacksonville Sheriff special election
Candidate
T.K. Waters
Lakesha Burton
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
180,285
146,785
Percentage
55.12%
44.88%
The 2022 Jacksonville Sheriff special election was held on August 23, 2022, to elect the next
sheriff of Jacksonville, Florida , United States. Incumbent sheriff Pat Ivey, previously the undersheriff, was appointed interim sheriff by Governor
DeSantis after his predecessor Mike Williams resigned.
[1] Ivey was not a candidate in the election. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote in the general election, a runoffwas held on November 8, 2022, coinciding with the
regularly scheduled elections in Florida . T.K. Waters ultimately won the race with 55% of the vote compared to Burton's 45%.
[2]
General election
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
Lakesha Burton (Democrat), assistant chief of the Jacksonville Sheriff's department
[3]
T.K. Waters (Republican), chief of investigations of the Jacksonville Sheriff's department
[4]
Eliminated in general
Wayne Clark (Democrat), former assistant chief of the
Duval County School Police Department
[5] (endorsed Burton)
[6]
Tony Cummings (Democrat),
Army Military Police Corps veteran, candidate for sheriff in 2015 and runner-up for sheriff in 2019
[7]
Ken Jefferson (Democrat), retired police officer, former
WJXT crime and safety analyst and runner-up for sheriff in 2015
[8]
Withdrawn
Mathew Nemeth (Republican), chief of special events of the Jacksonville Sheriff's department
[9]
[10] (endorsed Waters)
Endorsements
Debate
A
televised debate was held at
Jacksonville University on August 10.
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
[a]
Margin of error
Lakesha Burton (D)
Wayne Clark (D)
Tony Cummings (D)
Ken Jefferson (D)
T.K. Waters (R)
Undecided
University of North Florida
August 8–12, 2022
491 (LV)
± 5.9%
39%
4%
5%
8%
41%
3%
Results
General election runoff
Results
References
^ Derby, Kevin (June 7, 2022).
"Ron DeSantis Picks Pat Ivey to Lead Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on an Interim Basis" . www.floridadaily.com . Retrieved August 28, 2022 .
^
"Summary Results - Election Night Reporting" . enr.electionsfl.org . Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ Scanlan, Dan (April 5, 2021).
"Lakesha Burton, veteran Jacksonville officer and past PAL head kicks off run for sheriff" .
The Florida Times-Union .
Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022 .
^ Scanlan, Dan (August 24, 2021).
"JSO Chief T.K. Waters becomes 4th candidate in race for Jacksonville sheriff" .
The Florida Times-Union .
Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022 .
^ Scanlan, Dan (August 7, 2021).
"Jacksonville Sheriff's Office veteran Wayne Clark Sr. makes bid for top job" .
The Florida Times-Union .
Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022 .
^ Gancarski, A.G. (August 26, 2022).
"Wayne Clark endorses Lakesha Burton for Jax Sheriff" . floridapolitics.com . Retrieved August 28, 2022 .
^ Maxwell, Anne (July 27, 2022).
" 'The city deserves better': Tony Cummings plans public accountability office if he's elected Jacksonville sheriff" .
WJXT . Retrieved August 29, 2022 .
^ Scanlan, Dan (February 22, 2022).
"Ken Jefferson enters crowded field to be Jacksonville's next sheriff" .
The Florida Times-Union .
Archived from the original on August 29, 2022.
^ Scanlan, Dan (August 12, 2021).
"Third candidate announces bid to replace term-limited Jacksonville sheriff" .
The Florida Times-Union .
Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022 .
^ Scanlan, Dan (June 17, 2022).
"And then there were 5: Candidate Mathew Nemeth departs crowded Jacksonville sheriff's race" .
The Florida Times-Union .
Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022 .
^ Lewin, Katherine (June 6, 2022).
"DeSantis appoints Undersheriff Pat Ivey to replace Sheriff Mike Williams" .
The Florida Times-Union .
Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022 .
Notes
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
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