2022 Jacksonville Sheriff special election
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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]
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Withdrawn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
Statewide officials
- Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida[11]
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[12] | August 8–12, 2022 | 491 (LV) | ± 5.9% | 39% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 41% | 3% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | T.K. Waters | 86,298 | 46.71 | |
| Democratic | Lakesha Burton | 60,583 | 32.79 | |
| Democratic | Ken Jefferson | 25,943 | 14.04 | |
| Democratic | Wayne Clark | 6,494 | 3.51 | |
| Democratic | Tony Cummings | 5,432 | 2.94 | |
| Total votes | 184,750 | 100.00 | ||
General election runoff
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | T.K. Waters | 180,285 | 55.12 | |
| Democratic | Lakesha Burton | 146,785 | 44.88 | |
| Total votes | ||||