Tonya Burns beats Sheldon Neeley and becomes the next Mayor of Flint

On Nov. 4, the Genesee County Election Division website released the unofficial election results, which showed that 6th Ward City Councilwoman Tonya Burns became the next mayor of Flint, beating incumbent Sheldon Neeley in the general election.

Burns earned 12,530, or 54% of the votes, while Neeley earned 10,268, or 44% of the votes. With an 84.7% increase in voter turnout from the midterm election on Aug. 4.

Burns will serve a four-year term as Mayor of Flint. She will become the second woman to ever serve as mayor in Flint’s history, with Karen Weaver being the first, serving as mayor from 2015-2019.

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