2022 Long Beach, California, mayoral election
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The 2022 Long Beach mayoral election was held on June 7, 2022. Because no candidate reached 50% of the vote, there was a runoff election on November 8, 2022. Although incumbent Mayor Robert Garcia was eligible to run for a third term,[1] he opted to run for the U.S. House instead (and won that seat).[2][3][4] Rex Richardson was elected mayor, defeating Suzie Price.
Candidates
[edit]- Melanie Becerril (write-in)[5]
- Raul Cedillo, substitute teacher[5]
- Deborah Mozer, commercial finance professional[5]
- Suzie Price, Long Beach City Councilwoman[2][5][3][4]
- Rex Richardson, Long Beach City Councilman and vice mayor[2][5][3][4]
- Joshua Rodriguez, police officer[5]
- Franklin Sims[5]
Endorsements
[edit]Suzie Price
- Statewide politicians
- State legislators
- Patrick O'Donnell, state assemblyman[6]
- Tom Umberg, state senator[6]
- Organizations
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees[6]
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers[6]
- Long Beach Chamber of Commerce[7]
- Long Beach Police Officers Association[7]
- Press-Telegram[8]
- Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans[9]
Rex Richardson
- Federal politicians
- Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator from California[10]
- Statewide politicians
- Local politicians
- Robert Garcia, incumbent mayor of Long Beach[7]
- Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor and former U.S. Representative[12]
- Holly Mitchell, Los Angeles County Supervisor and former state senator[13]
- Organizations
- California Democratic Party[7]
- Long Beach Fire Department[12]
- Los Angeles County Federation of Labor[13]
- Planned Parenthood[10]
- Run for Something[14]
- Sierra Club Los Angeles[15]
- Working Families Party[16]
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Rex Richardson | 33,791 | 44.11% | |
Suzie Price | 28,331 | 36.98% | |
Joshua Rodriguez | 6,286 | 8.21% | |
Raul Cedillo | 4,563 | 5.96% | |
Franklin Sims | 2,121 | 2.77% | |
Deborah Mozer | 1,511 | 1.97% | |
Total votes | 76,603 | 100% |
Runoff
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Rex Richardson | 62,751 | 56.61% | |
Suzie Price | 48,098 | 43.39% | |
Total votes | 110,849 | 100.00% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Three-term Limits". www.longbeach.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Election results show Richardson, Price leading in Long Beach mayoral race • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. June 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c Chang • •, Hetty (June 8, 2022). "Vice Mayor and City Councilwoman Will Likely Square Off for Long Beach Mayor Seat".
- ^ a b c "Election 2022: Long Beach councilmembers outpacing rest of field in mayoral race". June 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Patel, Jaysha (June 7, 2022). "These are the 7 candidates running for Long Beach mayor". ABC7 Los Angeles.
- ^ a b c d e "AFSCME District Council 36 endorses Suzie Price for Mayor". June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Election 2022: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia endorses Rex Richardson to succeed him on Nov. 8". September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsement: Suzie Price for Long Beach mayor". September 8, 2022.
- ^ "IAPAC Proudly Endorses Suzie Price for Mayor of Long Beach, California". May 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Senator Alex Padilla endorses Rex Richardson for Mayor of Long Beach". September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Governor Gavin Newsom endorses Rex Richardson for Long Beach Mayor". August 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Councilman Rex Richardson Announces Campaign for Mayor of Long Beach". January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Rex Richardson Campaigns for Long Beach Mayor". May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Rex Richardson".
- ^ "Endorsements".
- ^ "Our Candidates".
- ^ "Election Results". results.lavote.gov.
- ^ "Election Results - LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor". results.lavote.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2022.