2022 Anaheim mayoral election

2022 Anaheim mayoral election

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Candidate Ashleigh Aitken Trevor O’Neil
Popular vote 28,493 22,948
Percentage 42.85% 34.51%

 
Candidate Lorri Galloway Dick Lopez
Popular vote 11,282 3,770
Percentage 16.97% 5.67%

City council district results
Aitken:      40–50%
O'Neil:      40–50%

Mayor before election

Vacant

Elected mayor

Ashleigh Aitken

The 2022 Anaheim mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of Anaheim, California. Municipal elections in California were officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

One-term mayor Harry Sidhu, who was elected in 2018 with 32.5% of the vote, resigned in May 2022 amid corruption allegations and an investigation by the FBI regarding the sale of Angel Stadium.[1] The office of mayor has since remained vacant, with mayor pro tempore Trevor O'Neil serving in an acting capacity.[2]

Attorney Ashleigh Aitken won the election, becoming the first woman elected mayor of Anaheim.[3]

Candidates

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Withdrew

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Endorsements

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Ashleigh Aitken
Newspapers
Organizations
  • Anaheim Firefighters Association[7]
Trevor O'Neil
State legislators
County officials
Organizations
  • Anaheim Taxpayers Association[8]
  • Lincoln Club of Orange County[7]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Ashleigh
Aitken
Lorri
Galloway
Trevor
O'Neil
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies[A] August 2022 – (RV) ± 4.9% 18% 18% 39% 25%

Results

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2022 Anaheim mayoral election[9]
Candidate Votes %
Ashleigh Aitken 28,493 42.85
Trevor O'Neil 22,948 34.51
Lorri Galloway 11,282 16.97
Dick Lopez 3,770 5.67
Total votes 66,493 100.00

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll conducted for O'Neil's campaign

References

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  1. ^ a b "Anaheim mayor resigns amid corruption probe into his role in Angel Stadium land sale". Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Robinson, Alicia (June 22, 2022). "Anaheim may be mayor-less until next election this fall". The Orange County Register. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Elattar, Hosam (November 17, 2022). "Aitken Declares Victory in Anaheim Mayor Race; Resort Ally On Track to Lose Council Race". Voice of OC. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Pimentel, Joseph (October 5, 2022). "Here are the four candidates vying for mayor of Anaheim". Spectrum News. Anaheim, California. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Trevor O'Neil Announces Run For Mayor of Anaheim". Anaheim Observer. August 15, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Endorsement: Aitken for Anaheim mayor; Leon, Jabbar and Lal for City Council". The Orange County Register. October 12, 2022 [September 18, 2022]. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Custodio, Spencer; Elattar, Hosam (November 2, 2022) [October 13, 2022]. "Anaheim's Resort Interests Spend Big on Election Campaigns Following FBI Corruption Probe". Voice of OC. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Early polling shows Trevor O'Neil in the leading position to win the Anaheim Mayor race". Orange County Breeze. September 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Anaheim, California, Mayor Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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Official campaign websites