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Anaheim, California municipal elections, 2014
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The city of Anaheim, California, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was August 8, 2014.[1] Two of the four at-large city council seats were up for election.
Three incumbents ran for re-election. These included Mayor Tom Tait and council members Gail E. Eastman and Kris Murray.
Renegotiating a stadium lease with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and a proposal to switch city elections from at-large to district-based elections were two of the key issues that shaped Anaheim's 2014 election cycle.
Mayor
Candidate list
November 4 General election candidates:
- Denis Fitzgerald
- Lorri Galloway
- Lucille Kring
- Tom Tait
- Incumbent Tait was first elected in 2010.
Election results
| Mayor of Anaheim, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Tom Tait Incumbent |
53.4% | 24,116 | |
| Lorri Galloway | 20.4% | 9,235 | |
| Lucille Kring | 19.4% | 8,757 | |
| Denis Fitzgerald | 6.8% | 3,090 | |
| Total Votes | 45,198 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections - 2014 General Election Results | |||
City council
Candidate list
November 4 General election candidates:
- Donna Acevedo
- Gail E. Eastman - Incumbent Eastman was first elected in 2010.
- Jose Moreno
- Jose Moreno
- Kris Murray
- Jerry O'Keefe
- Doug Pettibone
- James Vanderbilt
Note: Jerry O'Keefe and Doug Pettibone withdrew in late September due to family related issues.[2]
Election results
| Anaheim City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Kris Murray Incumbent |
20.7% | 16,207 | |
| James Vanderbilt |
19.8% | 15,541 | |
| Gail E. Eastman Incumbent | 19.6% | 15,338 | |
| Donna Acevedo | 4.1% | 3,188 | |
| Jose F. Moreno | 14.7% | 11,521 | |
| Jose Moreno | 3.8% | 2,976 | |
| Jerry O'Keefe | 8% | 6,244 | |
| Doug Pettibone | 9.3% | 7,309 | |
| Total Votes | 61,795 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections - 2014 General Election Results | |||
Issues
The Angels
In late September 2014, it was announced that the professional baseball team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, had decided to end negotiations with the city of Anaheim over the terms of its lease of Angels Stadium. Though talks had shown some signs of a deal being reached in early September, negotiations broke down later in the month over the specifics of a new agreement. Meanwhile, the nearby city of Tustin, California initiated discussions with the Angels concerning the possibility of relocating the team to Tustin.
The issue became critical in Anaheim's 2014 municipal elections, especially in the mayoral race. After negotiations ended in late September, city council member and mayoral candidate Lucille Kring said, "Mayor Tait seems bent on driving the Angels out in order to demolish the stadium and make a quick buck on more generic development. I wonder if the residents of Brooklyn are glad that they have high-density apartments instead of Ebbets Field and the Dodgers."[3] Tait responded to Kring's comments and those of others in an editorial published in the Orange County Register on October 1, 2014. In the editorial, Tait noted, "I am committed to continue negotiating with the Angels to attain a new framework that works for the taxpayers, the fans, the players and the owners. I am confident that we can craft such a deal."[4]
Measure L
Another key issue in Anaheim's 2014 elections was a ballot measure called Measure L. Measure L proposed that city council members be elected via district-based elections instead of at-large elections. Supporters of the proposal argued that it offers better representation of the city's diverse population and neighborhoods. Opponents, on the other hand, argued that the proposal threatened to create divisions within the city.[5][6]
Measure L was approved in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Anaheim + California + election
See also
External links
- United States Conference of Mayors - Elections in 2014
- City of Anaheim 2014 Candidate List
- Orange County Elections - 2014 General Election Results
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "Nov. 4, 2014 Election," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ OC Register, "Two candidates drop out of Anaheim council race," September 29, 2014
- ↑ LA Times, "Frustrated Angels end talks with Anaheim on stadium lease," September 26, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Register, "Tom Tait: We need to keep Angels, but deal shouldn't ding taxpayers," October 1, 2014
- ↑ Next City, "Will a City Council Makeover Lead to True Representation?" September 23, 2014
- ↑ OC Weekly, "Tom Tait Is Anaheim's Mayor In the Middle," September 3, 2014
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