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City elections in Riverside, California (2024)

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2024 Riverside elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023
General election: March 5, 2024
Runoff election: November 5, 2024 (canceled)
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Riverside, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on March 5, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for November 5, 2024, but was not needed after all general elections were won outright. The filing deadline for this election was December 8, 2023.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

Ward 1

General election

General election for Riverside City Council Ward 1

Philip Falcone defeated Hass Ratnayake, Kayla Booker, David Romo Sr., and Steven Lawson in the general election for Riverside City Council Ward 1 on March 5, 2024.

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Votes
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51.2
 
2,961
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Hass Ratnayake (Nonpartisan)
 
18.5
 
1,071
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16.1
 
934
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David Romo Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
9.8
 
568
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Steven Lawson (Nonpartisan)
 
4.4
 
254

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,788
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Ward 3

General election

General election for Riverside City Council Ward 3

Steven Robillard defeated Warren Avery in the general election for Riverside City Council Ward 3 on March 5, 2024.

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Steven Robillard (Nonpartisan)
 
53.8
 
3,910
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Warren Avery (Nonpartisan)
 
46.2
 
3,364

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,274
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Ward 5

General election

General election for Riverside City Council Ward 5

Sean Mill defeated incumbent Gabriela Plascencia in the general election for Riverside City Council Ward 5 on March 5, 2024.

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Sean Mill (Nonpartisan)
 
51.6
 
2,896
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Gabriela Plascencia (Nonpartisan)
 
48.4
 
2,719

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Total votes: 5,615
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Ward 7

General election

General election for Riverside City Council Ward 7

Incumbent Steven Hemenway won election in the general election for Riverside City Council Ward 7 on March 5, 2024.

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Steven Hemenway (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
3,553

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Total votes: 3,553
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About the city

See also: Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California. As of 2020, its population was 314,998.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Riverside uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Riverside, California
Riverside California
Population 314,998 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 81 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 52.8% 56.1%
Black/African American 5.9% 5.7%
Asian 8.7% 14.8%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 7.3% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 53.6% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 81.6% 83.9%
College graduation rate 24.1% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $72,738 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 13.2% 12.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Riverside, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Riverside City Charter, Art. II, accessed October 23, 2014
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