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Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2022)

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2022 Santa Ana elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 12, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Santa Ana, California, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of Santa Ana

Valerie Amezcua defeated Jose Solorio, Sal Tinajero, and Jesse Nestor in the general election for Mayor of Santa Ana on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Valerie Amezcua
Valerie Amezcua (Nonpartisan)
 
38.5
 
16,095
Image of Jose Solorio
Jose Solorio (Nonpartisan)
 
27.5
 
11,507
Image of Sal Tinajero
Sal Tinajero (Nonpartisan)
 
26.5
 
11,078
Image of Jesse Nestor
Jesse Nestor (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.6
 
3,162

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

Total votes: 41,842
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Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2022)

Twenty-four of the 100 largest U.S. cities held mayoral elections in 2022. Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 28, independents held three, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2022:

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About the city

See also: Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana is a city in California, and it is the county seat of Orange County. As of 2020, its population was 310,227.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Santa Ana 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.[2]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana California
Population 310,227 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 27 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 35.6% 56.1%
Black/African American 1% 5.7%
Asian 12.1% 14.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 5.7% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 76% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 61.3% 83.9%
College graduation rate 16.8% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $72,406 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 13.4% 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

Santa Ana, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lee was elected as a Democrat and switched parties in 2021.
  2. ↑ Santa Ana City Charter, Article III, Sec. 300
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