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]

  1. ^ "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.