2024 Sacramento mayoral election

Sacramento mayoral election, 2024

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Candidate Flojaune Cofer Kevin McCarty
Primary election 26,287
28.3%
20,269
21.8%
General election TBD TBD

 
Candidate Richard Pan Steve Hansen
Primary election 20,107
21.6%
19,738
21.2%
General election Eliminated Eliminated

First round results by precinct

Cofer:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
McCarty:      20–30%      30–40%

Pan:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%
Hansen:      20–30%      30–40%
Tie:      30–40%      50%      No data

Incumbent Mayor

Darrell Steinberg



The 2024 Sacramento mayoral election was held on March 5, 2024, with a runoff scheduled for November 5 because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the primary election.[1] It will elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan.[2][3][4]

Epidemiologist Flojaune Cofer took the first spot in the general election, with state assemblyman Kevin McCarty narrowly beating out former state senator Richard Pan and former city councilor Steve Hansen for the second spot.[5] The Sacramento Bee identified Cofer as the most progressive candidate in the race, with McCarty as the "second most progressive," Pan as the "second most moderate," and Hansen as the "most moderate."[6]

  1. ^ Manna, Orko (April 20, 2023). "'More is possible': Doctor with hand in local politics announces 2024 Sacramento mayoral campaign". KCRA. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Clift, Theresa (February 14, 2023). "Former Sacramento councilman Jeff Harris might run for mayor. Will Steinberg run?". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Lam, Kristin (April 28, 2023). "Sacramento 2024 mayor race: Second candidate announces run". KXJZ Capital Public Radio. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Clift, Theresa (April 28, 2023). "Sacramento mayoral race has a second candidate, but unknown if Darrell Steinberg will run". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Downs, Brandon (March 25, 2024). "Cofer, McCarty headed to general election for Sacramento mayor after Pan drops out". CBS News. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  6. ^ Clift, Theresa; Reese, Phillip (March 25, 2024). "How Sacramento's low-income voters fueled Flojaune Cofer's rise to the top in mayor's race". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved March 26, 2024.