2002 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

2002 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

← 1998 April 9, 2002 (first round)[1]
June 4, 2002 (runoff)[2]
2006 →
 
Candidate Beverly O'Neill Dan Baker
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 11,032 9,628
First-round percentage 28.3% 24.7%
Second-round vote unknown 15,173
Second-round percentage unknown% 36.7%

 
Candidate Norm Ryan Ray Grabinski
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 8,909 7,490
First-round percentage 22.8% 19.2%

Mayor before election

Beverly O'Neill
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Beverly O'Neill
Nonpartisan

Long Beach, California, held an election for mayor on April 9, 2002 and June 4, 2002. It saw the reelection of Beverly O'Neill to an unprecedented third term. O'Neill had to run as a write-in, as she was otherwise term limited.[3] In the runoff she faced city councilman Dan Baker and write-in Norm Ryan.[3]

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  3. ^ a b Merl, Jean (June 2, 2002). "Write-Ins Give Long Beach Race a Twist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2019.