Andy Melendrez
Andy Melendrez was a member of the Riverside City Council in California, representing Ward 2. Melendrez assumed office in 2006. Melendrez left office on July 13, 2021.
Melendrez ran for election for Mayor of Riverside in California. Melendrez lost in the general runoff election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Melendrez's career experience includes working as the owner of Innovative Vocational Services.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Riverside, California (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Riverside
Patricia Lock Dawson defeated Andy Melendrez in the general runoff election for Mayor of Riverside on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan) | 58.8 | 67,779 |
 | Andy Melendrez (Nonpartisan) | 41.2 | 47,529 | |
| Total votes: 115,308 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Riverside
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Riverside on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Melendrez (Nonpartisan) | 43.5 | 23,788 |
| ✔ | | Patricia Lock Dawson (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 19,572 |
| Richard Martin Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 6,530 | ||
| Guy Harrell (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 2,910 | ||
| John Denilofs (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 1,253 | ||
| Acea Stapler (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 676 | ||
| Total votes: 54,729 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Letitia Pepper (Nonpartisan)
2017
Incumbent Andy Melendrez defeated Kevin Dawson and Jon Scott Harris in the general election for the Ward 2 seat on the Riverside City Council.[2]
| Riverside City Council, Ward 2 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Andy Melendrez Incumbent |
57.09% | 2,461 |
| Kevin Dawson | 25.45% | 1,097 |
| Jon Scott Harris | 17.47% | 753 |
| Total Votes | 4,311 | |
| Source: Riverside County, "General Municipal Election - June 6, 2017," accessed June 28, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Andy Melendrez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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| Preceded by - |
Riverside City Council, Ward 2 2006-2021 |
Succeeded by Clarissa Cervantes |
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