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City elections in Anaheim, California (2022)
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| 2022 Anaheim elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 12, 2022 |
| General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Anaheim, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
District 2
General election
General election for Anaheim City Council District 2
Carlos Leon defeated incumbent Gloria Sahagún Ma’ae in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carlos Leon (Nonpartisan) | 50.4 | 4,994 | |
| Gloria Sahagún Ma’ae (Nonpartisan) | 49.6 | 4,916 | ||
| Total votes: 9,910 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Anaheim City Council District 3
Natalie Rubalcava defeated Al Jabbar in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Natalie Rubalcava (Nonpartisan) | 57.8 | 5,437 | |
 | Al Jabbar (Nonpartisan) | 42.2 | 3,971 | |
| Total votes: 9,408 | |||
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District 6
General election
General election for Anaheim City Council District 6
Natalie Meeks defeated Hari Lal in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Natalie Meeks (Nonpartisan) | 70.7 | 14,241 | |
| Hari Lal (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 5,893 | ||
| Total votes: 20,134 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2022
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- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 40th Congressional District election, 2022
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- California's 46th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in California, 2022
- United States Senate special election in California, 2022
- California's 40th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 45th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 46th Congressional District election, 2022
- California Attorney General election, 2022
- California Controller election, 2022
- California gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- California Secretary of State election, 2022
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- California Treasurer election, 2022
- California State Senate elections, 2022
- California State Assembly elections, 2022
- California Supreme Court elections, 2022
- California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative (2022)
- California Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2022)
- California Proposition 26, Legalize Sports Betting on American Indian Lands Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 27, Legalize Sports Betting and Revenue for Homelessness Prevention Fund Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 28, Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 29, Dialysis Clinic Requirements Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 30, Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative (2022)
- California Proposition 31, Flavored Tobacco Products Ban Referendum (2022)
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- Mayoral election in Anaheim, California (2022)
- Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
- Anaheim Union High School District, California, elections (2022)
- Anaheim Elementary School District, California, elections (2022)
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Orange Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
- Anaheim, California, Measure J, Hotel Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Beaumont Library District, California, Measure M, Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Desert Recreation District, California, Measure L, Building Parcel Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Yorba Linda, California, Measure Z, Rezoning Requirements Measure (November 2022)
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About the city
- See also: Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of 2020, its population was 346,824.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Anaheim 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.[1][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Anaheim, California | ||
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| Anaheim | California | |
| Population | 346,824 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 50 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 60% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 2.7% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 17.3% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 8.2% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 53.3% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 77.9% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 26.6% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $76,723 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.8% | 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
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