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
Other municipal elections
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
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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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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
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

Anaheim, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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