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City elections in Irvine, California (2024)

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2024 Irvine elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 9, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Irvine, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 9, 2024.

The 2024 election was the first time the city council was elected by district. Before this election, the city used an at-large election system. The change happened after voters approved Measure D on March 5, 2024.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

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Candidates and results

City council

General election

Irvine City Council general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Michelle Johnson  Candidate Connection
Jackie Kan  Candidate Connection
Jeff Kitchen  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMelinda Liu  Candidate Connection
John Park 
District 2

Gang Chen  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Go  Candidate Connection
Mohamed Kothermydeen 
Jeff Starke  Candidate Connection
Parrisa Yazdani  Candidate Connection
District 3

Tom Chomyn 
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Mai  Candidate Connection
Jing Sun  Candidate Connection
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Carroll (i)
Ayn Craciun  Candidate Connection


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About the city

See also: Irvine, California

Irvine is a city in Orange County, California. As of 2020, its population was 307,670.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Irvine 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.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Irvine, California
Irvine California
Population 307,670 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 65 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 44.9% 56.1%
Black/African American 1.5% 5.7%
Asian 43.6% 14.8%
Native American 0.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 7% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 10.7% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 96.3% 83.9%
College graduation rate 69.5% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $108,318 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 12.6% 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

Irvine, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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