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City elections in Santa Ana, California (2022)

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2022 Santa Ana 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
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The city of Santa Ana, 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

Ward 2

General election

General election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 2

Ben Vazquez defeated incumbent Nelida Mendoza in the general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ben Vazquez
Ben Vazquez (Nonpartisan)
 
50.9
 
2,235
Image of Nelida Mendoza
Nelida Mendoza (Nonpartisan)
 
49.1
 
2,155

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,390
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Ward 4

General election

General election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4

Incumbent Phil Bacerra defeated Amalia Mejia in the general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phil Bacerra
Phil Bacerra (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
53.3
 
4,406
Image of Amalia Mejia
Amalia Mejia (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
46.7
 
3,865

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,271
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Ward 6

General election

General election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 6

Incumbent David Penaloza defeated Manuel Escamilla in the general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Penaloza
David Penaloza (Nonpartisan)
 
54.8
 
2,863
Image of Manuel Escamilla
Manuel Escamilla (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
2,364

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,227
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About the city

See also: Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana is a city in California, and it is the county seat of Orange County. As of 2020, its population was 310,227.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Santa Ana 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]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana California
Population 310,227 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 27 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 35.6% 56.1%
Black/African American 1% 5.7%
Asian 12.1% 14.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 5.7% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 76% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 61.3% 83.9%
College graduation rate 16.8% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $72,406 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 13.4% 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

Santa Ana, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Santa Ana City Charter, Article III, Sec. 300
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