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City elections in Santa Clarita, California (2022)

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2022 Santa Clarita elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 12, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 3
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Santa Clarita, California, held general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Santa Clarita City Council At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Santa Clarita City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Laurene Weste (Nonpartisan)
 
19.8
 
32,886
Image of Bill Miranda
Bill Miranda (Nonpartisan)
 
19.5
 
32,306
Marsha McLean (Nonpartisan)
 
17.1
 
28,352
Denise Lite (Nonpartisan)
 
15.4
 
25,552
Image of Jeffrey Malick
Jeffrey Malick (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
8.8
 
14,560
Selina Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
8.5
 
14,121
Image of David Barlavi
David Barlavi (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.5
 
12,359
Douglas Fraser (Nonpartisan)
 
2.3
 
3,865
Kody Amour (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
1.0
 
1,679

Total votes: 165,680
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About the city

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Santa Clarita is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of 2020, its population was 228,673.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Santa Clarita utilizes 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 administrative officer 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 Clarita, California
Santa Clarita California
Population 228,673 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 70 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 66.4% 56.1%
Black/African American 4.4% 5.7%
Asian 10.8% 14.8%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 9.3% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 34% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.2% 83.9%
College graduation rate 37.4% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $100,932 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 9.2% 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 Clarita, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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