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City elections in Santa Clarita, California (2024)

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2022
2024 Santa Clarita elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 9, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 2
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

The city of Santa Clarita, California, held general elections for city council on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was August 9, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

District 1

General election

General election for Santa Clarita City Council District 1

Patsy Ayala defeated Bryce Jepsen and Tim Burkhart in the general election for Santa Clarita City Council District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Patsy Ayala (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
35.6
 
4,563
Bryce Jepsen (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
32.3
 
4,142
Tim Burkhart (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
32.1
 
4,108

Total votes: 12,813
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District 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Jason Gibbs (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2024

March 5, 2024
November 5, 2024

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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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