David Chey
David Chey ran for election for an at-large seat of the Irvine City Council in California. Chey lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
David Chey was a candidate for mayor of Irvine in California. Chey was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Chey holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Southern California.[2]
As of his run for mayor in 2016, Chey was an entrepreneur.[2]
Campaign themes
2016
In his 2016 candidate statement of qualifications, Chey listed the following goals:
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I will seek to preserve undeveloped natural areas, maintenance of a healthy living environment, and slow growth. To ensure and observe all rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. To create a city-run bank to make loans in the community to small, local businesses that would innovate to help people and recycle a larger share of earnings back into the local economy and enrich the whole community. To seek to reduce and or keep taxes to a minimum. And, I would seek justice against predatory businesses by seeking to bring enforcement action by the city attorney’s office.[2][3] |
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for Irvine City Council (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Irvine City Council on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Farrah Khan (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 23,085 |
| ✔ |  | Anthony Kuo (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 21,071 |
| Carrie O'Malley (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 19,267 | ||
| Lauren Johnson-Norris (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 17,147 | ||
 | Kev Abazajian (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 16,889 | |
| Frank McGill (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 12,313 | ||
| Jaci Woods (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 10,092 | ||
 | Mark Newgent (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 8,077 | |
 | John Park (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 6,877 | |
 | Gang Chen (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 5,835 | |
 | Lee Sun (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 5,462 | |
| David Chey (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 2,624 | ||
| Total votes: 148,739 | |||
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2016
The city of Irvine, California, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was in August 2016. Two of the four city council seats were up for election.[4] Don Wagner defeated Mary Ann Gaido, Gang Chen, Katherine Daigle, and David Chey in the Mayor of Irvine general election.[5]
| Mayor of Irvine, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Don Wagner |
37.69% | 30,002 |
| Mary Ann Gaido | 33.01% | 26,278 |
| Gang Chen | 14.84% | 11,816 |
| Katherine Daigle | 10.43% | 8,299 |
| David Chey | 4.03% | 3,206 |
| Total Votes | 79,601 | |
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
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See also
- Irvine, California
- Municipal elections in Irvine, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
- Municipal elections in Irvine, California (2018)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Qualified Candidates for Mayor / City Council," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 City of Irvine, "Candidate Statement of Qualifications," accessed October 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Current Election Info," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Qualified Candidates for Mayor / City Council," accessed August 18, 2016
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