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Jennifer Rivera
Jennifer Rivera was a candidate for District 3 on the Anaheim City Council in California. Although Anaheim's city council elections are officially nonpartisan, Rivera is known to be affiliated with the Democratic Party.[1] She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
District 3 was a new district in 2016. In 2014, voters approved a ballot measure to expand the Anaheim City Council in 2016 from four council members to six council members.[2] Starting with the 2016 elections, city council members were also selected in by-district elections rather than at-large elections.[2]
Rivera previously ran for the city council in 2008 and 2012.[3][4] She won 6 percent of the vote in 2008, placing sixth of ten candidates competing for the two available council seats.[3] In 2012, she placed fourth of nine candidates with 10 percent of the vote.[4]
Biography
Rivera is a legal assistant.[1]
Elections
2016
The city of Anaheim, California, held elections for city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 12, 2016. Because of a switch from at-large to by-district elections, four of the six city council seats were up for election.[5][6] Jose F. Moreno defeated incumbent Jordan Brandman, Robert Nelson, Jennifer Rivera and Linda Lobatos defeated in the Anaheim City Council District 3 general election.[7]
| Anaheim City Council, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jose F. Moreno |
35.96% | 4,647 |
| Jordan Brandman Incumbent | 35.40% | 4,575 |
| Robert Nelson | 14.76% | 1,908 |
| Jennifer Rivera | 7.55% | 976 |
| Linda Lobatos | 6.32% | 817 |
| Total Votes | 12,923 | |
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
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See also
- Anaheim, California
- Municipal elections in Anaheim, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anaheim Blog, "UPDATED: Final List of Anaheim City Council Candidates," August 15, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Anaheim, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 City of Anaheim, "General Municipal Election - November 4, 2008," accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 City of Anaheim, "General Municipal Election - November 6, 2012," accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "Elections 2016," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ KPCC, "5 changes for Anaheim now that district elections are coming," February 10, 2016
- ↑ City of Anaheim, "Qualified Candidate List - November 8, 2016 Election," accessed August 15, 2016
