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Jessica Cha
Jessica Cha ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California. Cha lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Cha was a candidate for the Ward 1 seat on the City Council of Santa Ana in California. She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Cha earned her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego. She later received her J.D. from the Syracuse University College of Law. Cha is a private practice attorney specializing in family law.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Orange County
Eric Scarbrough won election outright against Jessica Cha in the primary for Superior Court of Orange County on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Scarbrough (Nonpartisan)  | 55.5 | 293,173 |
 | Jessica Cha (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 234,811 | |
| Total votes: 527,984 | |||
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2016
The city of Santa Ana, 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 August 12, 2016. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[2]
Incumbent Vicente Sarmiento defeated Jessica Cha in the general election for the Ward 1 seat on the Santa Ana City Council.[3]| Santa Ana City Council, Ward 1 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Vicente Sarmiento Incumbent |
55.56% | 36,486 |
| Jessica Cha | 44.44% | 29,183 |
| Total Votes | 65,669 | |
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Endorsements
Cha received the endorsement of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association in October 2016.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jessica Cha did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ J.Cha & Associates, "About," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archives," accessed September 16, 2021
- ↑ City of Santa Ana, "City Elections," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ New Santa Ana, "Campaign mailers promote the pro law enforcement Santa Ana City Council candidates," October 9, 2016
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
