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Lee Sun
Lee Sun ran for election for Mayor of Irvine in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sun earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and material science from the University of Southern California. His professional experience includes working as an engineer, as a scientist, and in R&D management.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Irvine, California (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Irvine
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Irvine on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Agran (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 42,652 |
 | Tammy Kim (Nonpartisan)  | 34.5 | 37,924 | |
 | Ron Scolesdang (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 12,891 | |
 | Lee Sun (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 6,001 | |
 | Felipe Delgado (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 5,325 | |
 | Akshat Bhatia (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 2,761 | |
| Wing Chow (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 2,496 | ||
| Total votes: 110,050 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sun in this election.
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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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lee Sun did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
Local governments should not be influenced by partisan politics or special interests. I will be an independent council member representing the voice of residents.[2] |
” |
| —Liqing Lee Sun[1] | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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