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Mayoral election in Long Beach, California (2022)

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2022 Long Beach elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
Primary election: June 7, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Long Beach, California, held a general election for mayor on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Mayor of Long Beach

Rex Richardson defeated Susan Price in the general election for Mayor of Long Beach on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Rex Richardson (Nonpartisan)
 
56.6
 
63,184
Image of Susan Price
Susan Price (Nonpartisan)
 
43.4
 
48,352

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 111,536
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Long Beach

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Long Beach on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Rex Richardson (Nonpartisan)
 
44.1
 
33,791
✔
Image of Susan Price
Susan Price (Nonpartisan)
 
37.0
 
28,331
Image of Joshua Rodriguez
Joshua Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)
 
8.2
 
6,286
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J. Raul Cedillo (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
6.0
 
4,563
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Franklin I. Sims (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
2,121
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Deb Mozer (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
1,511

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 76,603
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Mayoral partisanship

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2022)

Twenty-four of the 100 largest U.S. cities held mayoral elections in 2022. Once mayors elected in 2022 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 28, independents held three, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.

The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2022:

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About the city

See also: Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of 2020, its population was 466,742.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Long Beach uses 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 executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Long Beach, California
Long Beach California
Population 466,742 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 50 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 49.4% 56.1%
Black/African American 12.6% 5.7%
Asian 12.8% 14.8%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 6.6% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 43.2% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 80.3% 83.9%
College graduation rate 31.8% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $66,410 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 16.2% 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

Long Beach, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lee was elected as a Democrat and switched parties in 2021.
  2. ↑ City of Long Beach, "City Officials," accessed October 21, 2014
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