Mayoral election in Long Beach, California (2026)
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| 2026 Long Beach elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary election: June 2, 2026 General election: November 3, 2026 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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The city of Long Beach, California, is holding a general election for mayor on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2026. The filing deadline for this election is March 6, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
As of 2025, Long Beach has term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors serve four-year terms with a lifetime limit of three terms.
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Mayoral partisanship
Long Beach has a Democratic mayor. As of December 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
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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.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Long Beach, California | ||
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| 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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