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Municipal elections in Sacramento, California (2016)
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| 2016 Sacramento elections |
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| Filing deadline: N/A |
| Primary election: June 7, 2016 General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2016 |
While the June election was called a primary, it was functionally a general election. Only races where no candidate won a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast in the primary would have advanced to the election on November 8, 2016. The November election would have been called a general election, but it was functionally a runoff election. Ultimately, none of the races required a runoff election as all four races were determined by a majority winner in the June primary.
Elections
General election
Candidate list
Note: Incumbent Kevin Johnson did not run for re-election.[1]
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Mayor of Sacramento
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District 2 District 4 |
District 6
District 8 |
Campaign finance
Campaign finance information will be available here once it is published.
Endorsements
Mayoral race
Angelique Ashby
- State Sen. Richard Pan (D-6)
- State Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-9)
- Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
- Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters
- Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522
- Sacramento Police Officers Association
- Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
- Peace Officers Research Association of California
- Sacramento County Probation Association
- Metro-PAC
- Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange Political Action Committee
- North State Building Industry Association
- Teamsters Local 150
- Former Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully
- Former State Assemblyman, County Supervisor, and Sacramento Metro Chamber President Roger Niello (R)
Darrell Steinberg
Steinberg was endorsed by all of the members of the city council except Ashby and Allen Warren, as well as the following individuals and organizations:
- Mayoral candidate Russell Rawlings (suspended campaign on April 24, 2016)
- Sacramento County Supervisors Patrick Kennedy, Don Nottoli, and Phil Serna
- Sacramento City Unified School District Trustees Gustavo Arroyo, Jay Hansen, Christina Pritchett, Jessie Ryan, Darrel Woo
- Sacramento County Board of Education Trustee Greg Geeting
- Los Rios Community College District Trustee Pam Haynes
- Natomas Unified School District Trustees Teri Burns, Scott Dosick, Susan Heredia, Lisa Kaplan
- Twin Rivers Unified School District Trustees Walter Garcia Kawamoto, Michelle Rivas, Rebecca Sandoval
- U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-6)
- U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D)
- State Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-7)
- Sacramento Bee
- National Association of Women Business Owners - Sacramento Valley
- National Association of Women Business Owners - Sacramento Valley
- Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
- California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA)
- Sacramento Association of Realtors
- Sacramento-Sierra Building & Construction Trades Council
- SEIU Local 1000
- SEIU Local 2015
- SEIU United Service Workers West (USWW)
- Sacramento Central Labor Council
- Teamsters Joint Council 7
- Northern California Carpenters Regional Council (NCCRC)
- California Nurses Association
- Democratic Party of Sacramento
- Fem Dems of the Sacramento Region
- Sacramento City Teachers Association
- Sacramento Latino Democratic Club
- Sacramento State College Democrats
- Women Democrats of Sacramento County
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 57
- Carpenters Union, Local 46
- Construction and General Laborers’ Local 185
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 340
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3 - District 80
- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39
- National Union of Healthcare Workers
- Sheet Metal Workers' Union, Local 104
- United Public Employees, Local 1
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 256
- District Council 16, Carpet, Resilient Floor Covering & Sign Workers Local 1237
- District Council 16, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades 487
- Glazers Architectural Metal & Glassworkers Local Union 767
- Los Rios College Federation of Teachers
- United Farm Workers
Ballot measures
• Measure X: Sacramento Library Parcel Tax 
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of to extend the city's library parcel tax for 10 years at an initial rate of $31.53 per parcel, remove restrictions on how revenue must be spent within the library system, and remove a cap on the total increase of the tax rate through consumer price index adjustments. |
| A no vote was a vote against extending the city's library parcel tax for 10 years and lifting restrictions on how the revenue must be spent, allowing the city's library parcel tax to expire at the end of the 2016-2017 fiscal year. |
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of increasing the tax on marijuana cultivation and manufacturing businesses from 4 percent to 5 percent, with revenue dedicated to children and youth services. |
| A no vote was a vote against increasing the tax on marijuana cultivation and manufacturing businesses from 4 percent to 5 percent. |
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to set the last regularly scheduled city council meeting in December of election years as the day newly elected city council members officially take office, allowing greater compatibility with current election practices. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to set the last regularly scheduled city council meeting in December of election years as the day newly elected city council members officially take office, allowing greater compatibility with current election practices. |
About the city
- See also: Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. As of 2010, its population was 466,488.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Sacramento 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.[2][3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Sacramento, California | ||
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| Sacramento | California | |
| Population | 466,488 | 37,253,956 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 97 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 46.3% | 59.7% |
| Black/African American | 13.2% | 5.8% |
| Asian | 18.9% | 14.5% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 1.7% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 11.7% | 14% |
| Multiple | 7.4% | 4.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 28.9% | 39% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 85.3% | 83.3% |
| College graduation rate | 33.1% | 33.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,335 | $75,235 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.6% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
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See also
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