Redondo Beach, California mayoral election, 2013

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2013 Redondo Beach mayoral election
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Election dates
General election: March 5, 2013
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Nonpartisan

A Redondo Beach mayoral election was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, to elect the 29th mayor of the City of Redondo Beach.

The incumbent mayor was Mike Gin. Gin was elected to his first four-year term as mayor in 2005, and he was re-elected in 2009. Gin was ineligible to run again because of the city's term limits. Steve Aspel won in a runoff election against Matt Kilroy, held on May 14, 2013.

The position of mayor of Redondo Beach is nonpartisan, as per Section 6 of Article II of the California Constitution.

The deadline to file to run for the office was December 7, 2012.

Election Results

General Election

The general election was held on March 5, 2013.

Mayor of Redondo Beach, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Pat Aust 21.7% 2,675
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Aspel 39.5% 4,871
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Kilroy 28.4% 3,500
     Nonpartisan Eric Coleman 10.3% 1,275
Total Votes 12,321
Source: Redondo Beach City Clerk March 5, 2013 General Municipal Election Results. accessed October 8, 2013

Runoff Election

The runoff election was held on May 14, 2013.

Mayor of Redondo Beach, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Matt Kilroy 49.1% 4,233
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Aspel 50.9% 4,381
Total Votes 8,614
Source: Redondo Beach City Clerk May 14, 2013 Runoff Municipal Election Results. accessed October 8, 2013

Candidates

Candidates who appeared on the March 5, 2013 general election ballot included:

  • Steve Aspel, who represented District 1 on the Redondo Beach City Council.[1]
  • Pat Aust, who represented District 3 on the Redondo Beach City Council.[1]
  • Matt Kilroy, who represented District 5 on the Redondo Beach City Council.[1]
  • Eric Coleman, a teacher who had not previously held elected office.[2]

See also

See also: Mayoral and city council elections in California and March 5, 2013 election in California

External links

Campaign websites

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daily Breeze, "Filing period opens for March elections in South Bay, Los Angeles," November 11, 2012
  2. ↑ Redondo Beach Patch. "Eric Coleman, Candidate for Redondo Beach Mayor." accessed October 8, 2013

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