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City elections in Anaheim, California (2020)

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2020 Anaheim elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 7, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: City Council Districts 1, 4, and 5
Total seats up: 3
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

The city of Anaheim, California, held general elections for Districts 1, 4, and 5 of the city council on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 7, 2020.

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. For information on 2020 elections in Orange County, click here.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

California modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
  • In-person voting: Counties were authorized to consolidate precincts and defer opening voting centers until the third day before the election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Anaheim City Council District 1

Jose Diaz defeated incumbent Denise Barnes and Ryan Balius in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jose Diaz (Nonpartisan)
 
42.2
 
7,791
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Denise Barnes (Nonpartisan)
 
37.9
 
6,997
Ryan Balius (Nonpartisan)
 
19.8
 
3,653

Total votes: 18,441
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District 4

General election

General election for Anaheim City Council District 4

Avelino Valencia defeated Annemarie Randle-Trejo, Jeanine Robbins, and Julie Brunette in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Avelino Valencia
Avelino Valencia (Nonpartisan)
 
50.6
 
7,861
Image of Annemarie Randle-Trejo
Annemarie Randle-Trejo (Nonpartisan)
 
22.8
 
3,541
Jeanine Robbins (Nonpartisan)
 
21.6
 
3,349
Julie Brunette (Nonpartisan)
 
5.0
 
779

Total votes: 15,530
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District 5

General election

General election for Anaheim City Council District 5

Incumbent Steve Faessel defeated Sabrina Quezada and Kenneth Batiste in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Faessel
Steve Faessel (Nonpartisan)
 
52.8
 
11,160
Image of Sabrina Quezada
Sabrina Quezada (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
30.4
 
6,440
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Kenneth Batiste (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.8
 
3,551

Total votes: 21,151
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About the city

See also: Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of 2020, its population was 346,824.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Anaheim 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][2]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Anaheim, California
Anaheim California
Population 346,824 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 50 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 60% 56.1%
Black/African American 2.7% 5.7%
Asian 17.3% 14.8%
Native American 0.7% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 8.2% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 53.3% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 77.9% 83.9%
College graduation rate 26.6% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $76,723 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 13.8% 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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.


See also

Anaheim, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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