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Erik Peterson (California)

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Erik Peterson
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Huntington Beach City Council At-large
Tenure
2014 - Present
Term ends
2022
Years in position
12

Elections and appointments
Last election
June 7, 2022

Erik Peterson is an at-large member of the Huntington Beach City Council in California. Peterson assumed office in 2014. Peterson's term ended in 2022.

Peterson (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Board of Equalization to represent District 4. Peterson lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: California State Board of Equalization election, 2022

General election

General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4

Incumbent Mike Schaefer defeated David Dodson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
58.8
 
1,241,062
Image of David Dodson
David Dodson (D) Candidate Connection
 
41.2
 
867,945

Total votes: 2,109,007
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4

The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Schaefer
Mike Schaefer (D)
 
35.9
 
597,948
Image of David Dodson
David Dodson (D) Candidate Connection
 
15.0
 
249,971
Image of Denis Bilodeau
Denis Bilodeau (R) Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
236,625
Image of Matthew Harper
Matthew Harper (R)
 
11.0
 
183,330
Erik Peterson (R)
 
10.8
 
180,278
Randell Economy (R)
 
6.6
 
109,975
John Kelly (R)
 
6.4
 
107,319

Total votes: 1,665,446
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Campaign finance

2018

General election

General election for Huntington Beach City Council At-large (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Huntington Beach City Council At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Mike Posey (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
34,047
Barbara Delgleize (Nonpartisan)
 
11.0
 
28,691
Image of Kim Carr
Kim Carr (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
28,030
Erik Peterson (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
26,129
Ron Sterud (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
20,689
Billy O'Connell (Nonpartisan)
 
7.8
 
20,217
Shayna Lathus (Nonpartisan)
 
7.2
 
18,780
Image of Dan Kalmick
Dan Kalmick (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
15,404
Image of Brian Burley
Brian Burley (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
13,765
Kevin Fockler (Nonpartisan)
 
4.9
 
12,611
Image of Michael Simons
Michael Simons (Nonpartisan)
 
4.0
 
10,284
Darren Ellis (Nonpartisan)
 
3.7
 
9,639
Amory Hanson (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
7,258
Don Kennedy (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
7,241
Charles Ray (Nonpartisan)
 
2.7
 
7,014

Total votes: 259,799
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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