2022 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

The 2022 Long Beach mayoral election was held on June 7, 2022. Because no candidate reached 50% of the vote, there was a runoff election on November 8, 2022. Although incumbent Mayor Robert Garcia was eligible to run for a third term,[1] he opted to run for the U.S. House instead (and won that seat).[2][3][4] Rex Richardson was elected mayor, defeating Suzie Price.

2022 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

← 2018 June 7, 2022 (first round)
November 8, 2022 (runoff)
2026 →
 
Candidate Rex Richardson Suzie Price
First round 33,791
44.1%
28,331
36.7%
Runoff 62,751
56.61%
48,098
43.39%

 
Candidate Joshua Rodriguez Raul Cedillo
First round 6,286
8.2%
4,563
6.0%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Richardson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Price:      40–50%      50–60%

Mayor before election

Robert Garcia

Elected mayor

Rex Richardson

Candidates

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Endorsements

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Suzie Price

Statewide politicians

State legislators

Organizations

Rex Richardson

Federal politicians

Statewide politicians

Local politicians

Organizations

Results

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First round

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Results[17]
Candidate Votes %
Rex Richardson 33,791 44.11%
Suzie Price 28,331 36.98%
Joshua Rodriguez 6,286 8.21%
Raul Cedillo 4,563 5.96%
Franklin Sims 2,121 2.77%
Deborah Mozer 1,511 1.97%
Total votes 76,603 100%

Runoff

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Results[18]
Candidate Votes %
Rex Richardson 62,751 56.61%
Suzie Price 48,098 43.39%
Total votes 110,849 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Three-term Limits". www.longbeach.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Election results show Richardson, Price leading in Long Beach mayoral race • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. June 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Chang • •, Hetty (June 8, 2022). "Vice Mayor and City Councilwoman Will Likely Square Off for Long Beach Mayor Seat".
  4. ^ a b c "Election 2022: Long Beach councilmembers outpacing rest of field in mayoral race". June 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Patel, Jaysha (June 7, 2022). "These are the 7 candidates running for Long Beach mayor". ABC7 Los Angeles.
  6. ^ a b c d e "AFSCME District Council 36 endorses Suzie Price for Mayor". June 14, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Election 2022: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia endorses Rex Richardson to succeed him on Nov. 8". September 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Endorsement: Suzie Price for Long Beach mayor". September 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "IAPAC Proudly Endorses Suzie Price for Mayor of Long Beach, California". May 19, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Senator Alex Padilla endorses Rex Richardson for Mayor of Long Beach". September 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Governor Gavin Newsom endorses Rex Richardson for Long Beach Mayor". August 17, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Councilman Rex Richardson Announces Campaign for Mayor of Long Beach". January 6, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Rex Richardson Campaigns for Long Beach Mayor". May 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Rex Richardson".
  15. ^ "Endorsements".
  16. ^ "Our Candidates".
  17. ^ "Election Results". results.lavote.gov.
  18. ^ "Election Results - LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor". results.lavote.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2022.