Election Name: | Sacramento mayoral election, 2016 |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of Sacramento, California.svg |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 Sacramento mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2020 Sacramento mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Election Date: | June 7, 2016 |
Candidate1: | Darrell Steinberg |
Popular Vote1: | 62,000 |
Percentage1: | 54.52% |
Candidate2: | Angelique Ashby |
Popular Vote2: | 29,519 |
Percentage2: | 25.96% |
Candidate4: | Tony "The Tiger" Lopez |
Popular Vote4: | 9,519 |
Percentage4: | 8.37% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Kevin Johnson |
After Election: | Darrell Steinberg |
The 2016 Sacramento mayoral election was held on June 7, 2016 to elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. It saw the election of Darrell Steinberg. Since Steinberg won a majority in the first round, no runoff was required.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.
In the June 7, 2016 elections, voter turnout in Sacramento County, in which Sacramento is located, was 47.54%. Coinciding elections included the California presidential primaries.