Election Name: | 2022 Anaheim mayoral election |
Flag Image: | Flag of Anaheim, California (1967–2018, 2019–present).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 Anaheim mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
Next Election: | 2026 Anaheim mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Image1: | Mayor Ashleigh Aitken.jpg |
Color1: | c0c0c0 |
Candidate1: | Ashleigh Aitken |
Popular Vote1: | 28,493 |
Percentage1: | 42.85% |
Color2: | c0c0c0 |
Candidate2: | Trevor O’Neil |
Popular Vote2: | 22,948 |
Percentage2: | 34.51% |
Image4: | Council Member Lorri Galloway.jpg |
Color4: | c0c0c0 |
Candidate4: | Lorri Galloway |
Popular Vote4: | 11,282 |
Percentage4: | 16.97% |
Image5: | 3x4.svg |
Candidate5: | Dick Lopez |
Color5: | c0c0c0 |
Popular Vote5: | 3,770 |
Percentage5: | 5.67% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Vacant |
After Election: | Ashleigh Aitken |
The 2022 Anaheim mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of Anaheim, California. Municipal elections in California were officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
One-term mayor Harry Sidhu, who was elected in 2018 with 32.5% of the vote, resigned in May 2022 amid corruption allegations and an investigation by the FBI regarding the sale of Angel Stadium.[1] The office of mayor has since remained vacant, with mayor pro tempore Trevor O'Neil serving in an acting capacity.[2]
Attorney Ashleigh Aitken won the election, becoming the first woman elected mayor of Anaheim.[3]