Elections are currently held every two years to elect the mayor of Santa Ana, California.
| Election Name: | 2000 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Turnout: | 63.4% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,102 |
| Percentage1: | 80.95% |
| Candidate2: | Vital d'Caprio |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,025 |
| Percentage2: | 19.05% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
The 2000 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection to a fourth term.
The 2002 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won the election by default, as he ran unopposed.
| Election Name: | 2004 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Turnout: | 60.4% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 38,634 |
| Percentage1: | 80.55% |
| Candidate2: | Stanley Fiala |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,327 |
| Percentage2: | 19.45% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
The 2004 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 2, 2004. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection to a sixth term.
| Election Name: | 2006 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Turnout: | 41.0% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 23,170 |
| Percentage1: | 68.77% |
| Candidate2: | Thomas A. Gordon |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,262 |
| Percentage2: | 24.52% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Before Party: | Democrat |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Party: | Democrat |
| Candidate3: | Stanley Fiala |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,259 |
| Percentage3: | 6.71% |
The 2006 Santa Ana mayoral election was held on November 7, 2006. The election was won by the incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido.
| Election Name: | 2008 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Turnout: | 60.4% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 30,352 |
| Percentage1: | 54.96% |
| Candidate2: | Michele Martinez |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,199 |
| Percentage2: | 29.33% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Candidate4: | George M. Collins |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,610 |
| Percentage4: | 13.78% |
| Candidate5: | Stanley Fiala |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,069 |
| Percentage5: | 1.93% |
The 2008 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 4, 2008. The election was won by the incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido.
| Election Name: | 2010 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Turnout: | 44.3% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,588 |
| Percentage1: | 49.45% |
| Candidate2: | Alfredo Amezcua |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,689 |
| Percentage2: | 26.78% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Candidate4: | Charles Hart |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,216 |
| Percentage4: | 9.66% |
| Candidate5: | George M. Collins |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,820 |
| Percentage5: | 8.75% |
The 2010 Santa Ana mayoral election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection.
| Election Name: | 2012 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Turnout: | 54.6% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 27,092 |
| Percentage1: | 48.18% |
| Candidate2: | P. David Benavides |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,995 |
| Percentage2: | 26.67% |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Candidate4: | George M. Collins |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 6,289 |
| Percentage4: | 11.18% |
| Candidate5: | Lupe Mureno |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,147 |
| Percentage5: | 5.60% |
The 2012 Santa Ana mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2012. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection to a tenth term.[1]
| Election Name: | 2014 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Turnout: | 38.8% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,608 |
| Percentage1: | 50.07% |
| Candidate2: | Roman Reyna |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,477 |
| Percentage2: | 34.60% |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Candidate4: | Mark I. Lopez |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,000 |
| Percentage4: | 15.07% |
| Candidate5: | Laura Perez |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 85 |
| Percentage5: | 0.26% |
The 2014 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido was reelected.
| Election Name: | 2016 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Turnout: | 73.8% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,317 |
| Percentage1: | 50.71% |
| Candidate2: | Benjamin Vazquez |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,576 |
| Percentage2: | 36.32% |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Candidate3: | Steve Rocco |
| Color3: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,774 |
| Percentage3: | 12.97% |
The 2016 Santa Ana mayoral election was held on November 8, 2016. Miguel A. Pulido, the incumbent mayor, won reelection to a twelfth term.[2]
| Election Name: | 2018 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Turnout: | 59.3% |
| Candidate1: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,360 |
| Percentage1: | 50.61% |
| Candidate2: | Sal Tinajero |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,674 |
| Percentage2: | 49.39% |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
The 2018 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 6, 2018. Miguel A. Pulido, the incumbent mayor, was reelected to another term.[3]
| Election Name: | 2020 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Turnout: | 79.1% |
| Candidate1: | Vicente Sarmiento |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 29,493 |
| Percentage1: | 33.06% |
| Candidate2: | Claudia C. Alvarez |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 19,247 |
| Percentage2: | 21.58% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Miguel A. Pulido |
| After Election: | Vicente Sarmiento |
| Candidate4: | Cecillia Iglesias |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 18,713 |
| Percentage4: | 20.98% |
| Candidate5: | Jose Solorio |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 14,585 |
| Percentage5: | 16.35% |
| Map Size: | 180px |
The 2020 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 3, 2020. Vicente Sarmiento, a member of the Santa Ana City Council, was elected as mayor.[4]
| Election Name: | 2022 Santa Ana mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Santa Ana, California.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Turnout: | 36.1% |
| Candidate1: | Valerie Amezcua |
| Color1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 16,095 |
| Percentage1: | 38.47% |
| Candidate2: | Jose Solorio |
| Color2: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,507 |
| Percentage2: | 27.50% |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Vicente Sarmiento |
| After Election: | Valerie Amezcua |
| Candidate4: | Sal Tinajero |
| Color4: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 11,078 |
| Percentage4: | 26.48% |
| Candidate5: | Jesse Nestor |
| Color5: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,162 |
| Percentage5: | 7.56% |
The 2022 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 8, 2022. Valerie Amezucua, a member of the Santa Ana Unified School District Board, was elected as mayor.[5]