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Elections are currently held every two years to elect the mayor of Santa Ana, California.
2000
The 2000 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection to a fourth term.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 34,102 | 80.95 | |
| Vital d'Caprio | 8,025 | 19.05 | |
| Total votes | 42,127 | 100 | |
2002
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.
2004
The 2004 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 2, 2004. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection to a sixth term.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 38,634 | 80.55 | |
| Stanley Fiala | 9,327 | 19.45 | |
| Total votes | 47,961 | 100 | |
2006
The 2006 Santa Ana mayoral election was held on November 7, 2006. The election was won by the incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 23,170 | 68.77 | |
| Thomas A. Gordon | 8,262 | 24.52 | |
| Stanley Fiala | 2,259 | 6.71 | |
| Total votes | 33,691 | 100 | |
2008
The 2008 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 4, 2008. The election was won by the incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 30,352 | 54.96 | |
| Michele Martinez | 16,199 | 29.33 | |
| George M. Collins | 7,610 | 13.78 | |
| Stanley Fiala | 1,069 | 1.93 | |
| Total votes | 55,230 | 100 | |
2010
The 2010 Santa Ana mayoral election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 21,588 | 49.45 | |
| Alfredo Amezcua | 11,689 | 26.78 | |
| Charles Hart | 4,216 | 9.66 | |
| George M. Collins | 3,820 | 8.75 | |
| Roy Alvarado | 2,339 | 5.36 | |
| Total votes | 43,652 | 100 | |
2012
The 2012 Santa Ana mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2012. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido won reelection to a tenth term.[2]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 27,092 | 48.18 | |
| P. David Benavides | 14,995 | 26.67 | |
| George M. Collins | 6,289 | 11.18 | |
| Lupe Moreno | 3,147 | 5.60 | |
| Roy Alvarado | 3,082 | 5.48 | |
| Miguel Angel Briseno | 1,626 | 2.89 | |
| Total votes | 56,231 | 100 | |
2014
The 2014 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent mayor Miguel A. Pulido was reelected.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 16,608 | 50.07 | |
| Roman Reyna | 11,477 | 34.60 | |
| Mark I. Lopez | 5,000 | 15.07 | |
| Laura Perez | 85 | 0.26 | |
| Total votes | 33,170 | 100 | |
2016
The 2016 Santa Ana mayoral election was held on November 8, 2016. Miguel A. Pulido, the incumbent mayor, won reelection to a twelfth term.[3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 34,317 | 50.71 | |
| Benjamin Vazquez | 24,576 | 36.32 | |
| Steve Rocco | 8,774 | 12.97 | |
| Total votes | 67,667 | 100 | |
2018
The 2018 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 6, 2018. Miguel A. Pulido, the incumbent mayor, was reelected to another term.[4]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel A. Pulido | 28,360 | 50.61 | |
| Sal Tinajero | 27,674 | 49.39 | |
| Total votes | 56,034 | 100 | |
2020
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.[5]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Sarmiento | 29,493 | 33.06 | |
| Claudia C. Alvarez | 19,247 | 21.58 | |
| Cecilla Iglesias | 18,713 | 20.98 | |
| Jose Solorio | 14,585 | 16.35 | |
| George M. Collins | 5,217 | 5.85 | |
| Mark I. Lopez | 1,950 | 2.18 | |
| Total votes | 89,205 | 100 | |
2022
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.[6]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Amezcua | 16,095 | 38.47 | |
| Jose Solorio | 11,507 | 27.50 | |
| Sal Tinajero | 11,078 | 26.47 | |
| Jesse Nestor | 3,162 | 7.56 | |
| Total votes | 41,842 | 100 | |
2024
The 2024 Santa Ana mayoral election took place on November 5. Valerie Amezucua won a second term after being election as mayor of Santa Ana.[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Amezcua | 44,785 | 59.9 | |
| Benjamin Vazquez | 29,958 | 40.1 | |
| Jeffery Katz | 8,685 | 9.25 | |
| Julie Tran | 6,471 | 6.89 | |
| Mario Alvarado | 4,003 | 4.26 | |
| Total votes | 93,892 | 100 | |
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "City of Santa Ana Election History". City of Santa Ana. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Santa Ana: Pulido wins 10th term, faces new council". Orange County Register. November 7, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ Gerda, Nick (November 9, 2016). "Santa Ana Mayor and Police-Backed Council Candidates Score Victories". Voice of OC. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ Custodio, Nick Gerda, Spencer (November 14, 2018). "Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 13): Democrat Pulls Ahead in Key House Race; DA Preps Handoff to Spitzer". Voice of OC. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Arellano, Gustavo (November 6, 2020). "In Santa Ana mayor's race, a shot at history with a Bolivian American candidate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Santa Ana, California, Mayor Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Election Results - Mayor and City Council - City of Santa Ana". City of Santa Ana. Archived from the original on December 7, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2026.