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Mayoral elections in Irvine, California, are held every two years.

The first direct-election for mayor in the city’s history was held in 1988. All such elections have been held under state laws that make municipal elections in California officially non-partisan.

1988 Irvine mayoral election

The 1988 mayoral election, held on June 7, was the first direct-election for mayor in the city's history.[1] Larry Agran was re-elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Larry Agran (incumbent) 15,651 57.0
Barry J. Hammond 8,707 31.7
Hal Maloney 3,111 11.3
Total votes 27,469

1990 Irvine mayoral election

The 1990 election was held on June 5, 1990. Sally Anne Sheridan unseated incumbent mayor Larry Agran.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Sally Anne Sheridan 14,256 51.2
Larry Agran (incumbent) 13,584 48.8
Total votes 27,840

1992 Irvine mayoral election

The 1992 mayoral election, held on November 3, was the first Irvine mayoral election to be consolidated with the statewide general election[1] (the two previous direct mayoral elections had instead been held coinciding with the statewide primary elections). Mike Ward was elected.[1]

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Mike Ward 16,435 37.3
Marc Goldstone 11,730 26.6
Helen T. Cameron 11,204 25.4
Les Racey 1,973 4.5
Al Nasser 1,699 3.9
David Fondots 1,032 2.3
Total votes 44,073

1994 Irvine mayoral election

The 1994 mayoral election was held on November 8. Mike Ward, who ran unopposed, was re-elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Mike Ward (incumbent) 26,055 100
Total votes 26,055 100

1996 Irvine mayoral election

The 1996 mayoral election was held on November 5. Christina L. Shea was elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Christina L. Shea (incumbent) 19,479 49.8
Sally Anne Sheridan 11,537 29.5
Paul Johnson 4,747 12.1
Guy E. Mailly 3,314 8.5
Total votes 39,077 100

1998 Irvine mayoral election

The 1998 mayoral election was held on November 3. Christina L. Shea, who ran unopposed, was re-elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Christina L. Shea (incumbent) 29,067 100
Total votes 29,067 100

2000 Irvine mayoral election

The 2000 mayoral election was held on November 7. Larry Agran, who had previously served as two terms as mayor, ran unopposed and was elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Larry Agran 34,905 100.0
Total votes 34,905

2002 Irvine mayoral election

The 2002 mayoral election was held on November 5. Larry Agran was re-elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Larry Agran (incumbent) 19,886 53.4
Mike House 17,358 46.6
Total votes 37,244

2004 Irvine mayoral election

The 2004 mayoral election was held on November 2. Beth Krom was elected. Among the candidates defeated by Krom was former mayor Mike Ward.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Beth Krom 26,157 44.0
Mike Ward 24,153 40.6
Earle Zucht 4,984 8.4
Ronald Eugene Allen 4,171 7.0
Total votes 59,465

2006 Irvine mayoral election

The 2006 mayoral electionwas held on November 7. Beth Krom was re-elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Beth Krom (incumbent) 26,082 59.6
John Duong 17,657 40.4
Total votes 43,739

2008 Irvine mayoral election

The 2010 mayoral election was held on November 4. Sukhee Kang was elected, becoming the first Korean American mayor of a major U.S. city. He defeated former mayor Christina L. Shea.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Sukhee Kang 38,505 52.0
Christina L. Shea 35,481 48.0
Total votes 73,986

2010 Irvine mayoral election

The 2010 mayoral election was held on November 2. Sukhee Kang was re-elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Sukhee Kang (incumbent) 36,634 64.1
Christopher Gonzalez 19,383 35.9
Total votes 54,017

2012 Irvine mayoral election

The 2012 mayoral election was held on November 6. Steven Choi was elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Steven Choi 32,505 45.7
Larry Agran 28,741 40.4
Katherine Daigle 9,951 13.9
Total votes 71,197

2014 Irvine mayoral election

The 2014 mayoral election was held on November 4. Steven Choi was re-elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Steven Choi (incumbent) 18,333 45.4
Mary Ann Gaido 17,380 43.0
Katherine Daigle 4,698 11.6
Total votes 40,411

2016 Irvine mayoral election

The 2016 mayoral election was held on November 8. Donald P. Wagner was elected.

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Donald P. Wagner 30,002 37.7
Mary Ann Gaido 26,278 33.0
Gang Chen 11,816 14.8
Katherine Daigle 8,299 10.4
David Chey 3,206 4.0
Total votes 79,601

2018 Irvine mayoral election

The 2018 mayoral election was held on November 6. Donald P. Wagner was re-elected.

2018 Irvine mayoral election[1]
Candidate Votes %
Donald P. Wagner (incumbent) 35,592 45.3%
Ed Pope 24,682 31.4%
Katherine Daigle 13,018 16.6%
Ing Tiong 5,341 6.8%
Total votes 78,633 100%

2020 Irvine mayoral election

The 2020 mayoral election was held on November 3. Mayor Pro Tem Christina Shea, who had taken office on April 13, 2019, when Mayor Donald P. Wagner vacated the seat after winning a special election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors,[2] lost the seat to Councilwoman Farrah Khan, the first Democrat to be elected since 2010.

Declared candidates:

  • Katherine Daigle, small business owner and perennial candidate[3] (Party preference: Republican)
  • Luis Huang, solar engineer and advocate.[3] (Party preference: Democratic)[4]
  • Farrah Khan, business consultant and city council member.[3] (Party preference: Democratic)
  • Christina Shea, incumbent mayor and former city council member.[3] (Party preference: Republican)
2020 Irvine mayoral election (Party Preference Listed)[1]
Candidate Votes %
Farrah N. Khan 56,304 47.56%
Christina L. Shea (incumbent) 42,738 36.10%
Luis Huang 9,684 8.18%
Katherine Daigle 9,654 8.16%
Total votes 118,380 100.00%

2022 Irvine mayoral election

The 2022 mayoral election was held on November 8. Farrah Khan was re-elected.

2022 Irvine mayoral election[5]
Candidate Votes %
Farrah N. Khan (incumbent) 29,370 37.8%
Branda Lin 21,396 27.5%
Simon Moon 14,742 19.0%
Katherine Daigle 7,126 9.2%
Total votes 77,730 100.00%

2024 Irvine mayoral election

The 2024 mayoral election will be held on November 5, 2024.[6] Incumbent mayor Farrah Khan, who was first sworn into office in 2020 is prevented from seeking re-election by term limits.[7]

Background

Although Irvine's municipal elections are officially nonpartisan, candidates tend to associate themselves with either the Democratic Party or Republican Party.[6] In July 2023, term-limited incumbent mayor Farrah Khan had announced that she would run for the third district seat of the Orange County Board of Supervisors.[8]

In June 2022, ahead of the 2022 mayoral election, councilmembers Tammy Kim and Mike Carroll had introduced an agenda item to the Irvine City Council, which would have removed the mayoral seat from the ballot and switched it to an office appointed by the city council.[9] Kim alleged that she had never endorsed the move to change the seat, and had only agreed to serve as a second on the motion vote in exchange for Carroll's support for a different motion on the agenda. The day before the meeting, Carroll had attempted to pull the agenda-setting rule off the agenda following "strong public backlash", including official condemnation from the Orange County Democratic Party; nonetheless, it was brought to a vote and the city councilmembers voted to repeal the rule.[10] Had the rule passed, Irvine would have been the largest city in the United States without a directly elected mayor.[9]

In 2014, Irvine voters had approved a rule to its city charter such that councilmembers and the mayors can serve no more than two full 2 year terms for life.[6] Agran is one of the longest serving city council members in Orange County, having served for over three decades on and off the city council since 1978,[11] alongside serving as mayor for five non-consecutive 2 year terms.[12] In December 2022, Agran had resigned with a week left on his term in order to run for another four years on the city council, which prompted his colleague and now-fellow mayoral contender Tammy Kim to call it a "slippery power grab" and asking Agran if "40 years on the city council [was] not enough".[13]

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Tammy Kim
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State senators
State assemblymembers
Municipal officials
Local officials

Results

2024 Irvine mayoral election
Candidate Votes %
Larry Agran
Tammy Kim
Total votes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Municipal Election History 1971 to Present". Irvine City Clerk's Office. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ Robinson, Alicia (2019-03-27). "Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea set to take Don Wagner's place as mayor". The Orange County Register.
  3. ^ a b c d Robinson, Alicia (2020-10-10). "Three challenge Irvine mayor for seat in Nov. 3 election". The Orange County Register.
  4. ^ "Luis Manuel Huang // Assembly District #68 // PDN: Progressive Delegates Network". www.adems2021.vote. Progressive Delegates Network. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Current Election Results". OC Vote. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Petersen, Carl. "General Municipal Election - November 5, 2024". City of Irvine. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Vice Mayor Tammy Kim Announces Candidacy For Irvine Mayor". OC Independent. February 4, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Torres, Destiny (July 22, 2023). "Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan launches bid for seat on Board of Supervisors". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Biesiada, Noah (June 23, 2022). "Irvine City Council Looks To Limit Mayoral Power Ahead of Election". Voice of OC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Biesiada, Noah (July 5, 2022). "Irvine Council Leaves Mayor On Ballot and Reverses Controversial Agenda Setting Rules". Voice of OC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  11. ^ Foxhall, Emily (November 5, 2014). "Irvine voters oust Larry Agran, a decades-long fixture". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Farzan, Yusra (December 6, 2022). "Larry Agran resigns, temporarily, from the Irvine City Council". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  13. ^ Biesiada, Noah (December 6, 2022). "Irvine City Councilman Resigns for a Week To Skirt Term Limit Rules". Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "Irvine Councilman Larry Agran Announces Mayoral Campaign". Irvine Community News and Views. May 2, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Chmielewski, Dan (February 2, 2023). "Tammy Kim announces [campaign] for Irvine mayor: Kim's early endorsers include Irvine's State Senator, State Assemblymember, and County Supervisor". The Liberal OC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  16. ^ Chmielewski, Dan (March 13, 2023). "Katie Porter endorses Tammy Kim for Mayor". The Liberal OC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.