Long Beach, California , held an election for mayor on April 9, 2002 and June 4, 2002. It saw the reelection of Beverly O'Neill to an unprecedented third term. O'Neill had to run as a write-in, as she was otherwise term limited.[3] [3]
Candidates Dan Baker, Long Beach city councilman[4]
Ray Grabinski, 7th District Long Beach city councilman and candidate for mayor in 1994 [5]
Bob Livingstone
Beverly O'Neill , incumbent mayor, term-limited (therefore running as a write-in)[3] Norm Ryan, former city council candidate[6]
John Stolpe
David P. Wong Results First round
First round results[1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Beverly O'Neill (incumbent) write-in
11,032
28.3
Dan Baker
9,628
24.7
Norm Ryan
8,909
22.8
Ray Grabinski
7,490
19.2
John Stolpe
751
1.9
David P. Wong
625
1.6
Bob Livingstone
539
1.3
Total votes
Runoff
Runoff results[2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Write-ins (including Beverly O'Neill and Norm Ryan)26,130
63.2
Dan Baker
15,173
36.7
References
^ a b "CITY OF LONG BEACH PRIMARY NOMINATING ELECTION - APRIL 9. 2002 SUMMARY REPORT" . City of Long Beach. April 18, 2002. Retrieved October 2, 2019 .^ a b "-- CITY OF LONG BEACH -- GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - JUNE 4 2002 SUMMARY REPORT" . City of Long Beach. June 11, 2002. Retrieved October 2, 2019 .^ a b c Merl, Jean (June 2, 2002). "Write-Ins Give Long Beach Race a Twist" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 2, 2019 . ^ Wride, Nancy (February 8, 2006). "Long Beach Councilman Resigns Over Partnership" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 2, 2019 . ^ Archbold, Rich (November 20, 2014). "Ray Grabinski, 1943-2014: Three-term Long Beach councilman dies at 71" . Press-Telegram . Retrieved October 2, 2019 . ^ Darling, Dylan; Mobley, Scott; Sabalow, Ryan (June 19, 2008). "Ex-Haven CEO arrested" . Record Searchlight. Retrieved October 2, 2019 .
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