2022 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

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2022 Long Beach, California, mayoral election
	Richardson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Price: 40–50% 50–60%
Mayor before election; Robert Garcia;	Elected mayor ; Rex Richardson;

The 2022 Long Beach mayoral election was held on June 7, 2022. Because no candidate reached 50% of the vote, there was a runoff election on November 8, 2022. Although incumbent Mayor Robert Garcia was eligible to run for a third term,^[1] he opted to run for the U.S. House instead (and won that seat).^[2]^[3]^[4] Rex Richardson was elected mayor, defeating Suzie Price.

Candidates

Melanie Becerril (write-in)^[5]
Raul Cedillo, substitute teacher^[5]
Deborah Mozer, commercial finance professional^[5]
Suzie Price, Long Beach City Councilwoman^[2]^[5]^[3]^[4]
Rex Richardson, Long Beach City Councilman and vice mayor^[2]^[5]^[3]^[4]
Joshua Rodriguez, police officer^[5]
Franklin Sims^[5]

Endorsements

Suzie Price

Statewide politicians

Betty Yee, California State Controller^[6]

State legislators

Patrick O'Donnell, state assemblyman^[6]
Tom Umberg, state senator^[6]

Organizations

American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees^[6]
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[6]
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce^[7]
Long Beach Police Officers Association^[7]
Press-Telegram^[8]
Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans^[9]

Rex Richardson

Federal politicians

Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator from California^[10]

Statewide politicians

Gavin Newsom, Governor of California^[11]

Local politicians

Robert Garcia, incumbent mayor of Long Beach^[7]
Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor and former U.S. Representative^[12]
Holly Mitchell, Los Angeles County Supervisor and former state senator^[13]

Organizations

California Democratic Party^[7]
Long Beach Fire Department^[12]
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor^[13]
Planned Parenthood^[10]
Run for Something^[14]
Sierra Club Los Angeles^[15]
Working Families Party^[16]

Results

First round

Results^[17]
Candidate	Votes	%
Rex Richardson	33,791	44.11%
Suzie Price	28,331	36.98%
Joshua Rodriguez	6,286	8.21%
Raul Cedillo	4,563	5.96%
Franklin Sims	2,121	2.77%
Deborah Mozer	1,511	1.97%
Total votes	76,603	100%

Runoff

Results^[18]
Candidate	Votes	%
Rex Richardson	62,751	56.61%
Suzie Price	48,098	43.39%
Total votes	110,849	100.00%

References

^ "Three-term Limits". www.longbeach.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Election results show Richardson, Price leading in Long Beach mayoral race • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. June 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chang • •, Hetty (June 8, 2022). "Vice Mayor and City Councilwoman Will Likely Square Off for Long Beach Mayor Seat".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Election 2022: Long Beach councilmembers outpacing rest of field in mayoral race". June 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Patel, Jaysha (June 7, 2022). "These are the 7 candidates running for Long Beach mayor". ABC7 Los Angeles.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "AFSCME District Council 36 endorses Suzie Price for Mayor". June 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Election 2022: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia endorses Rex Richardson to succeed him on Nov. 8". September 23, 2022.
^ "Endorsement: Suzie Price for Long Beach mayor". September 8, 2022.
^ "IAPAC Proudly Endorses Suzie Price for Mayor of Long Beach, California". May 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Senator Alex Padilla endorses Rex Richardson for Mayor of Long Beach". September 9, 2022.
^ "Governor Gavin Newsom endorses Rex Richardson for Long Beach Mayor". August 17, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Councilman Rex Richardson Announces Campaign for Mayor of Long Beach". January 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rex Richardson Campaigns for Long Beach Mayor". May 12, 2022.
^ "Rex Richardson".
^ "Endorsements".
^ "Our Candidates".
^ "Election Results". results.lavote.gov.
^ "Election Results - LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor". results.lavote.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[1] "Three-term Limits". www.longbeach.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[results_show-2] "Election results show Richardson, Price leading in Long Beach mayoral race • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com. June 8, 2022.

[square_off-3] Chang • •, Hetty (June 8, 2022). "Vice Mayor and City Councilwoman Will Likely Square Off for Long Beach Mayor Seat".

[outpacing-4] "Election 2022: Long Beach councilmembers outpacing rest of field in mayoral race". June 7, 2022.

[7_candidates-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Patel, Jaysha (June 7, 2022). "These are the 7 candidates running for Long Beach mayor". ABC7 Los Angeles.

[afscme-6] "AFSCME District Council 36 endorses Suzie Price for Mayor". June 14, 2022.

[garcia_endorsement-7] "Election 2022: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia endorses Rex Richardson to succeed him on Nov. 8". September 23, 2022.

[8] "Endorsement: Suzie Price for Long Beach mayor". September 8, 2022.

[9] "IAPAC Proudly Endorses Suzie Price for Mayor of Long Beach, California". May 19, 2022.

[padilla-10] "Senator Alex Padilla endorses Rex Richardson for Mayor of Long Beach". September 9, 2022.

[11] "Governor Gavin Newsom endorses Rex Richardson for Long Beach Mayor". August 17, 2022.

[richardson_announces-12] "Councilman Rex Richardson Announces Campaign for Mayor of Long Beach". January 6, 2022.

[richardson_campaigns-13] "Rex Richardson Campaigns for Long Beach Mayor". May 12, 2022.

[14] "Rex Richardson".

[15] "Endorsements".

[16] "Our Candidates".

[17] "Election Results". results.lavote.gov.

[18] "Election Results - LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor". results.lavote.gov. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

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