2014 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

2014 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

← 2010 April 8, 2014 (first round)[1]
June 3, 2014 (runoff)[2]
2018 →
Turnout18.25% (first round))[3]
20.53% (runoff)[4]
 
Candidate Robert Garcia Damon Dunn Bonnie Lowenthal
First-round vote 11,873 10,637 9,227
First-round percentage 25.24% 22.61% 19.62%
Second-round vote 27,420 25,275
Second-round percentage 52.04% 47.96%

 
Candidate Gerrie Schipske Doug Otto
First-round vote 7,192 6,363
First-round percentage 15.29% 13.53%

Mayor before election

Bob Foster

Elected mayor

Dr. Robert Garcia

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Long Beach, California, held an election for mayor on April 8, 2014 and June 2, 2014. It saw the election of Robert Garcia.

In winning, Garcia became the first openly gay person to be elected Mayor of Long Beach. Garcia is a Democrat, but was elected without a party affiliation, as municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Incumbent Bob Foster was term limited.

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  3. ^ "City of Long Beach Statement of Votes". City of Long Beach. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "City of Long Beach Statement of Votes". City of Long Beach. Retrieved September 26, 2020.

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