2016 Garden Grove, California mayoral election

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Garden Grove, California mayoral election, 2016
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 2014November 8, 2016 2018  
Turnout74.4% [1]
  Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones.jpg
CandidateSteve Jones
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote42,514
Percentage98.8%

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Results by city council district
Jones:     ≥90%

Mayor before election

Bao Nguyen

Elected Mayor

Steve Jones

The 2016 Garden Grove, California mayoral election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect the mayor of Garden Grove, California. Republican [2] city councilman Steve Jones was elected to replace retiring mayor Bao Nguyen, a Democrat, who retired to run for California's 46th congressional district. Jones won 98.8% of the vote against his lone opponent, write-in candidate Tony Flores. [1]

Contents

Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan. In Garden Grove, the mayor serves a two-year term. A plurality voting system was used.

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Steve Jones
Organizations
  • Republican Party of Orange County [2]

Results

Percentage of write-in votes for Tony Flores by city council district
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Percentage of write-in votes for Tony Flores by city council district
2016 Garden Grove, California mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Nonpartisan Steve Jones 42,514 98.8% N/A
Write-in Tony Flores5211.2%N/A
Total votes43,055 100% N/A

Results by city council district

Jones won all 6 districts by over 90%. Red represents districts won by Jones.

Results by district [1]
DistrictFloresJonesTotal
Votes%Votes%Votes
14424.7%9,03195.3%9,473
2140.2%7,85399.8%7,867
3250.4%6,44199.6%6,466
490.1%6,87899.9%6,887
5170.2%7,27899.8%7,295
6140.3%5,03399.7%5,047
Totals5211.2%42,51498.8%43,055

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