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The 2016 Sacramento mayoral election was held on June 7, 2016 to elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. It saw the election of Darrell Steinberg. Since Steinberg won a majority in the first round, no runoff was required.
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.
In the June 7, 2016 elections, voter turnout in Sacramento County, in which Sacramento is located, was 47.54%. [1] Coinciding elections included the California presidential primaries.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Steinberg | 62,000 | 54.52 | |
| Angelique Ashby | 29,519 | 25.96 | |
| Tony "The Tiger" Lopez | 9,519 | 8.37 | |
| Marlene Andrade | 2,132 | 1.88 | |
| Michael Edwards | 1,814 | 1.60 | |
| Russell Rawlings | 1,344 | 1.18 | |
| Richard Jones | 751 | 0.66 | |
| Aaron Carranza | 312 | 0.27 | |
| Charles Frazier (write-in) | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Other write-ins | 134 | 0.12 | |
| Total votes | 113,728 | ||
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