2024 Sacramento mayoral election

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Sacramento mayoral election, 2024
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Candidate Kevin McCarty Flojaune Cofer
Primary election22,302
21.8%		30,372
28.3%
General election96,433
50.7%		94,495
49.3%
  Richard Pan (cropped).jpg Steve Hansen (cropped).jpg
Candidate Richard Pan Steve Hansen
Primary election22,010
21.6%		21,684
21.2%
General electionEliminatedEliminated
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Results by precinct
McCarty:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Cofer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Tie:      50%     No data
Mayor before election

Darrell Steinberg

Elected mayor

Kevin McCarty

The 2024 Sacramento mayoral election was held on March 5, 2024, with a runoff scheduled for November 5 because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the primary election. [1] It will elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Epidemiologist Flojaune Cofer took the first spot in the general election, with state assemblyman Kevin McCarty narrowly beating out former state senator Richard Pan and former city councilor Steve Hansen for the second spot. [5] The Sacramento Bee identified Cofer as the most progressive candidate in the race, with McCarty as the "second most progressive," Pan as the "second most moderate," and Hansen as the "most moderate." [6]

Background

Incumbent Mayor Darrell Steinberg was first elected as Sacramento mayor in 2016 and reelected in 2020. [7] In 2020, he said he did not plan to seek a third term in office, even though his Strong-mayor ballot measure would have allowed him to seek a third term since it would not apply to his first term, which had occurred before its intended passage. [8] [9] However, since Measure A was voted down by 57% of Sacramento voters, he would be able to run for a third term regardless. [3]

In February 2023, he stated that he was "officially undecided" and that he was "holding the option open". [2] His Chief of Staff Mary Lynne Vellinga stated that he would make his announcement by the end of May 2023. [4] On May 23, he announced that he was instead considering to run for the office of California Attorney General. [10]

Candidates

Advanced to general election

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Primary election

Endorsements

Flojaune Cofer

Local officials

  • Bridgette Dean, former director of the Sacramento Department of Community Response (2020–2022) [21]
  • Katie Valenzuela, city councilor from the 4th district (2020–present) [22]
  • Mai Vang, city councilor from the 8th district (2020–present) [22]

Newspapers and other media

Labor unions

Organizations

Political parties

Steve Hansen

Local officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Kevin McCarty

Local officials

Labor unions

Richard Pan

State legislators

Municipal officials

Labor unions

  • AFSCME Union of American Physicians and Dentists [48]

Organizations

Results

Primary results by precinct .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Cofer 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% McCarty 20-30% 30-40% Pan 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% Hansen 20-30% 30-40% Tie 30-40% 50% No data 2024 Sacramento Mayoral Primary election.svg
Primary results by precinct
  Cofer
  •      20–30%
  •      30–40%
  •      40–50%
  •      50–60%
  McCarty
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Pan
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Hansen
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Tie
  •   30–40%
  •   50%
  No data
2024 Sacramento mayoral primary election [49]
CandidateVotes %
Flojaune Cofer30,37228.3
Kevin McCarty 22,30221.8
Richard Pan 22,01021.6
Steve Hansen21,68421.2
Jose Avina6,2176.05
Julius Engel1,0130.99
Total votes103,408 100.00

General election

Endorsements

Flojaune Cofer

Newspapers and other media

Labor unions

Organizations

Political parties

Kevin McCarty

U.S. representatives

Municipal officials

Local officials

Labor unions

Declined to endorse

Political parties

Results

2024 Sacramento mayoral general election [59]
CandidateVotes %
Kevin McCarty 96,43350.70
Flojaune Cofer94,49549.30
Total votes190,928 100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Affiliate of Our Revolution.

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