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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]
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]
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 would run for the office of California Attorney General instead. [10]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Flojaune Cofer | 26,287 | 28.28 | |
Kevin McCarty | 20,269 | 21.81 | |
Richard Pan | 20,107 | 21.63 | |
Steve Hansen | 19,738 | 21.24 | |
Jose Avina | 5,619 | 6.05 | |
Julius Engel | 920 | 0.99 | |
Total votes | 92,940 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Flojaune Cofer | |||
Kevin McCarty | |||
Total votes | 100.00 |
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