Municipal elections in Santa Ana, California (2018)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 10, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, City council
Total seats up: 4 (click here for the mayoral election)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2018
The city of Santa Ana, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 6, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was August 10, 2018.


Click here for more information about the Santa Ana mayoral election.

Elections

Candidates

The candidate list below is based on a list provided by the City of Santa Ana website on September 10, 2018.[1]

Ward 2

General election candidates

Ward 4

General election candidates

Ward 6

General election candidates

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2018

Municipal partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.

About the city

See also: Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana is a city in California, and it is the county seat of Orange County. As of 2010, its population was 324,528.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Santa Ana uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana California
Population 324,528 37,253,956
Land area (sq mi) 27 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 40.2% 59.7%
Black/African American 1.1% 5.8%
Asian 11.8% 14.5%
Native American 0.5% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4%
Two or more 2.1% 4.9%
Hispanic/Latino 76.8% 39%
Education
High school graduation rate 59.6% 83.3%
College graduation rate 15% 33.9%
Income
Median household income $66,145 $75,235
Persons below poverty level 15.7% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.


See also

Santa Ana, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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