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Long Beach, California, held an election formayor on April 9, 2002 and June 4, 2002. It saw the reelection ofBeverly O'Neill to an unprecedented third term. O'Neill had to run as a write-in, as she was otherwise term limited.[3] In the runoff she faced city councilman Dan Baker and write-in Norm Ryan.[3]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly O'Neill (incumbent)write-in | 11,032 | 28.3 | |
| Dan Baker | 9,628 | 24.7 | |
| Norm Ryan | 8,909 | 22.8 | |
| Ray Grabinski | 7,490 | 19.2 | |
| John Stolpe | 751 | 1.9 | |
| David P. Wong | 625 | 1.6 | |
| Bob Livingstone | 539 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | |||
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Write-ins (includingBeverly O'Neill and Norm Ryan) | 26,130 | 63.2 | |
| Dan Baker | 15,173 | 36.7 | |