Elections are held inRiverside, California to electthe city's mayor . Currently, such elections arenonpartisan and are regularly scheduled to elect mayors to four-year terms.
Elections before 1997 [ edit ] This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(July 2021 )
Riverside, California mayoral election, 1997
The1997 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 4, 1997, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . It saw the reelection ofRonald O. Loveridge .
1997 Riverside mayoral election results[ 1] Candidate Votes % Ron Loveridge (incumbent)14,331 56.80 Teresa "Terry" Frizzel 5,680 22.51 Steven Portillo Torres 706 2.80 Gary R. Huspek 643 2.55 Total votes 25,229 100
U.S. House Governors Attorneys general Other statewide races State Mayors Albuquerque, NM Allentown, PA Arlington, TX Anchorage, AK Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Boise, ID Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Burlington, VT Cleveland, OH Colorado Springs, CO (special) Des Moines, IA (special) Detroit, MI Durham, NC Fort Lauderdale, FL Hartford, CT Houston, TX Los Angeles, CA Madison, WI (special) Manchester, NH Miami, FL New York City, NY Omaha, NE Overland Park, KS Pittsburgh, PA Raleigh, NC Riverside, CA Seattle, WA St. Louis, MO Springfield, MA Tallahassee, FL Worcester, MA Winston-Salem, NC Local Ballot measures Northern Mariana Islands Oregon
Riverside, California mayoral election, 2001
The2001 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . It saw the reelection ofRonald O. Loveridge to a third term.
Sam Cardelucci, owner of National Environmental Waste Co.[ 2] Ronald O. Loveridge , incumbent mayor and college teacher[ 3] Letitia Pepper, attorney and teacher[ 3] Peter G. Weber, manufacturing manager[ 3] 2001 Riverside mayoral election results[ 3] Candidate Votes % Ron Loveridge (incumbent)14,560 55.23 Samuel D. "Sam" Cardelucci 5,625 21.34 Letitia Pepper 4,843 18.37 Peter G. Weber 1,336 5.07 Total votes 26,364 100
U.S. House Arkansas California Florida Massachusetts Pennsylvania South Carolina Virginia Governors State Mayors Albuquerque, NM Albany, NY Allentown, PA Arlington, TX Atlanta, GA Atlantic City, NJ Austin, TX (special) Boise, ID Boston, MA Burlington, VT Buffalo, NY Charlotte, NC Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Dayton, OH Detroit, MI Durham, NC El Paso, TX Fayetteville, NC Flint, MI Harrisburg, PA Hartford, CT Houston, TX Jackson, MS Jersey City, NJ Lansing, MI Los Angeles, CA Manchester, NH Miami, FL Minneapolis, MN Nashua, NH New York, NY Omaha, NE Pittsburgh, PA Raleigh, NC Riverside, CA Rochester, NY San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA Seattle, WA St. Louis, MO St. Paul, MN St. Petersburg, FL Springfield, MA Syracuse, NY Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA Local Dane County,WI King County,WA
Riverside, California mayoral election, 2005
The2005 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 8, 2005, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . It saw the reelection ofRonald O. Loveridge to a fourth term.
U.S. House Governors State Attorneys General State legislatures States and Territories Mayors Albuquerque, NM Allentown, PA Arlington, TX Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Charlotte, NC Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Dayton, OH Detroit, MI Durham, NC El Paso, TX Fayetteville, NC Fort Worth, TX Hialeah, FL Houston, TX Jersey City, NJ Lansing, MI Manchester, NH Miami, FL Minneapolis, MN Mobile, AL New York, NY Omaha, NE Pittsburgh, PA Raleigh, NC Riverside, CA San Antonio, TX San Bernardino, CA San Diego, CA (special) Seattle, WA St. Louis, MO St. Paul, MN St. Petersburg, FL Springfield, MA Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA Local King County,WA Lehigh County,PA Northampton County,PA
Riverside, California mayoral election, 2009 Turnout 18.97%
The2009 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 3, 2009, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . It saw the reelection ofRonald O. Loveridge to a fifth term.
2009 Riverside mayoral election results[ 5] Candidate Votes % Ron Loveridge (incumbent)14,387 67.74% Art Gage 6,421 30.23% Total votes 21,240 100% Turnout {{{votes}}} 18.97%
U.S. House California Illinois New York Governors State Mayors Akron, OH (recall) Albuquerque, NM Albany, NY Allentown, PA Anchorage, AK Arlington, TX Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Birmingham, AL (special) Boston, MA Burlington, VT Buffalo, NY Charlotte, NC Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Dayton, OH Detroit, MI (special) Detroit, MI Durham, NC El Paso, TX Fayetteville, NC Flint, MI (special) Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Worth, TX Harrisburg, PA Hialeah, FL Houston, TX Jackson, MS Jersey City, NJ Lansing, MI Los Angeles, CA Manchester, NH Memphis, TN (special) Miami, FL Minneapolis, MN Montgomery, AL (special) New York, NY Omaha, NE Pittsburgh, PA Raleigh, NC Riverside, CA Rochester, NY San Antonio, TX San Bernardino, CA Seattle, WA St. Louis, MO St. Paul, MN St. Petersburg, FL Springfield, MA Syracuse, NY Toledo, OH Tulsa, OK Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA City Local Dane County,WI Erie County,PA King County,WA Northampton County,PA Lehigh County,PA State Territories
Riverside, California mayoral election, 2012 Candidate Rusty Bailey Ed Adkison Party Non-partisan Non-partisan First-round vote 10,112 8,345 First-round percentage 30.63% 25.28% Second-round vote 47,098 33,889 Second-round percentage 58.16% 41.84% Candidate Mike Gardner Andy Melendrez Party Non-partisan Non-partisan First-round vote 5,144 4,461 First-round percentage 15.58% 13.51%
The2012 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on April 9, 2012, and June 5, 2012, and November 6, 2012, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . It saw the election ofRusty Bailey .
Incumbent mayorRonald Loveridge opted against running for a sixth term.[ 8]
First round
2012 Riverside mayoral election first round results[ 6] Candidate Votes % Rusty Bailey 10,112 30.63 Ed Adkison 8,345 25.28 Mike Gardner 5,144 15.58 Andy Melendrez 4,461 13.51 Dvonne M. Pitruzzello 1,138 3.45 Aurora Chavez 1,122 3.40 Peter Benavidez 668 2.02 Total votes 33,017 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} 27.57%
Runoff
2012 Riverside mayoral election runoff results[ 7] Candidate Votes % Rusty Bailey 47,098 58.16 Ed Adkison 33,889 41.84 Total votes 80,987 100
U.S. U.S. U.S. (Election ) Governors Attorneys Other State Alaska Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Florida Hawaii Illinois Iowa Michigan Minnesota Montana New Mexico New York North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Washington Wisconsin Wyoming Mayoral Alexandria, VA Anchorage, AK Augusta, GA Austin, TX Bakersfield, CA Baton Rouge, LA Cheyenne, WY Corpus Christi, TX Fort Lauderdale, FL Fresno, CA Glendale, AZ Honolulu, HI Huntsville, AL Irvine, CA Juneau, AK Lubbock, TX Mesa, AZ Miami-Dade County, FL Milwaukee, WI Orlando, FL Portland, OR Richmond, VA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA San Diego, CA San Juan, PR Santa Ana, CA Stockton, CA Virginia Beach, VA Wilmington, DE Local Bay County,MI DeKalb County,GA Milwaukee County,WI New Castle County,DE Oakland County,MI Summit County,OH Will County,IL Volusia County,FL States and
Riverside, California mayoral election, 2016 Turnout 44.99%
The2016 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on June 7, 2016, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . It saw the reelection ofRusty Bailey .
Because Bailey won a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was needed.
2016 Riverside mayoral election results[ 9] Candidate Votes % Rusty Bailey (incumbent)33,033 59.42% Paul Davis 7,994 14.38% Nancy Melendez 5,151 9.27% Vivian Moreno 2,719 4.89% Patrick Benedict "Babatúndé" Small 2,262 4.07% Sally Martinez 705 1.27% Total votes 55,597 100% Turnout {{{votes}}} 44.99%
U.S. U.S. U.S. (Election ) Governors Attorneys State Mayors Bakersfield, CA Baltimore, MD Baton Rouge, LA Corpus Christi, TX Columbia, MO Fresno, CA Gainesville, FL Glendale, AZ Honolulu, HI Irvine, CA Lubbock, TX Milwaukee, WI Norfolk, VA Portland, OR Richmond, VA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA Salt Lake County, UT San Diego, CA San Juan, PR Santa Ana, CA Stockton, CA Tulsa, OK Wilmington, DE Winston-Salem, NC Local Bay County,MI Cook County,IL Cuyahoga County,OH DeKalb County,GA Jackson County,MO Los Angeles County,CA Miami-Dade County,FL Milwaukee County,WI New Castle County,DE Oakland County,MI San Diego,CA Summit County,OH Will County,IL Volusia County,FL Statewide
Riverside, California mayoral election, 2020 ← 2016 March 5, 2020 (first round)[ 10] [ 11] 2024 →
The2020 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on March 3, 2020, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . It saw the election ofPatricia Lock Dawson .
First round
2020 Riverside mayoral election first round results[ 10] Candidate Votes % Andy Melendrez 23,788 43.47 Patricia Lock Dawson 19,572 35.76 Rich Gardner 6,530 11.93 Guy A. Harrell 2,910 5.32 Phil Long Tran "JD" Denilofs 1,253 2.29 Acea D. Stapler 676 1.24 Total votes 54,729 100 Turnout {{{votes}}} 38.23%
Runoff
2020 Riverside mayoral election runoff results[ 11] Candidate Votes % Patricia Lock Dawson 67,779 58.78 Andy Melendrez 47,529 41.22 Total votes 115,308 100
U.S. U.S. U.S. (election ) Governors Attorneys Secretaries State State Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Michigan House Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Mayors Bakersfield, CA Baltimore, MD Baton Rouge, LA Clearwater, FL Corpus Christi, TX El Paso, TX Fort Lauderdale, FL Fresno, CA Honolulu, HI Irvine, CA Lubbock, TX Macon, GA Mesa, AZ Miami-Dade County, FL Milwaukee, WI Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR Richmond, VA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA Salt Lake County, UT San Diego, CA San Juan, PR Santa Ana, CA Stockton, CA Tulsa, OK Virginia Beach, VA Wilmington, DE Winston-Salem, NC Local Bay County,MI Clearwater,FL Cook County,IL DeKalb County,GA Los Angeles,CA Los Angeles County,CA Milwaukee County,WI New Castle County,DE Oakland County,MI Orange County,CA Portland,OR St. Louis County,MO San Diego,CA San Diego County,CA San Francisco,CA Summit County,OH Volusia County,FL Washington, D.C. Will County,IL Statewide Related
Riverside, California mayoral election, 2024 ← 2020 March 5, 2024 2028 →
The2024 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on March 3, 2024, to elect themayor ofRiverside, California . Incumbent mayorPatricia Lock Dawson secured a second term as mayor.
This was the first mayoral election since the election ofRonald O. Loveridge 's fifth term as mayor in the 2009 mayoral election to have only two candidates on the ballot.
It was also the first election since 2016 to not progress to a runoff.[ 12]
2024 Riverside mayoral election[ 14] Candidate Votes % Patricia Lock Dawson (incumbent)31,833 77.62 Jessica Qattawi 9,176 22.38 Total votes 41,009 100
U.S. U.S. U.S. (election ) Governors Lieutenant Attorneys Secretaries State State Judicial Other Alabama Arizona Delaware Georgia Montana New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Texas Washington West Virginia State Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Special elections Mayors Alexandria, VA Anchorage, AK Austin, TX Bakersfield, CA Baltimore, MD Baton Rouge, LA Bridgeport, CT Burlington, VT Cheyenne, WY El Paso, TX Fayetteville, AR Fort Lauderdale, FL Fresno, CA Grand Rapids, MI Honolulu, HI Huntington, WV Huntsville, AL Irvine, CA Las Vegas, NV Lubbock, TX Mesa, AZ Miami-Dade County, FL Milwaukee, WI North Miami, FL Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR Pueblo, CO Raleigh, NC Richmond, VA Riverside, CA Sacramento, CA Salt Lake County, UT San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Stockton, CA Tulsa, OK Virginia Beach, VA Wilmington, DE Local Alameda County, CA (recall) Chicago, IL Louisville, KY Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County, CA Maricopa County, AZ New Castle County, DE Multnomah County, OR Orange County, CA Portland, OR San Diego, CA San Francisco,CA San Mateo County, CA Tulsa, OK Washington, D.C. States and Ballot Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado District of Columbia Florida Hawaii Idaho Kentucky Maine Maryland Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New York Ohio Oregon Puerto Rico South Dakota Wyoming
^a b c d e f "city_report_1997" (PDF) .www.sos.ca.gov . California Secretary of State. 1997. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on May 14, 2008.^a b c De Atley, Richard K. (March 11, 2014)."RIVERSIDE: Sam Cardelucci, council and mayoral candidate, dies" .www.pe.com . The Press-Enterprise. RetrievedJuly 3, 2021 . ^a b c d e "city_report_2001" (PDF) .www.sos.ca.gov . California Secretary of State. 2001. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on July 2, 2008.^a b "Riverside County Consolidated Special Statewide Election November 8, 2005 FINAL ELECTION RESULTS" .www.election.co.riverside.ca.us . Riverside County, California. November 21, 2005. Archived fromthe original on December 30, 2005.^a b "CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS" . December 1, 2010. RetrievedJune 2, 2021 .^a b "RESOLUTION NO. 22429" . City of Riverside. RetrievedOctober 3, 2019 .^a b "Riverside County CONSOLIDATED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION November 6, 2012" . Riverside County. RetrievedOctober 2, 2019 .^ "RIVERSIDE: Mayor Loveridge leaves legacy after 32 years" .Press Enterprise . November 30, 2012. RetrievedMarch 25, 2021 .^a b "RESOLUTION NO. 23021" . City of Riverside. July 26, 2016. RetrievedOctober 2, 2019 .^a b "RESOLUTION NO. 23564" . City of Riverside. June 8, 2020. RetrievedJuly 1, 2021 .^a b "Election Results - November 3, 2020 | City Clerk" .www.riversideca.gov . Riverside, California. 2020. Archived fromthe original on November 29, 2020.^ "Presidential Primary Election, County of Riverside, March 5, 2024, Final Official Election Results" (PDF) . March 5, 2024.^a b "Elections | City Clerk" .riversideca.gov . RetrievedJanuary 29, 2024 .^ "Election Results - March 5, 2024 | City Clerk" (PDF) .voteinfo.net/ . Riverside, California.
![[icon]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aWiki_letter_w_cropped.svg)
.png)
.svg)
.jpg)
.jpg)