2022 Anaheim mayoral election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Anaheim mayoral election

| flag_image = Flag of Anaheim, California (1967–2018, 2019–present).svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Anaheim mayoral election

| previous_year = 2018

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| next_election = 2026 Anaheim mayoral election

| next_year = 2026

| turnout =

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Mayor Ashleigh Aitken.jpg

| color1 = c0c0c0

| candidate1 = Ashleigh Aitken

| popular_vote1 = 28,493

| percentage1 = 42.85%

| image2 = Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O'Neal.jpg

| color2 = c0c0c0

| candidate2 = Trevor O’Neil

| popular_vote2 = 22,948

| percentage2 = 34.51%

| image4 = Council Member Lorri Galloway.jpg

| color4 = c0c0c0

| candidate4 = Lorri Galloway

| popular_vote4 = 11,282

| percentage4 = 16.97%

| image5 = 3x4.svg

| candidate5 = Dick Lopez

| color5 = c0c0c0

| popular_vote5 = 3,770

| percentage5 = 5.67%

| map_image = 2022 Anaheim mayoral election.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = City council district results
Aitken: {{legend0|#87de87|40–50%}}
O'Neil: {{legend0|#ff8e65|40–50%}}

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Vacant

| after_election = Ashleigh Aitken

}}

The 2022 Anaheim mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of Anaheim, California. Municipal elections in California were officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

One-term mayor Harry Sidhu, who was elected in 2018 with 32.5% of the vote, resigned in May 2022 amid corruption allegations and an investigation by the FBI regarding the sale of Angel Stadium.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-23/anaheim-mayor-harry-sidhu-resigns-corruption-probe-angel-stadium-land-sale |title=Anaheim mayor resigns amid corruption probe into his role in Angel Stadium land sale |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |url-access=limited}} The office of mayor has since remained vacant, with mayor pro tempore Trevor O'Neil serving in an acting capacity.{{cite news |title=Anaheim may be mayor-less until next election this fall |first=Alicia |last=Robinson |date=June 22, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |work=The Orange County Register |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/22/anaheim-will-be-mayor-less-until-next-election-this-fall/ |url-access=subscription}}

Attorney Ashleigh Aitken won the election, becoming the first woman elected mayor of Anaheim.{{cite news |title=Aitken Declares Victory in Anaheim Mayor Race; Resort Ally On Track to Lose Council Race |first=Hosam |last=Elattar |work=Voice of OC |date=November 17, 2022 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |url=https://voiceofoc.org/2022/11/aitken-declares-victory-in-anaheim-mayor-race-resort-ally-drops-further-council-race/}}

Candidates

Ashleigh Aitken (Democratic), attorney and candidate for mayor in 2018{{cite news |title=Here are the four candidates vying for mayor of Anaheim |first=Joseph |last=Pimentel |date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Spectrum News |location=Anaheim, California |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/politics/2022/10/04/here-are-the-four-candidates-vying-for-mayor-of-anaheim}}
Lorri Galloway (Democratic), former city councilwoman and candidate for mayor in 2014 and 2018
Dick Lopez (Independent), water systems operator
Trevor O'Neil (Republican), mayor pro tempore and city councilman{{cite news |title=Trevor O'Neil Announces Run For Mayor of Anaheim |work=Anaheim Observer |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |url=https://www.anaheimobserver.com/2022/08/15/trevor-oneil-announces-run-for-mayor-of-anaheim/}}

= Withdrew =

Harry Sidhu (Republican), former mayor

Endorsements

{{Endorsements box|title=Ashleigh Aitken|width=50em|list=

Newspapers

The Orange County Register{{cite news |title=Endorsement: Aitken for Anaheim mayor; Leon, Jabbar and Lal for City Council |work=The Orange County Register |orig-date=September 18, 2022 |date=October 12, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2022/09/18/endorsement-aitken-for-anaheim-mayor-leon-jabbar-and-lal-for-city-council |url-access=subscription}}

Organizations

Anaheim Firefighters Association{{cite news |title=Anaheim's Resort Interests Spend Big on Election Campaigns Following FBI Corruption Probe |first1=Spencer |last1=Custodio |first2=Hosam |last2=Elattar |work=Voice of OC |orig-date=October 13, 2022 |date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=November 2, 2022 |url=https://voiceofoc.org/2022/10/anaheims-resort-interests-spend-big-on-election-campaigns-following-fbi-corruption-probe/}}

}}

{{Endorsements box|title=Trevor O'Neil|width=50em|list=

State legislators

Phillip Chen, state assemblyman from the 55th district
Steven Choi, state assemblyman from the 68th district

County officials

Donald P. Wagner, Orange County supervisor from the 3rd district{{cite web |title=Early polling shows Trevor O'Neil in the leading position to win the Anaheim Mayor race |work=Orange County Breeze |date=September 7, 2022 |url=https://www.oc-breeze.com/2022/09/07/218166_early-polling-shows-trevor-oneil-in-the-leading-position-to-win-the-anaheim-mayor-race/}}

Organizations

Anaheim Taxpayers Association
Lincoln Club of Orange County

}}

Polling

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! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:60px;"| Ashleigh
Aitken

! style="width:60px;"| Lorri
Galloway

! style="width:60px;"| Trevor
O'Neil

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Public Opinion Strategies[https://www.oc-breeze.com/2022/09/07/218166_early-polling-shows-trevor-oneil-in-the-leading-position-to-win-the-anaheim-mayor-race/ Public Opinion Strategies]{{efn-ua|Poll conducted for O'Neil's campaign}}

|August 2022

|– (RV)

|± 4.9%

|18%

|{{party shading/Nonpartisan}}|39%

|25%

Results

{{Election box begin no party no change |title=2022 Anaheim mayoral election{{cite web |title=Anaheim, California, Mayor Election Results |date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-california-mayor-anaheim.html}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate no party no change

|candidate = Ashleigh Aitken

|votes = 28,493

|percentage = 42.85

}}{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Trevor O'Neil

|votes = 22,948

|percentage = 34.51

}}{{Election box candidate no party no change

|candidate = Lorri Galloway

|votes = 11,282

|percentage = 16.97