Elections are held in
Riverside, California to elect
the city's mayor. Currently, such elections are
nonpartisan
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and are regularly scheduled to elect mayors to four-year terms.
Elections before 1997
1997
The 1997 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 4, 1997 to elect the
mayor of
Riverside, California. It saw the reelection of
Ronald O. Loveridge
Ronald O. Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, California, United States. He resides in Riverside with his wife Marsha and has two adult children. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific and his doctorate ...
.
Candidates
*
Terry Frizzel, businesswoman and former mayor of Riverside (1990-1994)
[
*]Ronald O. Loveridge
Ronald O. Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, California, United States. He resides in Riverside with his wife Marsha and has two adult children. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific and his doctorate ...
, incumbent mayor and college teacher[
*Steven Portillo Torres, "politicalist", speaker, and collegiate][
]
Results
2001
The 2001 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 6, 2001 to elect the mayor of Riverside, California. It saw the reelection of Ronald O. Loveridge
Ronald O. Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, California, United States. He resides in Riverside with his wife Marsha and has two adult children. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific and his doctorate ...
to a third term.
Candidates
*Sam Cardelucci, owner of National Environmental Waste Co.Ronald O. Loveridge
Ronald O. Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, California, United States. He resides in Riverside with his wife Marsha and has two adult children. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific and his doctorate ...
, incumbent mayor and college teacher[
*Letitia Pepper, attorney and teacher][
*Peter G. Weber, manufacturing manager][
]
Results
2005
The 2005 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 8, 2005 to elect the mayor of Riverside, California. It saw the reelection of Ronald O. Loveridge
Ronald O. Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, California, United States. He resides in Riverside with his wife Marsha and has two adult children. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific and his doctorate ...
to a fourth term.
Candidates
* Terry Frizzel, former mayor of Riverside (1990-1994)Ronald O. Loveridge
Ronald O. Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, California, United States. He resides in Riverside with his wife Marsha and has two adult children. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific and his doctorate ...
, incumbent mayor and college teacher
*Ameal Moore
Results
2009
The 2009 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on November 3, 2009 to elect the mayor of Riverside, California. It saw the reelection of Ronald O. Loveridge
Ronald O. Loveridge is the former mayor of Riverside, California, United States. He resides in Riverside with his wife Marsha and has two adult children. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of the Pacific and his doctorate ...
to a fifth term.
Results
2012
The 2012 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on April 9, 2012 and June 5, 2012 and November 6, 2012 to elect the mayor of Riverside, California. It saw the election of Rusty Bailey.
Incumbent mayor Ronald Loveridge opted against running for a sixth term.
Results
;First round
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;Runoff
2016
The 2016 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on June 7, 2016 to elect the mayor of Riverside, California. It saw the reelection of Rusty Bailey.
Because Bailey won a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was needed.
Results
2020
The 2020 Riverside, California mayoral election was held on March 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Riverside, California. It saw the election of Patricia Lock Dawson.
Results
;First round
;Runoff
References
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2020 United States mayoral elections