The 2022 Long Beach mayoral election was held on June 7, 2022. Because no candidate reached 50% of the vote, there was a

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on November 8, 2022. Although incumbent Mayor Robert Garcia was eligible to run for a third term, he opted to run for the U.S. House instead (and won that seat).

Rex Richardson Rex Richardson (born August 18, 1983) is an American politician from California who has served as the mayor of Long Beach, California since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Richardson was previously served as a member of the Long Beach Cit ...

was elected mayor, defeating Suzie Price.

Candidates

*Melanie Becerril ''(write-in)'' *Raul Cedillo, substitute teacher *Deborah Mozer, commercial finance professional *Suzie Price,

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woman *

man and vice mayor *Joshua Rodriguez, police officer *Franklin Sims

Endorsements

Results

First round

Runoff

References

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Mayoral elections in Long Beach, California