2022 San Bernardino mayoral election

2022 San Bernardino mayoral election

June 7, 2022 (primary) November 8, 2022 (general)

Candidate Helen Tran Jim Penman First round 7,310 41.65% 3,510 20.00% Runoff 16,581 62.78% 9,829 37.22%   Candidate John Valdivia Treasure Ortiz First round 2,970 16.92% 2,375 13.53%

Mayor before election John Valdivia Elected Mayor Helen Tran

The 2022 San Bernardino mayoral election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the mayor of San Bernardino, California. San Bernardino uses a top-two primary, and the first round of voting was held on June 7, 2022. Candidates could win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote, but no candidate received a majority. Seven candidates took part in the primary election, including incumbent mayor John Valdivia, former City Attorney from 1987 to 2013 Jim Penman, and San Bernardino Director of Human Resources Helen Tran.

Processes

In the first round of voting, Tran received a plurality of the vote with 41.65%, but failed to win outright. Penman earned the second-most number of votes and moved forward to the next round. Incumbent mayor John Valdivia, who had been censured by the City Council for misusing public funds, failed to make it past the first round.^[1]

Helen Tran and Jim Penman advanced to the general election held on November 8. Penman was formerly the City Attorney from 1987 to 2013 when he was recalled from office.^[2] Penman officially conceded on Wednesday, November 8, by phone.^[3]

Tran, who formerly served as the city's Director of Human Resources received 62.7% of the vote,^[4] becoming the first Asian-American and third female mayor.^[5]

Results

2022 San Bernardino mayoral election

Primary election
Candidate		Votes	%
Helen Tran		7,310	41.65
Jim Penman		3,510	37.22
John Valdivia (Incumbent)		2,970	16.92
Treasure Ortiz		2,375	13.53
Total votes		16,165	100.0
General election
Helen Tran		16,581	62.78
Jim Penman		9,829	37.22
Total votes		26,410	100.0

References

1. "06/07/2022 - Statewide Direct PrimaryElection Results". rovelectionresults.sbcounty.gov. San Bernardino County. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
2. "Helen Tran leads Jim Penman in San Bernardino mayor's race". San Bernardino Sun. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
3. "Helen Tran poised to become first Asian American mayor of San Bernardino". San Bernardino Sun. November 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
4. "11/08/2022 - Statewide General Election Results". results.rov.sbcounty.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
5. "Daughter of Vietnamese refugees to become San Bernardino's first Asian American mayor". Los Angeles Times. November 10, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.