2018 Garden Grove, California elections
Municipal elections in Garden Grove, California were held on November 6, 2018. Three of the six seats of the City Council were contested. The election for mayor was also held.[1]
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Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A plurality voting system was used for the election in November in each district.
Mayor
Incumbent Republican Steve Jones won reelection against his only opponent, Donald Taylor.
City Council
Districts 1, 3, and 4 were up for election in 2018.[2]
- Note: All elections for the Garden Grove City Council are officially nonpartisan. The parties below identify which party label each candidate would have run under if given the option. Candidates all appear on the ballot as nonpartisan.
Percent of seats by party
Summary of results by City Council district
- For districts not displayed, there is no election until 2020.
City Council District | Incumbent | Party | Elected City Council member | Party | ||
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1st | Kris Beard | Democratic | George S. Brietigam, III | Republican | ||
3rd | Diedre Nguyen | Democratic | Diedre Nguyen | Democratic | ||
4th | Phat Bui | Republican | Phat Bui | Republican |
District 1
Incumbent Kris Beard decided not to run for another term due to term limit issues.[3] George S. Brietigam III was elected to replace Beard.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | George S. Brietigam, III | 2,822 | 31.6% | |
Nonpartisan | Gerry Serrano | 2,239 | 25.0% | |
Nonpartisan | Adam Degner | 1,775 | 19.9% | |
Nonpartisan | Roger A. Flanders | 1,502 | 16.8% | |
Nonpartisan | Joshua J. Kramer | 602 | 6.7% | |
Total votes | 8,940 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
District 3
Incumbent Diedre Nguyen easily won reelection over her lone opponent Dyu Nguyen.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Diedre Nguyen (incumbent) | 4,270 | 71.6 | |
Nonpartisan | Duy Nguyen | 1,693 | 28.4 | |
Total votes | 5,963 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4
Incumbent Phat Bui won reelection against two opponents, Mark Anthony Paredes and Joe Dovinh.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Phat Bui (incumbent) | 2,664 | 40.1 | |
Nonpartisan | Mark Anthony Paredes | 2,283 | 34.3 | |
Nonpartisan | Joe Dovinh | 1,703 | 25.6 | |
Total votes | 6,650 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
References
- Staff, OC Tribune (August 13, 2018). "Three candidates for West Grove seat".
- "TABLE OF CONTENTS Orange County Statement of Votes" (PDF). December 3, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- "Garden Grove voters will decide on council members for three districts and a mayor". August 14, 2018.