2016 Garden Grove, California mayoral election

The 2016 Garden Grove, California mayoral election was held on November 8, 2016 to elect the mayor of Garden Grove, California. Republican[2] city councilman Steve Jones was elected to replace retiring mayor Bao Nguyen, a Democrat, who retired to run for California's 46th congressional district. Jones won 98.8% of the vote against his lone opponent, write-in candidate Tony Flores.[1]

Garden Grove, California mayoral election, 2016

November 8, 2016
Turnout	74.4%[1]
Candidate Steve Jones Party Nonpartisan Popular vote 42,514 Percentage 98.8%
Results by city council district Jones:      ≥90%
Mayor before election Bao Nguyen Elected Mayor Steve Jones

Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan. In Garden Grove, the mayor serves a two-year term. A plurality voting system was used.

Candidates

Declared

• Steve Jones, Garden Grove city councilman[1][3][4]
• Tony Flores (write-in)[1][3][4]

Endorsements

Steve Jones
Organizations Republican Party of Orange County[2]

Results

Percentage of write-in votes for Tony Flores by city council district

Map legend

•   ≥4%
•   <1%

2016 Garden Grove, California mayoral election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nonpartisan	Steve Jones	42,514	98.8%	N/A
	Write-in	Tony Flores	521	1.2%	N/A
Total votes			43,055	100%	N/A

Results by city council district

Jones won all 6 districts by over 90%. Red represents districts won by Jones.

Results by district[1]
District	Flores		Jones		Total
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
1	442	4.7%	9,031	95.3%	9,473
2	14	0.2%	7,853	99.8%	7,867
3	25	0.4%	6,441	99.6%	6,466
4	9	0.1%	6,878	99.9%	6,887
5	17	0.2%	7,278	99.8%	7,295
6	14	0.3%	5,033	99.7%	5,047
Totals	521	1.2%	42,514	98.8%	43,055

References

3. "Local elections a chance to play the name game". November 1, 2016.
4. Staff, OC Tribune (October 5, 2016). "Water park party topped GG contributions".