Mayoral elections in Irvine, California

Irvine mayoral election, 1988

June 7, 1988[1]

Candidate Larry Agran Barry J. Hammond Hal Maloney Popular vote 15,651 8,707 3,111 Percentage 57.0% 31.7% 11.3

Mayor before election Larry Agran Elected Mayor Larry Agran

The 1988 mayoral election, held on June 7, was the first direct-election for mayor in the city's history.[1] Larry Agran was re-elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 1990

June 5, 1990[1]

Candidate Sally Anne Sheridan Larry Agran Popular vote 14,256 13,584 Percentage 51.2% 48.8%

Mayor before election Larry Agran Elected Mayor Sally Anne Sheridan

The 1990 election was held on June 5, 1990. Sally Anne Sheridan unseated incumbent mayor Larry Agran.

Irvine mayoral election, 1992

November 3, 1992[1]

Candidate Mike Ward Marc Goldstone Helen T. Cameron Popular vote 16,435 11,730 11,204 Percentage 37.3% 26.6% 25.4

Mayor before election Sally Anne Sheridan Elected Mayor Mike Ward

The 1992 mayoral election, held on November 3, was the first Irvine mayoral election to be consolidated with the statewide general election[1] (the two previous direct mayoral elections had instead been held coinciding with the statewide primary elections). Mike Ward was elected.[1]

Irvine mayoral election, 1994

November 8, 1994[1]

Candidate Mike Ward Popular vote 26,055 Percentage 100%

Mayor before election Mike Ward Elected Mayor Mike Ward

The 1994 mayoral election was held on November 8. Mike Ward, who ran unopposed, was re-elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 1994

November 5, 1996[1]

Candidate Christina L. Shea Sally Anne Sheridan Popular vote 19,479 11,537 Percentage 49.8% 29.5%   Candidate Paul Johnson Guy E. Mailly Popular vote 4,747 3,314 Percentage 12.1 8.5

Mayor before election Mike Ward Elected Mayor Christina L. Shea

The 1996 mayoral election was held on November 5. Christina L. Shea was elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 1998

November 3, 1998[1]

Candidate Christina L. Shea Popular vote 29,067 Percentage 100%

Mayor before election Christina L. Shea Elected Mayor Christina L. Shea

The 1998 mayoral election was held on November 3. Christina L. Shea, who ran unopposed, was re-elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2000

November 7, 2000[1]

Candidate Larry Agran Popular vote 34.905 Percentage 100.0%

Mayor before election Christina L. Shea Elected Mayor Larry Agran

The 2000 mayoral election was held on November 7. Larry Agran, who had previously served as two terms as mayor, ran unopposed and was elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2002

November 5, 2002[1]

Candidate Larry Agran Mike House Popular vote 19,886 17,358 Percentage 53.4% 46.6%

Mayor before election Larry Agran Elected Mayor Larry Agran

The 2002 mayoral election was held on November 5. Larry Agran was re-elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2004

November 2, 2004[1]

Candidate Beth Krom Mike Ward Popular vote 26,157 24,153 Percentage 44.0% 40.6%   Candidate Earle Zucht Ronald Eugene Allen Popular vote 4,984 4,171 Percentage 8.4% 7.0%

Mayor before election Larry Agran Elected Mayor Beth Krom

The 2004 mayoral election was held on November 2. Beth Krom was elected. Among the candidates defeated by Krom was former mayor Mike Ward.

Irvine mayoral election, 2006

November 7, 2006[1]

Candidate Beth Krom John Duong Popular vote 26,082 17,657 Percentage 59.6% 40.4%

Mayor before election Beth Krom Elected Mayor Beth Krom

The 2006 mayoral electionwas held on November 7. Beth Krom was re-elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2008

November 4, 2008[1]

Candidate Sukhee Kang Christina L. Shea Popular vote 38,505 35,481 Percentage 52.0% 48.0%

Mayor before election Beth Krom Elected Mayor Sukhee Kang

The 2010 mayoral election was held on November 4. Sukhee Kang was elected, becoming the first Korean American mayor of a major U.S. city. He defeated former mayor Christina L. Shea.

Irvine mayoral election, 2010

November 2, 2010[1]

Candidate Sukhee Kang Christopher Gonzales Popular vote 34,634 19,383 Percentage 64.1% 35.9%

Mayor before election Sukhee Kang Elected Mayor Sukhee Kang

The 2010 mayoral election was held on November 2. Sukhee Kang was re-elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2012

November 6, 2012[1]

Candidate Steven Choi Larry Agran Katherine Daigle Popular vote 32,505 28,741 9,951 Percentage 45.7% 40.4% 13.9%

Mayor before election Sukhee Kang Elected Mayor Steven Choi

The 2012 mayoral election was held on November 6. Steven Choi was elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2014

November 4, 2014[1]

Candidate Steven Choi Mary Ann Gaido Katherine Daigle Popular vote 18,333 17,380 4,698 Percentage 45.4% 43.0% 11.6%

Mayor before election Steven Choi Elected Mayor Steven Choi

The 2014 mayoral election was held on November 4. Steven Choi was re-elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2016

November 8, 2016[1]

Candidate Donald P. Wagner Mary Ann Gaido Popular vote 30,002 26,278 Percentage 37.7% 33.0%   Candidate Gang Chen Katherine Daigle Popular vote 11,816 8,299 Percentage 14.8% 10.4%

Mayor before election Steven Choi Elected Mayor Donald P. Wagner

The 2016 mayoral election was held on November 8. Donald P. Wagner was elected.

Irvine mayoral election, 2018

November 6, 2018[1]

Candidate Donald P. Wagner Ed Pope Popular vote 35,592 24,682 Percentage 45.3% 31.4%   Candidate Katherine Daigle Ing Tiong Popular vote 13,018 5,341 Percentage 16.6% 6.8%

Results by county supervisorial district Wagner:      40–50%

Mayor before election Donald P. Wagner Elected Mayor Donald P. Wagner

The 2018 mayoral election was held on November 6. Donald P. Wagner was re-elected.

2020 Irvine mayoral election

November 3, 2020
Turnout	80.24%[1] 17.82 pp
Candidate Farrah Khan Christina Shea Popular vote 56,304 42,738 Percentage 47.56% 36.10%   Candidate Luis Huang Katherine Daigle Popular vote 9,684 9,654 Percentage 8.18% 8.16%
Mayor before election Christina Shea Elected Mayor Farrah Khan

The 2020 mayoral election was held on November 3. Mayor Pro Tem Christina Shea, who had taken office on April 13, 2019, when Mayor Donald P. Wagner vacated the seat after winning a special election to the Orange County Board of Supervisors,[2] lost the seat to Councilwoman Farrah Khan, the first Democrat to be elected since 2010.

Declared candidates:

• Katherine Daigle, small business owner and perennial candidate[3] (Party preference: Republican)
• Luis Huang, solar engineer and advocate.[3] (Party preference: Democratic)[4]
• Farrah Khan, business consultant and city council member.[3] (Party preference: Democratic)
• Christina Shea, incumbent mayor and former city council member.[3] (Party preference: Republican)

2022 Irvine mayoral election

November 8, 2022

Candidate Farrah Khan Branda Lin Popular vote 29,370 21,396 Percentage 37.8% 27.5%   Candidate Simon Moon Katherine Daigle Popular vote 14,742 7,126 Percentage 19.5% 9.2%

Mayor before election Farrah Khan Elected Mayor Farrah Khan

The 2022 mayoral election was held on November 8. Farrah Khan was re-elected.