2014 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

2014 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

April 8, 2014 (first round) June 3, 2014 (runoff)
Turnout	18.25% (first round)) 20.53% (runoff)
Candidate Robert Garcia Damon Dunn Bonnie Lowenthal First-round vote 11,873 10,637 9,227 First-round percentage 25.24% 22.61% 19.62% Second-round vote 27,420 25,275 Second-round percentage 52.04% 47.96%   Candidate Gerrie Schipske Doug Otto First-round vote 7,192 6,363 First-round percentage 15.29% 13.53%
Mayor before election Bob Foster Elected mayor Dr. Robert Garcia

Long Beach, California, held an election for mayor on April 8, 2014 and June 2, 2014. It saw the election of Robert Garcia.

In winning, Garcia became the first openly gay person to be elected Mayor of Long Beach. Garcia is a Democrat, but was elected without a party affiliation, as municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Incumbent Bob Foster was term limited.

Results

First round

First round results

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Garcia		11,873	25.24%
Damon Dunn		10,637	22.61%
Bonnie Lowenthal		9,227	19.62%
Gerrie Schipske		7,192	15.29%
Doug Otto		6,363	13.53%
Jana Shields		1,017	2.16%
Steven Paul Mozena		230	0.49%
Eric Rock		205	0.44%
Mineo L. Gonzalez		185	0.39%
Richard Anthony Camp		107	0.23%
Total votes		47,036	100.0%

Runoff

Runoff results

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Garcia		27,420	52.04%
Damon Dunn		25,275	47.96%
Total votes		52,695	100.0%