2020 Irvine mayoral election

The 2020 Irvine mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Irvine, California. Incumbent Christina Shea took office on April 13, 2019 after Donald P. Wagner left the seat to join the Orange County Board of Supervisors.[2] She lost the seat to Farrah Khan, the first Democrat to be elected since 2010.

2020 Irvine mayoral election

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

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Candidates

Declared

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

Results

2020 Irvine mayoral election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Farrah N. Khan	56,304	47.56%
	Nonpartisan	Christina L. Shea (incumbent)	42,738	36.10%
	Nonpartisan	Luis Huang	9,684	8.18%
	Nonpartisan	Katherine Daigle	9,654	8.16%
Total votes			118,380	100.00%

References

1. "Municipal Election History 1971 to Present". Irvine City Clerk's Office. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
2. Robinson, Alicia (March 27, 2019). "Irvine Councilwoman Christina Shea set to take Don Wagner's place as mayor". The Orange County Register.
3. Robinson, Alicia (October 10, 2020). "Three challenge Irvine mayor for seat in Nov. 3 election". The Orange County Register.