The 2022 Irvine elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect municipal officials in Irvine, California. Voters elected a mayor and two city councilmembers under the city’s at-large electoral system, in which all voters citywide could vote for all open seats.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates’ party affiliations did not appear on the ballot.
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Farrah N. Khan ran for a second term and was re-elected mayor of Irvine on November 8, 2022.
City council
Two at-large seats on the Irvine City Council were contested in the 2022 general election. Voters were allowed to vote for up to two candidates. The top two vote-getters were elected to the city council.
Candidates
Candidates who ran for city council are listed below, along with their ballot designation.
Larry Agran (Democrat), Irvine City Councilmember, elected to a short term in 2020 Kathleen Treseder (Democrat), Educator/Climate Scientist, UCI Biological Sciences Professor Anthony Kuo (Republican), Vice Mayor, City of Irvine, elected to council in 2018 John Park (Republican), Irvine Commissioner/Businessman Scott Hansen, (Democrat) City of Irvine Commissioner/Technologist Navid Sadigh (No Party Preference), College Student
Results
School boards
The city of Irvine is served by several school boards, including the Irvine Unified School District, Tustin Unified School District and the South Orange County Community College District. School board elections with overlap in Irvine during the 2022 general election are listed below.
Irvine Unified School District
Area 2
Incumbent Sharon Wallin opted not to run for re-election. Area 2 covers portions of University Park, Woodbridge, Rancho San Joaquin, Westpark, and the Irvine Business Complex. Katie McEwen was elected to the IUSD Area 2 trustee seat, defeating Debra Hilton Kamm and Marlene Bronson.
Area 4 The election for IUSD Area 4 was cancelled after only one candidate filed. Jeff Kim was elected by default.
Tustin Unified School District
Area 5
The election for TUSD Area 5 was cancelled, with incumbent Jonathan Abelove securing a four-year term.
South Orange County Community College District
Area 2
The election for SOCCCD Area 2 was cancelled, with incumbent T.J. Prendergast III securing a four year term.
Area 6
Ryan Dack was elected to a short-term seat representing Area 6 of the South Orange County Community College District, after the incumbent, James R. Wright, resigned in the middle of his term. Dack defeated Pramod Kunju for a short two-year term. Area 6 covers portions of Irvine Spectrum, Great Park, Oak Creek, Cypress Village, Northwood, Woodbury, Orchard Hills, and Peters Canyon.
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