ELECTED MAYORS IN ORANGE COUNTY

On Nov. 3, Irvine residents voted to directly elect their mayor. Backers of the initiative, called Measure E, campaigned on the platform that residents in a city the size of Irvine, which has a population exceeding 90,000, should choose their mayor directly. Traditionally the council has decided once a year who will hold the mayor’s post. Also on Nov. 3, J. Tillman Williams was elected mayor of Garden Grove by a narrow 18 vote margin. Four other cities in Orange County also have directly elected mayors. They are:

City Mayor Population Term Anaheim Ben Bay 247,000 2 years Santa Ana Daniel Young 227,398 2 years Garden Grove J. Tillman Williams 134,141 2 years Orange Jess Perez 102,000 2 years Westminster Elden Gillespie 72,000 2 years