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2024 Sacramento City Council election

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2024 Sacramento City Council election

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4 of 8 seats on Sacramento City Council

The 2024 Sacramento City Council election took place on March 5, 2024, to elect four of the eight seats of the Sacramento City Council, with runoff elections taking place on November 5, 2024.[1][2] Runoffs only occurred if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan.[3] Each councilmember is elected to a four-year term, and does not have any term limits.[4]

District 2

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Sean Loloee was elected to the 2nd district in 2020 in the runoff with 56.3% of the vote. He later resigned from office in January 2024 after being indicted on criminal charges related to fraud schemes.[5] Incumbent Shoun Thao was appointed by the City Council in March 2024 for the remainder of the term.[6] Thao was eligible for a full term, but chose not to run.

Endorsements

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Roger Dickinson
;Labor unions
Organizations
  • CAIR Action[14]
  • Fem Dems of Sacramento[15][16]
  • Gun Sense Voter[17]
  • Harry S. Truman Democratic Club[18]
  • Justice Opportunity Liberty Politico (JOLPOL)[19]
  • Los Rios College Federation of Teachers[20]
  • Our Revolution[21]
  • Our Rightful Place (runoff election)[22]
  • Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte[23]
  • Sacramento Latino Democratic Club[24]
  • Sierra Club Mother Lode Chapter[25]
  • Wellstone Progressive Democrats/Our Revolution Sacramento[26]
Newspapers
Political organizations
  • Sacramento County Democratic Party[28]
  • Sacramento County Young Democrats[29]
Stephen Walton
;Organizations
  • Elect Good People[30]
  • Metro PAC[31]
  • Sacramento Association of Realtors[32]
  • Sacramento Democratic Alliance[33]
Veronica Smith
;Organizations
  • Our Rightful Place (primary endorsement)[34]
Kim Davie
;Individuals
  • Daniel Hahn, Sacramento Police Chief[35]

Results

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2024 Sacramento City Council 2nd district election[1][2]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Roger Dickinson 2,587 44.7
Stephen Walton 933 16.1
Kim Davie 629 10.9
Veronica Smith 579 10.0
Ramona Landeros 311 5.4
Daryl Collins 281 4.9
Penelope Larry 238 4.1
Alicia Bledsoe 150 2.6
Mary L. Russell 76 1.3
Total votes 5,784 100.0
General election
Roger Dickinson 8,089 60.7
Stephen Walton 5,238 39.3
Total votes 13,327 100.0

District 4

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Incumbent Katie Valenzuela was elected to the 4th district in 2020 in the primary with 53.3% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

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Katie Valenzuela
;Labor unions
Organizations
  • California Democratic Renters' Council[39]
  • Courage California[40]
  • Davis College Democrats[41]
  • Fem Dems of Sacramento[16]
  • Harry S. Truman Democratic Club (dual endorsement)[18]
  • Our Revolution[21]
  • Our Rightful Place[22]
  • Queer Democrats of Sacramento[42]
  • Run for Something[43]
  • Sacramento Central Labor Council[10]
  • Sacramento Latino Democratic Club[24]
  • Wellstone Progressive Democrats/Our Revolution Sacramento[26]
Political organizations
Individuals
Phil Pluckebaum
;Organizations
  • Harry S. Truman Democratic Club (dual endorsement)[18]
  • Sacramento Association of Realtors[32]
  • Sacramento Democratic Alliance[33]
Labor unions
Indivduals

Results

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2024 Sacramento City Council 4th district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Phil Plukebaum 9,366 50.6
Katie Valenzuela (incumbent) 8,542 46.2
J. Marilynn Mackey Meyer 593 3.2
Total votes 18,501 100.0

District 6

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Incumbent Eric Guerra was elected to the 6th district in 2020 in the primary with 65.4% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

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Eric Guerra
;Organizations
  • Harry S. Truman Democratic Club[18]
  • Metro PAC[31]
  • Sacramento Association of Realtors[32]
  • Sacramento Central Labor Council[10]
  • Sacramento Democratic Alliance[33]
  • Sacramento Latino Democratic Club[24]
Newspapers
Political organizations
  • Sacramento County Democratic Party[28]
Labor unions
Katherine "KC" Schuft
;Organizations
  • Our Rightful Place[22]

Results

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2024 Sacramento City Council 6th district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Eric Guerra (incumbent) 8,308 67.4
Kevin Rooney 1,883 15.3
Katherine "KC" Schuft 1,591 12.9
David Drelinger 551 4.5
Total votes 12,333 100.0

District 8

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Incumbent Mai Vang was elected to the 8th district in 2020 in the runoff with 52.1% of the vote. She was eligible for reelection.

Endorsements

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Mai Vang
;Organizations
  • Courage California[40]
  • Our Revolution[21]
  • Our Rightful Place[22]
  • Queer Democrats of Sacramento[42]
  • Sacramento Central Labor Council[10]
  • Sacramento Latino Democratic Club[24]
  • Wellstone Progressive Democrats/Our Revolution Sacramento[26]
Newspapers
Political organizations
Labor unions

Results

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2024 Sacramento City Council 8th district election[1]
Primary election
Candidate Votes %
Mai Vang (incumbent) 6,017 100.0
Total votes 6,017 100.0

References

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  2. ^ a b "Official 2024 General Election November 5, 2024". Sacramento County. December 4, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  3. ^ "Nonpartisan Offices". UC Law SF. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
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  12. ^ a b c d "Sheet Metal Workers' Local 104 California Endorsements". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  13. ^ a b c "Teamsters Joint Council 7 California Endorsements". Blue Voter Guide. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
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  32. ^ a b c "2024 Local Candidate Election Guide" (PDF). Sacramento Association of Realtors. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
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