Ann Johnston | |
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77th Mayor of Stockton, California | |
In office January 6, 2009 – January 8, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Edward Chavez |
Succeeded by | Anthony Silva |
Member of the Stockton City Council | |
In office 1995–2002 | |
Preceded by | Dale Fritchen |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Politician |
Ann Johnston is an American politician who served as the 77th mayor of Stockton, California from 2009 until 2013.[1] She ran for re-election in 2012 but was defeated by Anthony Silva.
Johnston served as a Lodi Unified School District Board Member from 1979 to 1992. Several years later, in 1994, Johnston ran for the Stockton City Council and won. She successfully ran for re-election in 1998 and left the office in 2002.[2]
Years later, Johnston declared her candidacy for the city's mayor in the 2008 election, and won, receiving 55.8% of the vote. On June 28, 2012, during her tenure as mayor, the City of Stockton filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, making it the largest city in U.S. history to file for bankruptcy, until Detroit filed for bankruptcy the next year.[3]
Mayor of Stockton
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Edward Chavez | 20,052 | 52.2 | |
Ann Johnston | 15,037 | 39.1 | |
Ralph Lee White | 2,300 | 6.0 | |
Harvey N. Bills, Sr. | 1,047 | 2.7 | |
Write-ins | 75 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 38,511 | 100 |
2008 Stockton mayoral election | ||||
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Candidate | First-round[5] | Runoff[6] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Ann Johnston | 7,263 | 21.42 | 44,159 | 59.26 |
Clem Lee | 8,473 | 29.14 | 33,144 | 43.83 |
Steve Gutierrez | 5,939 | 20.43 | ||
Ralph Lee White | 2,495 | 8.58 | ||
Motecuzoma Sánchez | 614 | 2.11 | ||
Woody Roe Alspaugh | 512 | 1.76 | ||
Write-ins | 58 | 0.20 | 245 | 0.32 |
Total | 29,072 | 100 | 75,613 | 100 |
2012 Stockton mayoral election | ||||
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Candidate | First-round[7] | Runoff[8] | ||
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Anthony Silva | 7,263 | 21.42 | 44,159 | 59.26 |
Ann Johnston (incumbent) | 13,830 | 40.79 | 30,360 | 40.74 |
Jimmie M. Rishwain | 5,085 | 15.00 | ||
Ralph Lee White | 3,918 | 11.55 | ||
Tony Stevens | 1,601 | 4.72 | ||
James "Jim" Butler | 1,166 | 3.44 | ||
Gregory S. Pitsch | 904 | 2.67 | ||
Total | 33,908 | 100 | 74,519 | 100 |