2006 Richmond, California municipal elections

2006 Richmond mayoral election
November 7, 2007
 
Candidate Gayle McLaughlin Irma A. Anderson Gary Bell
Party Green Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 7,343 7,101 5,019
Percentage 37.2% 36.1% 26.1 %
Mayor before election

Irma A. Anderson
Democratic

 Elected mayor

Gayle McLaughlin
Green

The Richmond, California 2006 city election decided the mayor, four council members, and one measure submitted to the voters of Richmond, California on November 7, 2007. The election also elected the first Green Party mayor of this city, and made Richmond the largest city in the United States to have a Green mayor. Furthermore, it unseated an incumbent mayor from a major political party by one from a minor third party.

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