Ann Johnston

Ann Johnston is an American politician who served as the 77th mayor of Stockton, California from 2009 until 2013. She ran for re-election in 2012 but was defeated by Anthony Silva.

Political career 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.

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.

Electoral history

Mayor of Stockton

2008 Stockton mayoral electionCandidateFirst-round Runoff 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 electionCandidateFirst-round Runoff 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