Elections
City Council Elections
Elections for City Council positions are held in November of even-numbered years. Council Members and the Mayor are elected at-large and serve staggering four-year terms.
The City Clerk conducts all regular and special elections and is the City’s Election Official. As the Elections Official, the City Clerk is the point of contact for all things elections-related, including but not limited to: candidates, citizen initiative petitions, measures, and campaign financial filings. The City consolidates elections with the County of Monterey.
November 8, 2022 Election Results
The Monterey County Registrar of Voters has completed the canvass of voters and sent the Certificate of Election Results to Carmel-by-the-Sea on December 1, 2022. The certified election results for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea are as follows:
The whole number of votes cast in said election was 1,956.