![](https://heysocal.com/wp-content/themes/heymediadev/assets/img/logos/beacon_white.png)
![](https://heysocal.com/wp-content/themes/heymediadev/assets/img/logos/logo-white.png)
Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo has declared victory in his reelection campaign against challenger Allen Shay.
As the residents of Pasadena turned in for the night on Tuesday, Mayor Victor Gordo was on the cusp of securing another term in office. Gordo, showcasing a dominant lead over Shay from the moment preliminary results were revealed shortly before 8:30 p.m., has solidified his position with 11,458 votes, accounting for 83.73% of the total. His contender Shay had garnered only 16% with 2,227 votes.
Historically, Gordo’s victory margin mirrors that of previous mayoral races in Pasadena where the contest involved only two candidates. Bill Bogaard, for instance, clinched approximately 85% of the ballots against Philip Koebel in 2003 and an even more striking 89% opposite Aaron Proctor in 2007.
Since the initial count, Gordo’s nearly 85% lead has remained unchallenged.
Besides being Pasadena’s third citywide elected mayor, first assuming office on Nov. 3, 2020, Gordo has navigated the community through the turbulent times of the COVID-19 pandemic, social disparities, a wave of city staff retirements and the recruitment of a new city manager. His tenure has been marked by his goals of uplifting living standards and championing community safety.
Gordo began his political odyssey in 1997 when he was appointed as City Council District 5’s field representative by then Vice Mayor Bill Crowfoot, in the wake of redistricting efforts mandated by the Voting Rights Act to improve Latino representation.
After Crowfoot’s departure, he took over the District 5 seat and served with distinction as the longest-tenured President/Chair of the Rose Bowl Operating Co. Board, overseeing the iconic stadium’s renovation.
As reported by Pasadena Now
We are able to provide high-quality political journalism to you for free thanks to our advertisers. So that you can continue to enjoy HEYSOCAL's in-depth reporting, we ask that you please turn off your ad blocker and come on in, free of charge.
Subscribe to our newsletter for this giveaway and many more. Also, stay in the loop for SoCal news and updates.
Your subscription has been confirmed. You've been added to our list and will hear from us soon.
Your request has been confirmed! We will get in touch with you shortly.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Essential Cookies should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.
Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.
Please enable Essential Cookies first so that we can save your preferences!
You can find more information about our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy