Candidates
Democratic
- Lee Davis - publisher
- Mervin Evans - Army veteran, businessman, and frequent candidate
- Felicia Ford - Corporate Executive Officer
- Bill Francisco Grisolia - Paralegal/Businessman
- Peter Mathews University Professor
- Valerie McDonald - daughter of deceased Rep. Millender-McDonald
- Jenny Oropeza - State Senator, 2007–Present; State Assemblywoman, 2001-2007; Long Beach City Councilmember, 1995-2001
- George Parmer Jr. - truck driver
- Jeffrey Price - Workers Compensation Attorney
- Laura Richardson - State Assemblywoman, 2007–Present, Long Beach Councilmember, 2001-2005
- Ed Wilson - Signal Hill Councilmember, 1997–Present
Republican
- Leroy Joseph Guillory - minister
- John M. Kanaley - War Veteran
- Jeffrey "Lincoln" Leavitt - teacher
- Teri Ramirez - Businesswoman/mother
Green
- Daniel Abraham Brezenoff - Clinical social worker and activist
Libertarian
- Herb Peters - Retired aerospace engineer
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