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# Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua concedes election to Dan Shimell
- URL: https://www.santanero.org/news/all/2026/11/10/santa-ana-mayor-valerie-amezcua-concedes-election-to-dan-shimell/
- Published: 2026-11-10T03:22:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-10T03:30:16.000Z
- Description: Amezcua congratulates Shimell and incoming councilmembers in a farewell statement, hours after The Santanero projected his victory.
- Author: Daniel Diaz

\[reporting: ElectioNite HQ\]

Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua has conceded the mayoral election, congratulating Dan Shimell and other newly elected Councilmembers in a farewell statement posted to social media Monday evening.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/b2/2d/b22d46f7-884a-4c5a-83bf-6b895a900041/content/images/2026/11/IMG_9935.jpg)

Screenshot from Amezcua's Instagram statement shortly after The Santanero called the mayoral race Monday.

“Congratulations to Mayor-Elect Dan Schimell and the incoming Elect Councilmembers,” Amezcua wrote, referring to Shimell in the AI-generated post.

The concession comes after The Santanero called the race for Shimell, who expanded his lead over the incumbent to 3,210 votes in Monday's unofficial election results.

> [*See live results.*](https://www.santanero.org/election-results/)

As of Nov. 9, Shimell had received 29,013 votes, or 45.9%, compared with Amezcua's 25,803 votes, or 40.8%. Dwayne Shipp remained in third place with 8,359 votes, or 13.2%.

In her statement, Amezcua reflected on her time in office and thanked Santa Ana residents, city employees and campaign supporters.

“As my term as your Mayor comes to a close, my heart is full of gratitude,” she wrote. “It has been the honor of my life to serve the people of Santa Ana.”

Amezcua, who became Santa Ana's first woman and first Latina elected mayor in 2022, also highlighted her administration's work on neighborhoods, opportunities for families and city services.

“Our work was never about one person. It was about all of us moving this community forward,” she wrote.

Shimell overtook Amezcua on Saturday after trailing her in earlier ballot-counting updates. His lead grew from 1,823 votes Saturday to 3,210 votes Monday.

*This is a developing story.*