City elections in San Bernardino, California (2024)

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2024 San Bernardino elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023
Primary election: March 5, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of San Bernardino, California, held general elections for city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 8, 2023.

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Candidates and results

City council

Ward 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 3

Incumbent Juan Figueroa won election outright against Christian Thomas Shaughnessy in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Juan Figueroa (Nonpartisan)
 
53.2
 
1,028
Image of Christian Thomas Shaughnessy
Christian Thomas Shaughnessy (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
46.8
 
903

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,931
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Ward 5

General election

General election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5

Kim Knaus defeated Henry Gomez Nickel in the general election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kim Knaus (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
62.1
 
5,812
Image of Henry Gomez Nickel
Henry Gomez Nickel (Nonpartisan)
 
37.9
 
3,543

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,355
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5

Kim Knaus and Henry Gomez Nickel defeated incumbent Ben Reynoso, Chas Kelley, and Rose Ward in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kim Knaus
Kim Knaus (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
37.1
 
1,440
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Image of Henry Gomez Nickel
Henry Gomez Nickel (Nonpartisan)
 
25.1
 
974
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Ben Reynoso (Nonpartisan)
 
20.9
 
812
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Chas Kelley (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
490
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Rose Ward (Nonpartisan)
 
4.2
 
162

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,878
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Ward 6

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 6

Mario Flores won election outright against Bessine Littlefield Richard in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 6 on March 5, 2024.

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%
Votes
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Mario Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
61.6
 
939
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Bessine Littlefield Richard (Nonpartisan)
 
38.4
 
585

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,524
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Ward 7

General election

General election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7

Treasure Ortiz defeated James F. Penman in the general election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Treasure Ortiz (Nonpartisan)
 
55.8
 
3,929
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James F. Penman (Nonpartisan)
 
44.2
 
3,115

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,044
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7

Treasure Ortiz and James F. Penman defeated incumbent Damon Alexander in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 7 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Treasure Ortiz
Treasure Ortiz (Nonpartisan)
 
39.0
 
1,125
✔
Image of James F. Penman
James F. Penman (Nonpartisan)
 
31.1
 
897
Image of Damon Alexander
Damon Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
29.8
 
860

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,882
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About the city

See also: San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. As of 2020, its population was 222,101.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government

The city of San Bernardino utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1][2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino California
Population 222,101 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 62 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 51.7% 56.1%
Black/African American 13.2% 5.7%
Asian 4.1% 14.8%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Two or more 8.1% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 66.2% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 70.1% 83.9%
College graduation rate 11.8% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $49,287 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 23.7% 12.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

San Bernardino, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of San Bernardino, "City Hall," accessed September 3, 2021
  2. ↑ City of San Bernardino, "About the City," accessed September 3, 2021
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