Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2020)
2022 →
← 2018
|
| 2020 Riverside County elections |
|---|
 |
| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 6, 2019 |
| Primary election: March 3, 2020 & August 7, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County supervisors, county board of education, superior court judges, Riverside Community College District, Western Municipal Water District, and Edgemont Community Services District |
| Total seats up: 41 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
Riverside County, California, held general elections for the Riverside Community College District board, the Western Municipal Water District board, and the Edgemont Community Services District board on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline was August 7, 2020.
The county also held primary elections for county supervisor districts 1 and 3 as well as judge of the superior court offices 1 through 27 on March 3, 2020. If no candidates had received a majority of votes in the primary, general elections would have been held on November 3, 2020. A general election for county board of education seats was held on March 3 in conjunction with the primary. The filing deadline for the primary was December 6, 2019.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
California modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
- In-person voting: Counties were authorized to consolidate precincts and defer opening voting centers until the third day before the election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.
College district
Area 1
General election
The general election was canceled. Bill Hedrick (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Area 3
General election
The general election was canceled. Mary Figueroa (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Water district
Division 1
General election
Special general election for Western Municipal Water District Division 1
Mike Gardner defeated Teresa Rosales, Nancy Melendez, and Elio Palacios Jr. in the special general election for Western Municipal Water District Division 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 47.6 | 28,359 | |
| Teresa Rosales (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 14,854 | ||
| Nancy Melendez (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 10,772 | ||
| Elio Palacios Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 5,544 | ||
| Total votes: 59,529 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Division 4
General election
The general election was canceled. Donald Galleano (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Division 5
General election
General election for Western Municipal Water District Division 5
Fauzia Rizvi defeated Eugene Montanez, incumbent S.R. Lopez, and Scott Wilson in the general election for Western Municipal Water District Division 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fauzia Rizvi (Nonpartisan) | 46.0 | 32,166 | |
| Eugene Montanez (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 18,967 | ||
| S.R. Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 10,274 | ||
| Scott Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 8,457 | ||
| Total votes: 69,864 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Community district
Regular election
General election
The general election was canceled. Cheryl Franklin (Nonpartisan) and Crystal Smith (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Special election
The general election was canceled. Brenda Addie (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Superior Court
Office 1
Incumbent Johnetta Anderson was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 2
Incumbent Emily Benjamini was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 3
Incumbent David M. Chapman was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 4
Incumbent Judith C. Clark was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 5
Incumbent Mark Ashton Cope was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 6
Incumbent Kenneth Fernandez was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 7
Incumbent Jennifer R. Gerard was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 8
Incumbent Harold W. Hopp was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 9
Incumbent Eric Keen was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 10
Incumbent Sean Lafferty was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 11
Incumbent Roger A. Luebs was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 12
Incumbent Mark A. Mandio was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 13
Incumbent Raquel A. Marquez was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 14
Incumbent Dorothy McLaughlin was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 15
Incumbent John D. Molloy was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 16
Incumbent Russell Moore was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 17
Incumbent Cheryl Murphy was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 18
Incumbent Gregory Olson was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 19
Incumbent Gail O'Rane was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 20
Incumbent Matthew C. Perantoni was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 21
Incumbent Michael J. Rushton was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 22
Incumbent Samah Shouka was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 23
Incumbent Emma Smith was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 24
Incumbent Randall Stamen was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 25
Incumbent Otis Sterling III was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 26
Incumbent Sunshine S. Sykes was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 27
Incumbent John W. Vineyard was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Supervisor
District 1
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 1
Incumbent Kevin Jeffries won election outright against Melissa Bourbonnais and Debbie Walsh in the primary for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Jeffries (Nonpartisan) | 50.5 | 42,062 | |
| Melissa Bourbonnais (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 20,823 | ||
| Debbie Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 20,406 | ||
| Total votes: 83,291 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 3
Incumbent Chuck Washington won election outright against Courtney Sheehan, Joe Scarafone, Edison Gomez-Krauss, and Mike Juarez in the primary for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chuck Washington (Nonpartisan) | 55.3 | 54,833 | |
| Courtney Sheehan (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 13,103 | ||
| Joe Scarafone (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 12,932 | ||
| Edison Gomez-Krauss (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 9,140 | ||
| Mike Juarez (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 9,080 | ||
| Total votes: 99,088 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
County Board of Education
Trustee Area 3
General election
General election for Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 3
Corey Jackson defeated Dominic Zarecki in the general election for Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Corey Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 65.7 | 31,583 | |
| Dominic Zarecki (Nonpartisan) | 34.3 | 16,506 | ||
| Total votes: 48,089 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Trustee Area 4
General election
General election for Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 4
Incumbent Bruce Dennis defeated Marlon Ware in the general election for Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bruce Dennis (Nonpartisan) | 64.2 | 38,173 | |
| Marlon Ware (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 21,279 | ||
| Total votes: 59,452 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Trustee Area 5
General election
The general election was canceled. Ray Curtis (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Trustee Area 7
General election
The general election was canceled. Barbara Hale (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at elections@ballotpedia.org.
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2020
What was at stake?
Report a story for this election
Ballotpedia researches issues in local elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many areas. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local election. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.
Candidate survey
|
|
Ballotpedia invites candidates to participate in its annual survey. |
About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Riverside County, California | ||
|---|---|---|
| Riverside County | California | |
| Population | 2,418,185 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 7,209 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 55.7% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 6.7% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 7.8% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 49.4% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 82.8% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 23.2% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $70,732 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.5% | 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. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points. |
| 2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 39.63% | 57.31% | R+17.7 | 36.09% | 56.75% | R+20.7 | R |
| 2 | 64.68% | 30.51% | D+34.2 | 62.20% | 28.98% | D+33.2 | D |
| 3 | 42.41% | 54.46% | R+12.1 | 39.47% | 53.31% | R+13.8 | R |
| 4 | 63.16% | 33.86% | D+29.3 | 63.03% | 29.95% | D+33.1 | D |
| 5 | 41.27% | 55.92% | R+14.7 | 38.51% | 54.85% | R+16.3 | R |
| 6 | 38.59% | 59.09% | R+20.5 | 41.17% | 52.02% | R+10.9 | R |
| 7 | 67.59% | 29.61% | D+38 | 67.63% | 25.69% | D+41.9 | D |
| 8 | 51.72% | 45.62% | D+6.1 | 51.77% | 41.03% | D+10.7 | D |
| 9 | 60.56% | 37.52% | D+23 | 61.47% | 32.89% | D+28.6 | D |
| 10 | 73.76% | 23.28% | D+50.5 | 75.65% | 17.96% | D+57.7 | D |
| 11 | 60.96% | 36.87% | D+24.1 | 58.86% | 35.17% | D+23.7 | D |
| 12 | 45.19% | 52.50% | R+7.3 | 43.11% | 51.05% | R+7.9 | R |
| 13 | 64.23% | 33.88% | D+30.4 | 62.97% | 31.79% | D+31.2 | D |
| 14 | 68.80% | 28.72% | D+40.1 | 69.55% | 24.47% | D+45.1 | D |
| 15 | 86.82% | 9.56% | D+77.3 | 87.39% | 7.04% | D+80.4 | D |
| 16 | 57.74% | 40.10% | D+17.6 | 64.47% | 29.23% | D+35.2 | R |
| 17 | 87.07% | 9.36% | D+77.7 | 88.12% | 6.95% | D+81.2 | D |
| 18 | 86.89% | 10.23% | D+76.7 | 85.89% | 8.44% | D+77.5 | D |
| 19 | 78.94% | 18.38% | D+60.6 | 81.63% | 13.34% | D+68.3 | D |
| 20 | 75.74% | 22.15% | D+53.6 | 75.52% | 19.12% | D+56.4 | D |
| 21 | 55.61% | 42.03% | D+13.6 | 54.63% | 39.46% | D+15.2 | D |
| 22 | 71.43% | 26.31% | D+45.1 | 75.16% | 19.75% | D+55.4 | D |
| 23 | 43.46% | 54.71% | R+11.2 | 43.95% | 50.78% | R+6.8 | R |
| 24 | 72.16% | 24.96% | D+47.2 | 78.19% | 15.93% | D+62.3 | D |
| 25 | 72.40% | 25.26% | D+47.1 | 73.61% | 20.90% | D+52.7 | D |
| 26 | 41.15% | 56.68% | R+15.5 | 41.54% | 52.93% | R+11.4 | R |
| 27 | 76.36% | 21.54% | D+54.8 | 77.76% | 17.29% | D+60.5 | D |
| 28 | 66.64% | 30.77% | D+35.9 | 70.63% | 23.08% | D+47.6 | D |
| 29 | 69.95% | 26.66% | D+43.3 | 70.00% | 22.96% | D+47 | D |
| 30 | 66.99% | 30.86% | D+36.1 | 66.70% | 27.32% | D+39.4 | D |
| 31 | 61.98% | 36.21% | D+25.8 | 62.13% | 32.93% | D+29.2 | D |
| 32 | 56.20% | 41.81% | D+14.4 | 56.50% | 37.98% | D+18.5 | D |
| 33 | 41.80% | 55.51% | R+13.7 | 40.02% | 54.61% | R+14.6 | R |
| 34 | 33.96% | 63.85% | R+29.9 | 34.07% | 60.21% | R+26.1 | R |
| 35 | 47.82% | 49.42% | R+1.6 | 49.57% | 43.43% | D+6.1 | R |
| 36 | 48.79% | 48.48% | D+0.3 | 49.94% | 43.86% | D+6.1 | R |
| 37 | 60.97% | 36.28% | D+24.7 | 64.27% | 29.21% | D+35.1 | D |
| 38 | 46.73% | 50.84% | R+4.1 | 49.64% | 44.39% | D+5.2 | R |
| 39 | 73.75% | 23.67% | D+50.1 | 74.64% | 19.80% | D+54.8 | D |
| 40 | 53.14% | 44.72% | D+8.4 | 54.08% | 40.01% | D+14.1 | R |
| 41 | 59.74% | 37.72% | D+22 | 62.82% | 31.27% | D+31.5 | D |
| 42 | 44.98% | 52.93% | R+7.9 | 45.61% | 49.70% | R+4.1 | R |
| 43 | 67.35% | 29.62% | D+37.7 | 68.94% | 25.45% | D+43.5 | D |
| 44 | 52.37% | 45.51% | D+6.9 | 57.12% | 36.99% | D+20.1 | D |
| 45 | 63.46% | 34.12% | D+29.3 | 67.36% | 27.39% | D+40 | D |
| 46 | 73.73% | 23.65% | D+50.1 | 76.20% | 18.48% | D+57.7 | D |
| 47 | 71.49% | 26.54% | D+44.9 | 70.10% | 24.80% | D+45.3 | D |
| 48 | 64.08% | 33.44% | D+30.6 | 65.60% | 28.50% | D+37.1 | D |
| 49 | 64.69% | 33.26% | D+31.4 | 67.57% | 27.17% | D+40.4 | D |
| 50 | 70.79% | 26.51% | D+44.3 | 76.72% | 18.33% | D+58.4 | D |
| 51 | 83.48% | 13.50% | D+70 | 84.05% | 10.19% | D+73.9 | D |
| 52 | 65.01% | 32.92% | D+32.1 | 65.78% | 28.71% | D+37.1 | D |
| 53 | 84.64% | 12.59% | D+72 | 84.83% | 9.63% | D+75.2 | D |
| 54 | 83.62% | 13.88% | D+69.7 | 85.15% | 10.12% | D+75 | D |
| 55 | 45.77% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | 49.92% | 44.61% | D+5.3 | R |
| 56 | 62.14% | 36.26% | D+25.9 | 64.21% | 31.24% | D+33 | D |
| 57 | 63.71% | 34.01% | D+29.7 | 65.92% | 28.39% | D+37.5 | D |
| 58 | 70.24% | 27.80% | D+42.4 | 72.54% | 22.26% | D+50.3 | D |
| 59 | 93.24% | 5.19% | D+88 | 90.70% | 5.09% | D+85.6 | D |
| 60 | 51.32% | 46.31% | D+5 | 52.48% | 41.97% | D+10.5 | D |
| 61 | 63.43% | 34.55% | D+28.9 | 62.47% | 31.62% | D+30.9 | D |
| 62 | 80.81% | 17.00% | D+63.8 | 82.05% | 13.06% | D+69 | D |
| 63 | 76.06% | 21.73% | D+54.3 | 77.35% | 17.38% | D+60 | D |
| 64 | 88.74% | 9.98% | D+78.8 | 86.21% | 9.61% | D+76.6 | D |
| 65 | 51.90% | 45.68% | D+6.2 | 56.73% | 37.28% | D+19.4 | D |
| 66 | 54.18% | 43.24% | D+10.9 | 59.97% | 33.60% | D+26.4 | D |
| 67 | 39.61% | 58.33% | R+18.7 | 38.89% | 55.94% | R+17.1 | R |
| 68 | 42.55% | 55.12% | R+12.6 | 49.42% | 44.58% | D+4.8 | R |
| 69 | 67.37% | 30.30% | D+37.1 | 71.94% | 22.33% | D+49.6 | D |
| 70 | 67.38% | 29.93% | D+37.5 | 68.13% | 25.09% | D+43 | D |
| 71 | 38.47% | 59.51% | R+21 | 38.19% | 56.26% | R+18.1 | R |
| 72 | 46.71% | 51.06% | R+4.4 | 51.40% | 43.13% | D+8.3 | R |
| 73 | 38.68% | 59.36% | R+20.7 | 43.89% | 50.38% | R+6.5 | R |
| 74 | 45.14% | 52.42% | R+7.3 | 50.71% | 43.29% | D+7.4 | R |
| 75 | 39.42% | 58.50% | R+19.1 | 43.22% | 50.68% | R+7.5 | R |
| 76 | 48.76% | 49.04% | R+0.3 | 53.11% | 40.38% | D+12.7 | R |
| 77 | 48.25% | 49.83% | R+1.6 | 55.16% | 38.94% | D+16.2 | R |
| 78 | 63.15% | 34.08% | D+29.1 | 67.48% | 25.85% | D+41.6 | D |
| 79 | 61.21% | 36.91% | D+24.3 | 64.24% | 30.04% | D+34.2 | D |
| 80 | 69.47% | 28.67% | D+40.8 | 73.15% | 21.34% | D+51.8 | D |
| Total | 60.35% | 37.19% | D+23.2 | 62.25% | 31.89% | D+30.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
| Riverside County, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
 |
External links
Footnotes
| |||||||||
