Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2020)

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2020 Sacramento County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 6, 2019 &
August 7, 2020
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: March 3, 2020 &
November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: County board of supervisors, county board of education, superior court judges, community college district, municipal utility district, water districts, fire district, and flood control district
Total seats up: 45
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Sacramento County, California, held general elections for the Los Rios Community College District, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the Del Paso Manor Water District, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, the Sacramento Suburban Water District, and the American River Flood Control District on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for those offices was August 7, 2020.

The county also held primary elections for county board of supervisors and superior court seats on March 3, 2020. If no candidate received a majority of votes in the primary for those offices, the top two vote recipients advanced to the general election on November 3, 2020. A general election for seats on the county board of education was also held on March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for these offices was December 6, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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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.

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Elections

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College district

Los Rios Community College District

Area 3

General election

General election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 3

Incumbent John Knight defeated Chris Yatooma and Susan Didriksen in the general election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Knight (Nonpartisan)
 
36.9
 
39,315
Chris Yatooma (Nonpartisan)
 
31.8
 
33,921
Susan Didriksen (Nonpartisan)
 
31.3
 
33,372

Total votes: 106,608
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Area 4

General election

General election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 4

Kelly Wilkerson defeated Katie Villegas and David Sandino in the general election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kelly Wilkerson (Nonpartisan)
 
44.7
 
47,204
Katie Villegas (Nonpartisan)
 
34.6
 
36,577
David Sandino (Nonpartisan)
 
20.7
 
21,844

Total votes: 105,625
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Area 5

General election

General election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Pamela Haynes defeated Ralph Merletti in the general election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pamela Haynes (Nonpartisan)
 
77.0
 
64,511
Image of Ralph Merletti
Ralph Merletti (Nonpartisan)
 
23.0
 
19,250

Total votes: 83,761
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Area 7

General election

General election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 7

Incumbent Tami Nelson defeated Scott Schmidt in the general election for Los Rios Community College District Trustee Area 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tami Nelson (Nonpartisan)
 
62.8
 
63,172
Image of Scott Schmidt
Scott Schmidt (Nonpartisan)
 
37.2
 
37,476

Total votes: 100,648
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Special districts

American River Flood Control District

General election

General election for American River Flood Control District Board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Tamika L'Ecluse and incumbent Cyril Shah defeated Steven Maviglio and Spencer Eberle in the general election for American River Flood Control District Board At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tamika L'Ecluse (Nonpartisan)
 
34.1
 
36,629
Image of Cyril Shah
Cyril Shah (Nonpartisan)
 
30.1
 
32,306
Image of Steven Maviglio
Steven Maviglio (Nonpartisan)
 
20.3
 
21,849
Spencer Eberle (Nonpartisan)
 
15.5
 
16,662

Total votes: 107,446
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Del Paso Manor Water District (regular election)

General election

The general election was canceled. Robert Matteoli (Nonpartisan) and Andrew Ping (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Del Paso Manor Water District (special election)

The general election was canceled. Osmar Macias (nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Ward 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Brandon Rose (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Ward 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Nancy Bui-Thompson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Ward 5

General election

General election for Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board District 5

Incumbent Rob Kerth defeated Fatima Malik in the general election for Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Kerth
Rob Kerth (Nonpartisan)
 
52.9
 
45,046
Image of Fatima Malik
Fatima Malik (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
47.1
 
40,117

Total votes: 85,163
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Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

Division 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Grant Goold (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Ted Wood (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Jennifer Sheetz (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 6

General election

The general election was canceled. D'Elman Clark (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 8

General election

The general election was canceled. Gay Jones (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 9

General election

The general election was canceled. Walt White (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Sacramento Suburban Water District

District 1

General election

The general election was canceled. David Alan Jones (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Kathleen McPherson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Board of Education

District 4

General election

General election for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 4

Incumbent Joanne Ahola defeated Pervez Akhtar in the general election for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 4 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joanne Ahola (Nonpartisan)
 
84.5
 
45,462
Pervez Akhtar (Nonpartisan)
 
15.5
 
8,364

Total votes: 53,826
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District 5

Incumbent Alfred Brown Sr. was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 6

Incumbent Heather Davis was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 7

Incumbent Harold Fong was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Superior Court

District 1

Incumbent Bunmi Awoniyi was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 2

Incumbent Michael G. Bowman was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 3

Incumbent Daniel Calabretta was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 4

Incumbent Kevin R. Culhane was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 5

Incumbent David F. De Alba was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 6

Incumbent Joginder Dhillon was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 7

Incumbent Steven Gevercer was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 8

Incumbent Helena R. Gweon was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 9

Incumbent Judy Holzer Hersher was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 10

Incumbent R. Steven Lapham was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 11

Incumbent Alyson Lewis was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 12

Incumbent Kristina Lindquist was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 13

Incumbent James E. McFetridge was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 14

Incumbent James M. Mize was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 15

Incumbent Michael A. Savage was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 16

Incumbent Peter Southworth was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 17

Incumbent Michael W. Sweet was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 18

Incumbent Raoul M. Thorbourne was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

District 19

Incumbent Laurel D. White was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Supervisor

District 3

General election

General election for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 3

Rich Desmond defeated Gregg Fishman in the general election for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rich Desmond
Rich Desmond (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
50.8
 
66,397
Image of Gregg Fishman
Gregg Fishman (Nonpartisan)
 
49.2
 
64,178

Total votes: 130,575
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 3

Rich Desmond and Gregg Fishman defeated Tiffany Mock-Goeman, Matt Ceccato, and Catrayel Wood in the primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rich Desmond
Rich Desmond (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
42.7
 
32,075
Image of Gregg Fishman
Gregg Fishman (Nonpartisan)
 
25.9
 
19,446
Tiffany Mock-Goeman (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
8,042
Matt Ceccato (Nonpartisan)
 
10.5
 
7,897
Image of Catrayel Wood
Catrayel Wood (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
7,610

Total votes: 75,070
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District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 4

Incumbent Sue Frost won election outright against Bridget Duffy in the primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 4 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sue Frost (Nonpartisan)
 
75.6
 
54,073
Bridget Duffy (Nonpartisan)
 
24.4
 
17,494

Total votes: 71,567
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About the county

See also: Sacramento County, California

The county government of Sacramento County is located in Sacramento, California. The county was first established in 1850. It covers a total of 964.64 square miles in northern California.[1]As of 2020, its population was 1,585,055.

County government

See also: Government of Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, district attorney, and county sheriff.

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County California
Population 1,585,055 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 965 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 54.6% 56.1%
Black/African American 9.7% 5.7%
Asian 16.7% 14.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.4%
Two or more 9.2% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 23.4% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.9% 83.9%
College graduation rate 31.4% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $70,684 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 13.9% 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.[2][3]

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.

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