Municipal elections in Fresno County, California (2024)

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2024 Fresno County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 & August 9, 2024
Primary election: March 5, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, irrigation district, public utility district, recreation and park district, veterans memorial district, water district, and superior court judges
Total seats up: 33
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
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Fresno County, California, held general elections for Fresno County Board of Supervisors, Calwa Recreation and Park District, Fresno County Board of Education, Clovis Veterans Memorial District, Fresno Irrigation District, Pinedale County Water, Pinedale Public Utility, State Center Community College District, and Superior Court of Fresno County on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024, for the board of supervisors and superior court judges. The filing deadline for the offices holding primaries was December 8, 2023, and the filing deadline for the general election offices was August 9, 2024.

Elections for the Superior Court of Fresno County were canceled if the incumbents were the only candidates to file. Those incumbents were automatically re-elected to their seats.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Board of supervisors

District 2

General election

General election for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2

Garry Bredefeld defeated incumbent Steve Brandau in the general election for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
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Votes
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Garry Bredefeld (Nonpartisan)
 
53.6
 
40,369
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Steve Brandau (Nonpartisan)
 
46.4
 
34,977

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

Total votes: 75,346
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2

Garry Bredefeld and incumbent Steve Brandau defeated Paul Dictos, Bryce Herrera, and Dion Bourdase in the primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
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Garry Bredefeld (Nonpartisan)
 
37.8
 
17,310
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Steve Brandau (Nonpartisan)
 
28.1
 
12,848
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Paul Dictos (Nonpartisan)
 
16.0
 
7,340
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Bryce Herrera (Nonpartisan)
 
10.3
 
4,733
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Dion Bourdase (Nonpartisan)
 
7.7
 
3,531

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

Total votes: 45,762
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District 3

General election

General election for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 3

Luis Chavez defeated incumbent Sal Quintero in the general election for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Luis Chavez (Nonpartisan)
 
56.5
 
20,830
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Sal Quintero (Nonpartisan)
 
43.5
 
16,009

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

Total votes: 36,839
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 3

Incumbent Sal Quintero and Luis Chavez defeated Miguel Arias and Edward Hinojosa in the primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sal Quintero (Nonpartisan)
 
37.1
 
5,737
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Luis Chavez (Nonpartisan)
 
26.1
 
4,028
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Miguel Arias (Nonpartisan)
 
19.8
 
3,067
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Edward Hinojosa (Nonpartisan)
 
17.0
 
2,623

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Total votes: 15,455
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 5

Incumbent Nathan Magsig won election outright against Jennifer Cruz in the primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 5 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
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Nathan Magsig (Nonpartisan)
 
70.9
 
29,205
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Jennifer Cruz (Nonpartisan)
 
29.1
 
11,988

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Total votes: 41,193
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County board of education

District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Bryan Burton (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Itzi Robles (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Allen Clyde (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Special offices

Calwa Recreation and Park District

General election

The general election was canceled. Laura Garcia (Nonpartisan) and Mary Rosales (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Clovis Veterans Memorial District

Non-Veteran Seat

General election

The general election was canceled. A. Patrick Ruth (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Veteran Seat

General election

The general election was canceled. Donald Watnick (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Fresno Irrigation District

District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Christopher Woolf (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Gregory Beberian (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Pinedale County Water

Regular election

General election

The general election was canceled. Alex Valdez (Nonpartisan) and Robert Dutcher (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Special election

The general election was canceled. Christine Silva (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Pinedale Public Utility

General election

The general election was canceled. Glen Goto (Nonpartisan) and Larry Neyman (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

State Center Community College District

State Center Community College District general election, 2024

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Trustee Area 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNasreen Michelle Johnson (i)
Pablo Villagrana 
Trustee Area 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Parra (i)
Trustee Area 6

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Ikeda (i)
Trustee Area 7

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Ewell 


Judicial offices

Superior Court of Fresno County primary election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Office No. 1

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAmythest Freeman (i)
Office No. 2

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngVirna L. Santos (i)
Office No. 3

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Negin (i)
Office No. 4

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Muñoz (i)
Office No. 5

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Terrence (i)
Office No. 6

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid C. Kalemkarian (i)
Office No. 7

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael G. Idiart (i)
Office No. 8

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Dolas (i)
Office No. 9

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Mangano (i)
Office No. 10

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan M. Skiles (i)
Office No. 11

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngGeoffrey Wilson (i)
Office No. 12

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngPahoua Lor (i)


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About the county

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Fresno County, California
Fresno County California
Population 1,008,654 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 5,958 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 60.3% 56.1%
Black/African American 4.7% 5.7%
Asian 10.6% 14.8%
Native American 1.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Two or more 8.5% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 53.4% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 77.3% 83.9%
College graduation rate 22% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $57,109 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 20.8% 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

Fresno County, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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