Municipal elections in Kern County, California (2020)
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| 2020 Kern County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 6, 2019 & August 7, 2020 |
| Primary election: March 3, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County supervisors, superior court offices, county board of education, East Niles Community Services District, Kern Community College District, and Kern County Water Agency |
| Total seats up: 24 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
Kern County, California, held general elections for the Kern County Board of Education, the East Niles Community Services District board, the Kern Community College District board, and the Kern County Water Agency board on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for these elections was August 7, 2020.
The county also held primary elections for county supervisor districts 1, 4, and 5, and judge of the superior court offices 3, 7, 9, 14, 22, 23, 27, and 32 on March 3, 2020. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020, for any races in which a candidate did not win a majority of votes in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019. If no incumbent or candidate filed in the election, the filing deadline was extended by five days to December 11, 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
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Board of education
Area 4
General election
The general election was canceled. Jose Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Area 5
General election
General election for Kern County Board of Education Trustee Area 5
Paula Bray defeated incumbent William Barnes in the general election for Kern County Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Bray (Nonpartisan) | 61.0 | 16,860 | |
| William Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 10,775 | ||
| Total votes: 27,635 | ||||
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Area 6
General election
The general election was canceled. Daniel Giordano (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Board of Supervisors
District 1
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 1
Phillip Peters won election outright against David Fluhart and Daures Stephens in the primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 1 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phillip Peters (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 25,062 | |
| David Fluhart (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 11,697 | ||
| Daures Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 11,215 | ||
| Total votes: 47,974 | ||||
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District 4
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 4
Incumbent David Couch won election outright against Emilio Huerta in the primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Couch (Nonpartisan) | 52.9 | 9,891 | |
| Emilio Huerta (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 8,813 | ||
| Total votes: 18,704 | ||||
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District 5
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 5
Incumbent Leticia Perez won election outright against David Abbasi, Ricardo Herrera, Ronnie Cruz, and Ben Valdez in the primary for Kern County Board of Supervisors District 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leticia Perez (Nonpartisan) | 58.4 | 7,882 | |
| David Abbasi (Nonpartisan) | 12.8 | 1,720 | ||
| Ricardo Herrera (Nonpartisan) | 12.3 | 1,660 | ||
| Ronnie Cruz (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 1,117 | ||
| Ben Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 1,110 | ||
| Total votes: 13,489 | ||||
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Special districts
East Niles Community Services District
General election
General election for East Niles Community Services District board of directors (3 seats)
Steven Aguilar, incumbent Laurel Powell, and incumbent William McCalla defeated incumbent Richard Harger in the general election for East Niles Community Services District board of directors on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steven Aguilar (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 5,537 | |
| ✔ | Laurel Powell (Nonpartisan) | 23.9 | 3,556 | |
| ✔ | William McCalla (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 3,101 | |
| Richard Harger (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 2,662 | ||
| Total votes: 14,856 | ||||
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Kern Community College District
Area 4
General election
The general election was canceled. Romeo Agbalog (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Area 6
General election
General election for Kern Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 6
Yovani Jimenez defeated Jack Lavers in the general election for Kern Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yovani Jimenez (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 17,512 | |
| Jack Lavers (Nonpartisan) | 45.7 | 14,764 | ||
| Total votes: 32,276 | ||||
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Area 7
General election
The general election was canceled. Kay Meek (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Kern County Water Agency
Division 2
General election
The general election was canceled. Bruce Hafenfeld (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Division 3
General election
The general election was canceled. Martin Milobar (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Division 6
General election
The general election was canceled. Royce Fast (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Division 7
General election
The general election was canceled. Gene Lundquist (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Superior Court
Office 3
Incumbent Charles R. Brehmer was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 7
Incumbent Michael G. Bush was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 9
Incumbent Gloria Cannon was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 14
Incumbent Therese Foley was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 22
Incumbent Brian McNamara was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 23
Incumbent John D. Oglesby was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 27
Incumbent Greg Pulskamp was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Office 32
Incumbent Kenneth C. Twisselman II was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2020
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Kern County, California | ||
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| Kern County | California | |
| Population | 909,235 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 8,134 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 67.6% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 4.9% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 8.4% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 53.9% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 75.3% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 17.1% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $54,851 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 20.4% | 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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