Gregory Tatum

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Gregory Tatum

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March 5, 2024

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Gregory Tatum ran for election for Mayor of Bakersfield in California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Mayoral election in Bakersfield, California (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Bakersfield

Incumbent Karen Goh won election outright against Gregory Tatum in the primary for Mayor of Bakersfield on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Goh (Nonpartisan)	83.2	44,735
		Gregory Tatum (Nonpartisan)	16.8	9,039

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,774
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2022

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Senate District 16

Incumbent Melissa Hurtado defeated David Shepard in the general election for California State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Hurtado (D)	50.0	68,457
		David Shepard (R)	50.0	68,437

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 136,894
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 16

David Shepard and incumbent Melissa Hurtado defeated Nicole Parra, Gregory Tatum, and Bryan Osorio in the primary for California State Senate District 16 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Shepard (R)	43.4	32,579
✔		Melissa Hurtado (D)	29.5	22,162
		Nicole Parra (D)	13.2	9,921
		Gregory Tatum (R)	8.0	6,016
		Bryan Osorio (D)	5.8	4,344

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,022
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Imelda Ceja (D)

2020

Bakersfield City Council

See also: City elections in Bakersfield, California (2020)

General election

General election for Bakersfield City Council Ward 6

Patty Gray defeated Jesse Quijada, Gregory Tatum, and Titus Stevens in the general election for Bakersfield City Council Ward 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patty Gray (Nonpartisan)	46.0	8,700
		Jesse Quijada (Nonpartisan)	30.1	5,695
		Gregory Tatum (Nonpartisan)	19.8	3,744
		Titus Stevens (Nonpartisan)	4.1	782

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,921
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Bakersfield Mayor

See also: Mayoral election in Bakersfield, California (2020)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Bakersfield

Incumbent Karen Goh won election outright against Gregory Tatum, Joseph Caporali, Mark Hudson, and Joey Harrington in the primary for Mayor of Bakersfield on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Goh (Nonpartisan)	83.5	60,579
		Gregory Tatum (Nonpartisan)	10.1	7,336
		Joseph Caporali (Nonpartisan)	6.2	4,519
		Mark Hudson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.1	74
		Joey Harrington (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	15

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,523
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2018

See also: California State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Senate District 16

Shannon Grove defeated Ruth Musser-Lopez in the general election for California State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Grove (R)	64.2	169,714
		Ruth Musser-Lopez (D)	35.8	94,579

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,293 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 16

Shannon Grove and Ruth Musser-Lopez defeated Gregory Tatum in the primary for California State Senate District 16 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shannon Grove (R)	59.1	90,353
✔		Ruth Musser-Lopez (D)	29.0	44,303
		Gregory Tatum (R)	11.9	18,152

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 152,808
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Bakersfield, California (2016)

The mayor's chair and three seats on the Bakersfield City Council were up for general election in 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2016. A primary was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election took place on November 8, 2016. The following candidates ran in the Mayor of Bakersfield primary election.

Mayor of Bakersfield, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Karen Goh	33.03%	20,116
Kyle Carter	31.80%	19,369
Alex Merrill	5.15%	3,139
T.J. Esposito	4.06%	2,470
Tony Martinez	3.26%	1,983
Gregory Tatum	2.58%	1,570
Gilberto De La Torre	2.57%	1,567
Nannette Gonzalez	2.43%	1,477
Marc DeLeon	2.24%	1,364
Addison Chavez	2.05%	1,250
Kevin Blanton	2.02%	1,232
Tanner Thompson	1.42%	865
Tyrone Smith	1.19%	722
Opal Morland	0.91%	554
Brett Vigil	0.76%	463
Roy Charles Keenan	0.68%	415
Michael Harmon	0.64%	392
Valiant Robinson	0.62%	379
Kenneth Whitchard	0.60%	363
Scotty Monroe	0.54%	327
Joseph Crotwell	0.45%	274
Benjamin Weigel	0.44%	265
William Minnick	0.29%	174
Kameron Kephart	0.20%	119
Nathan Nemnich	0.10%	58
Total Votes		60,907
Source: Kern County Elections, "July 7 Primary Election Results," June 30, 2016

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2024

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2022

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2020

Bakersfield City Council

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Bakersfield Mayor

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