Municipal elections in Fresno County, California (2020)

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2022
2019
2020 Fresno 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: Board of supervisors, superior court seats, county board of education, irrigation district board, community college district board, park district board, memorial district board, water district board, and public utility district board
Total seats up: 39
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
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Fresno County, California, held general elections for the Fresno County Board of Education, the State Center Community College District board, the Fresno Irrigation District board, the Calwa Recreation and Park District board, the Clovis Veterans Memorial District board, the Pinedale County Water District board, and the Pinedale Public Utility District board on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for these offices was August 7, 2020.

The county also held primary elections for Districts 2, 3, and 5 on the county board of supervisors and superior court seats 1 through 19 on March 3, 2020. A general election for those seats would have been held on November 3, 2020, if no candidate had received a majority of votes in the primary. The filing deadline for these offices 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

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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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County board of education

Area 2

General election

General election for Fresno County Board of Education Trustee Area 2

Bryan Burton defeated Blake Zante in the general election for Fresno County Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bryan Burton (Nonpartisan)
 
50.8
 
36,988
Blake Zante (Nonpartisan)
 
49.2
 
35,763

Total votes: 72,751
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Area 3

General election

General election for Fresno County Board of Education Trustee Area 3

James Martinez defeated incumbent Daren Miller, Craig Seber, and Arthur Servin in the general election for Fresno County Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
James Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
43.4
 
17,626
Daren Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
27.5
 
11,177
Craig Seber (Nonpartisan)
 
18.2
 
7,384
Arthur Servin (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
4,447

Total votes: 40,634
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Area 5

General election

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

Board of Supervisors

District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2

Incumbent Steve Brandau won election outright in the primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Brandau
Steve Brandau (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
39,277

Total votes: 39,277
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District 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 3

Incumbent Sal Quintero won election outright in the primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sal Quintero
Sal Quintero (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
18,575

Total votes: 18,575
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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 in the primary for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 5 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nathan Magsig
Nathan Magsig (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
43,536

Total votes: 43,536
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Special districts

Calwa Recreation and Park District

General election

General election for Calwa Recreation and Park District board of directors (2 seats)

Laura Garcia and incumbent Mary Rosales defeated incumbent Gabriela Mares in the general election for Calwa Recreation and Park District board of directors on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Laura Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
58.9
 
2,329
Mary Rosales (Nonpartisan)
 
22.2
 
878
Gabriela Mares (Nonpartisan)
 
19.0
 
750

Total votes: 3,957
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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

Division 2

General election

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

Division 5

General election

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

Pinedale County Water District

General election

The general election was canceled. Tyler Mackey (Nonpartisan) and Zachary Baroni (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Pinedale Public Utility District

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

Area 2

General election

General election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 2

Nasreen Michelle Johnson defeated Sevag Tateosian and incumbent Eric Payne in the general election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nasreen Michelle Johnson
Nasreen Michelle Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
37.9
 
20,587
Sevag Tateosian (Nonpartisan)
 
32.5
 
17,636
Eric Payne (Nonpartisan)
 
29.6
 
16,051

Total votes: 54,274
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Area 3

General election

General election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 3

Danielle Parra defeated incumbent John Leal and Dary Rezvani in the general election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Danielle Parra (Nonpartisan)
 
39.3
 
20,070
John Leal (Nonpartisan)
 
36.8
 
18,805
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Dary Rezvani (Nonpartisan)
 
23.9
 
12,183

Total votes: 51,058
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Area 6

General election

General election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 6

Incumbent Deborah Ikeda defeated Sally Fowler and Chris Milton in the general election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Deborah Ikeda (Nonpartisan)
 
42.1
 
31,484
Sally Fowler (Nonpartisan)
 
38.7
 
28,963
Chris Milton (Nonpartisan)
 
19.2
 
14,356

Total votes: 74,803
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Area 7

General election

General election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 7

Incumbent Richard Caglia defeated Jon Bath and Abena Cruise in the general election for State Center Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Richard Caglia (Nonpartisan)
 
44.5
 
19,931
Jon Bath (Nonpartisan)
 
32.5
 
14,551
Abena Cruise (Nonpartisan)
 
23.0
 
10,276

Total votes: 44,758
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Superior Court

Office 1

Incumbent David Andrew Gottlieb was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 2

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

Office 3

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

Office 4

Incumbent Gregory T. Fain was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 5

Incumbent Arlan L. Harrell was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 6

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Fresno County

Gabriel Brickey won election outright in the primary for Superior Court of Fresno County on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Gabriel Brickey (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
135,614

Total votes: 135,614
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Office 7

Incumbent Jonathan B. Conklin was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 8

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

Office 9

Incumbent Jon N. Kapetan was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 10

Incumbent Ana de Alba was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 11

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Fresno County

Elizabeth Egan won election outright against Douglas Treisman in the primary for Superior Court of Fresno County on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Elizabeth Egan (Nonpartisan)
 
62.7
 
108,759
Douglas Treisman (Nonpartisan)
 
37.3
 
64,810

Total votes: 173,569
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Office 12

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

Office 13

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

Office 14

Incumbent John F. Vogt was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 15

Incumbent Jeffrey Y. Hamilton, Jr. was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 16

Incumbent Kimberly J. Nystrom-Geist was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 17

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

Office 18

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

Office 19

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

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Demographics

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

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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.

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.

See also

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