Municipal elections in Kern County, California (2018)

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2018 Kern County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 9, 2018 and August 10, 2018
Primary election: June 5, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County board of supervisors, county assessor-recorder, county auditor-controller-county clerk, district attorney, county sheriff-coroner-public administrator, county treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, superior court judges, county board of education, community college district governing board, water agency board, and community services district board
Total seats up: 32
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2018

Kern County, California, held primary elections for county assessor-recorder, county auditor-controller-county clerk, district attorney, county sheriff-coroner-public administrator, county treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, and superior court judges on June 5, 2018. General elections were not required for the races on the primary ballot. The filing deadline was March 9, 2018.[1]

Three county board of supervisors seats were up for general election on November 6, 2018. Two of the seats were originally scheduled to be up for primary election with the other county offices, but the election was moved following the resolution of a Voting Rights Act lawsuit and the creation of new district maps. An additional seat was also added to the ballot as part of the resolution.[2]

Four county board of education seats, three community college district seats, three water agency board seats, and two community services district seats were also scheduled to be up for election on November 6, 2018. Due to lack of opposition, however, most of those races were canceled.[3]

Elections

Board of Supervisors

The candidate list below is based on a list provided by The Bakersfield Record on August 16, 2018.[4]

District 2

General election candidates

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District 3

General election candidates

District 4

General election candidates

Auditor-Controller-Clerk

Primary candidates

District Attorney

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kern County District Attorney

Candidate
%
Votes
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Cynthia Zimmer (Nonpartisan)
 
54.3
 
58,419
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Scott Spielman (Nonpartisan)
 
45.7
 
49,097

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 107,516
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Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kern County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Donny Youngblood (Nonpartisan)
 
66.2
 
73,605
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Justin Fleeman (Nonpartisan)
 
33.8
 
37,510

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

Total votes: 111,115
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Treasurer-Tax Collector

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jordan Kaufman (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
87,340

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

Total votes: 87,340
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Superintendent of Schools

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Mary Barlow (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
87,904

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

Total votes: 87,904
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County Assessor

Primary candidates

Board of Education

Trustee Area 1

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Trustee Area 2

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Trustee Area 3

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Trustee Area 7

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Special districts

Community college district

Trustee Area 1

General election candidates

Trustee Area 2

General election candidates

Trustee Area 5

General election candidates

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Community services district

General election

The general election was canceled. Jaime Quinonez (Nonpartisan) and Sally Ruiz (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Water agency

District 1

General election

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

District 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Philip Cerro (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Charles Wulff Jr. (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Superior Court

Office 1

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Jose Benavides ran unopposed in the race for the Office 1 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 1 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Jose Benavides Incumbent

Office 5

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Lorna Brumfield ran unopposed in the race for the Office 5 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 5 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Lorna Brumfield Incumbent

Office 10

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Kern County

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Chad Allen Louie (Nonpartisan)
 
60.1
 
63,908
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Brandon Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
39.9
 
42,492

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 106,400
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Office 11

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Thomas Clark ran unopposed in the race for the Office 11 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 11 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Clark Incumbent

Office 14

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Kern County

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John L. Fielder
John L. Fielder (Nonpartisan)
 
59.0
 
60,499
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M. Cole McKnight (Nonpartisan)
 
41.0
 
42,007

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

Total votes: 102,506
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Office 16

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Susan Gill ran unopposed in the race for the Office 16 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 16 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Susan Gill Incumbent

Office 18

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Colette Humphrey ran unopposed in the race for the Office 18 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 18 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Colette Humphrey Incumbent

Office 21

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent John Lua ran unopposed in the race for the Office 21 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 21 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png John Lua Incumbent

Office 26

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Craig Phillips ran unopposed in the race for the Office 26 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 26 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Craig Phillips Incumbent

Office 27

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Kenneth Pritchard ran unopposed in the race for the Office 27 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 27 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Kenneth Pritchard Incumbent

Office 28

Due to lack of opposition, this election did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent Stephen Schuett ran unopposed in the race for the Office 28 seat on the Kern County Superior Court.[1]


Kern County Superior Court, Office 28 Primary Election, 2018
Candidates
Green check mark transparent.png Stephen Schuett Incumbent

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

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Demographic Data for Kern County, California
Kern County California
Population 839,631 37,253,956
Land area (sq mi) 8,131 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 74.4% 59.7%
Black/African American 5.5% 5.8%
Asian 4.7% 14.5%
Native American 1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Two or more 3.5% 4.9%
Hispanic/Latino 53.3% 39%
Education
High school graduation rate 74.1% 83.3%
College graduation rate 16.4% 33.9%
Income
Median household income $53,350 $75,235
Persons below poverty level 21% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.[5][6]

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

Kern County, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Kern County Elections Division, "Candidate Filing Guide: Gubernatorial Primary Election June 5, 2018," accessed March 15, 2018
  2. ↑ KGET.com, "Kern agrees to supervisor map with new Latino majority district; supervisor elections pushed to Nov," March 30, 2018
  3. ↑ Kern County Elections, "Contests Not on Ballot," accessed October 16, 2018
  4. ↑ The Bakersfield Record, "ELECTION 2018: Clearer picture emerges of candidates for local office," August 16, 2018
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  6. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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