2020 Bakersfield, California mayoral election

The 2020 Bakersfield, California mayoral election was held on March 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Bakersfield, California. It saw the re-election of incumbent Karen Goh.

2020 Bakersfield mayoral election

March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)
 
Candidate Karen Goh Gregory Tatum Joseph Caporali
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 60,579 7,336 4,519
Percentage 83.53% 10.12% 6.23%

Mayor before election

Karen Goh
Republican

Elected Mayor

Karen Goh
Republican

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Candidates

Declared

  • Joseph Caporali, military veteran and filmmaker; candidate for mayor in 2008.[1]
  • Karen Goh, incumbent mayor and former Kern County supervisor.[1] (Party preference: Republican)
  • Joey Harrington (write-in), business owner.[1]
  • Mark Hudson (write-in), business owner.[1]
  • Gregory Tatum, military veteran and pastor; candidate for mayor in 2016 and State Senate in 2018.[1] (Party preference: Republican)

Results

2020 Bakersfield mayoral election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Karen Goh (incumbent) 60,579 83.53%
Nonpartisan Gregory Tatum 7,336 10.12%
Nonpartisan Joseph Caporali 4,519 6.23%
Write-in Mark Hudson 74 0.10%
Write-in Joey Harrington 15 0.02%
Total votes 72,523 100.00%

References

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