2020 Fresno mayoral election

The 2020 Fresno mayoral election was held on March 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. Republican Jerry Dyer was elected after winning a majority in the primary.

2020 Fresno mayoral election
March 3, 2020
Turnout40.29%
 
Candidate Jerry Dyer Andrew Janz
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 50,914 39,430
Percentage 51.6% 39.9%
Mayor before election

Lee Brand
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Jerry Dyer
Republican

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Incumbent mayor Lee Brand did not run for a second term. It was the first time in the city's history in which an incumbent eligible for re-election chose to retire the seat.[1]

Municipal elections are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.

Candidates

Declared
  • Jerry Dyer, former Fresno Chief of Police
  • Bill Gates, immigrant and businessman[2]
  • Floyd Harris Jr., civil rights activist and pastor[3]
  • Brian Jefferson, homeless advocate[2]
  • Richard Renteria, former insurance broker and candidate for mayor in 2016
  • Andrew Janz, county prosecutor and candidate for U.S. House in 2018[4]
  • Nickolas Wildstar, political activist, rapper, and candidate for governor in 2018[5]

Withdrew
  • Elliot Balch, operations officer of the Central Valley Community Foundation[6]
  • Luis Chavez, city council member[7]

Declined

Endorsements
Jerry Dyer (R)
County officials
Organizations
  • Fresno Police Officers' Association[9]
Floyd Harris Jr.
Individuals
Organizations
Andrew Janz (D)
Newspapers
Orgaizations

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Lee
Brand
(R)		 Jerry
Dyer
(R)		 Andrew
Janz
(D)		 Other /
Undecided
GV Wire January 4, 2020 500 ± 4.0% – 45% 47% 8%[lower-alpha 1]
GV Wire April 18–16, 2019 300 ± 6.0% 47% – 53% –
24% 39% 37% –
18% 31% 26% 25%[lower-alpha 2]

Results

First round
2020 Fresno mayoral election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Dyer 50,914 51.56
Democratic Andrew Janz 39,430 39.93
No party preference Floyd Harris Jr. 2,262 2.29
No party preference Bill Gates 2,262 2.29
No party preference Richard Renteria 2,076 2.10
Libertarian Nickolas Wildstar 1,284 1.30
No party preference Brian Jefferson 510 0.52
Total votes 98,738 100.00

Runoff

A runoff election was originally scheduled for November 3, 2020, but was cancelled after Dyer won the seat outright.

See also

Footnotes

Notes
  1. Undecided 8%
  2. Some Other Democrat 15%, Some Other Republican 10%

References
  1. McEwen, Bill (February 7, 2020). "Dyer or Janz? Your Guess Is as Good as Any". GV Wire. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. Taub, David (February 17, 2020). "Don't Like Dyer or Janz for Mayor? Alternatives Include a Bill Gates". GV Wire. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. Tehee, Joshua (October 29, 2019). "Community activist and church leader throws hat into Fresno mayoral race". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. Calix, Brianna (February 13, 2020). "Andrew Janz avoids political labels. How will that look if he's Fresno's mayor?". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. "Wildstar 2020".
  6. Miller, Thaddeus (August 13, 2019). "Another Fresno mayor candidate is out of the race. Who's left?". Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. Calix, Brianna (August 1, 2019). "Luis Chavez ends bid for Fresno mayor. These candidates are left". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. Calix, Brianna (May 20, 2019). "Fresno Mayor Lee Brand won't seek re-election, but field of candidates keeps growing". The Fresno Bee.
  9. "Political Endorsements". Fresno Police Officers' Association.
  10. "Official Primary Voter Guide" (PDF). DSA Fresno.
  11. The Fresno Bee Editorial Board (February 6, 2020). "Jerry Dyer served Fresno for decades. But Andrew Janz is the right choice for mayor". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  12. @FresnoYoungDems (January 24, 2020). "This election is going to be tight, but we can win on March 3rd! Remember to vote for Andrew Janz!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. "National Association of Letter Carriers Endorse Andrew Janz for Mayor of Fresno". Fresno County Democrats. January 16, 2020.
  14. "RESULTS OF THE MARCH 3, 2020 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION". Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters. April 2, 2020.
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