Bakersfield, California, held a general election for mayor on June 7, 2016, and November 8, 2016. It saw the election of Karen Goh.
2016 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election|
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| Candidate
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Karen Goh
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Kyle Carter
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G. Alex Merrill
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| First-round vote
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20,116
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19,369
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3,139
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| First-round percentage
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33.03%
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31.80%
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5.15%
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| Second-round vote
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59,355
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53,157
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| Second-round percentage
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52.75%
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47.24%
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Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.
First round results[1]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Karen Goh
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20,116
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33.03
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| Kyle Carter
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19,369
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31.80
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| G. Alex Merrill
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3,139
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5.15
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| Anthony "T.J" Esposito
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2,470
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4.06
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| Tony Martinez
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1,983
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3.26
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| Gregory Tatum
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1,570
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2.58
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| Gilberto De La Torre
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1,567
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2.57
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| Nannette Gonzalez
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1,477
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2.43
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| Marc DeLeon
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1,364
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2.24
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| Addison Chavez
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1,250
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2.05
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| Kevin Blanton
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1,232
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2.02
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| Tanner Thompson
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865
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1.42
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| Tyrone Smith
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722
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1.19
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| Opal Morland
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554
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0.91
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| Brett Vigil
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463
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0.76
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| Roy Charles Keenan
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415
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0.68
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| Michael Harmon
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392
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0.64
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| Valiant Robinson
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379
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0.62
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| Kenneth Whitchard
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363
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0.60
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| Scott Monroe
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327
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0.54
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| Joseph Crotwell
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274
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0.45
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| Benjamin Weigel
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265
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0.44
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| William M. Minnick
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174
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0.29
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| Kameron Kephart
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119
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0.20
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| Nathan Nemnich
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58
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0.10
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| Total votes
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60,907
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100%
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Runoff results[2]
| Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| Karen Goh
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59,355
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52.75
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| Kyle Carter
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53,157
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47.24
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| Total votes
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112,512
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100%
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