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City elections in Bakersfield, California (2024)
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| 2024 Bakersfield elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 & August 9, 2024 |
| Primary election: March 5, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Bakersfield, California, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. A mayoral primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for the mayoral election was December 8, 2023, and the filing deadline for the city council election was August 9, 2024.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
General election
Bakersfield City Council general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Ward 2 |
 Andrae Gonzales (i)  Michael Cardenas |
| Ward 5 |
Larry Koman Mike Madrigal Kevin Oliver |
| Ward 6 |
Zack Bashirtash Imelda Ceja Johnny Olaguez Tom Webster |
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About the city
- See also: Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in California and the county seat of Kern County. As of 2020, its population was 403,455.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Bakersfield uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1][2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Bakersfield, California | ||
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| Bakersfield | California | |
| Population | 403,455 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 149 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 61.1% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 7.4% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 7.3% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 8.9% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 51.1% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 81.4% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 22.6% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $65,687 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.2% | 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. | ||
See also
| Bakersfield, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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