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2024
2025 Fresno elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 20, 2024
General election: March 18, 2025
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Offices up: City council
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U.S. municipal elections, 2025

The city of Fresno, California, held a special election for City Council District 5 on March 18, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was December 20, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City council

District 5 special

General election

Special general election for Fresno City Council District 5

G. Brandon Vang defeated Elizabeth Jonasson-Rosas, Jose Barraza, Paul Condon, and Nickolas Wildstar in the special general election for Fresno City Council District 5 on March 18, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of G. Brandon Vang
G. Brandon Vang (Nonpartisan)
 
50.2
 
2,324
Elizabeth Jonasson-Rosas (Nonpartisan)
 
35.0
 
1,621
Jose Barraza (Nonpartisan)
 
12.3
 
568
Paul Condon (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
106
Image of Nickolas Wildstar
Nickolas Wildstar (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.2
 
11

Total votes: 4,630
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About the city

See also: Fresno, California

Fresno is a city located in Fresno County, California. As of 2020, its population was 542,107.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government

The city government of Fresno blends elements of a council-manager system with a strong mayor system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The mayor, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and implement city policies.[1][2]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Fresno, California
Fresno California
Population 542,107 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 115 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 55.3% 56.1%
Black/African American 7.2% 5.7%
Asian 14.4% 14.8%
Native American 1.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 9.2% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 49.7% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 78.7% 83.9%
College graduation rate 22.9% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $53,368 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 23.5% 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

Fresno, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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