Gilberto De La Torre
Gilberto De La Torre ran in a special election to the Bakersfield City Council to represent Ward 1 in California. De La Torre lost in the special general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Bakersfield, California (2020)
General election
Special general election for Bakersfield City Council Ward 1
Eric Arias defeated Gilberto De La Torre in the special general election for Bakersfield City Council Ward 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Arias (Nonpartisan) | 74.3 | 7,669 | |
 | Gilberto De La Torre (Nonpartisan) | 25.7 | 2,653 | |
| Total votes: 10,322 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Bakersfield City Council Ward 1
Incumbent Willie Rivera defeated Gilberto De La Torre and Marvin Dean in the general election for Bakersfield City Council Ward 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Willie Rivera (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 2,365 |
| Gilberto De La Torre (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 2,202 | |
| Marvin Dean (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 1,480 | ||
| Total votes: 6,047 | |||
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2016
The mayor's chair and three seats on the Bakersfield City Council were up for general election in 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2016. A primary was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election took place on November 8, 2016. The following candidates ran in the Mayor of Bakersfield primary election.
| Mayor of Bakersfield, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Karen Goh |
33.03% | 20,116 |
| Kyle Carter |
31.80% | 19,369 |
| Alex Merrill | 5.15% | 3,139 |
| T.J. Esposito | 4.06% | 2,470 |
| Tony Martinez | 3.26% | 1,983 |
| Gregory Tatum | 2.58% | 1,570 |
| Gilberto De La Torre | 2.57% | 1,567 |
| Nannette Gonzalez | 2.43% | 1,477 |
| Marc DeLeon | 2.24% | 1,364 |
| Addison Chavez | 2.05% | 1,250 |
| Kevin Blanton | 2.02% | 1,232 |
| Tanner Thompson | 1.42% | 865 |
| Tyrone Smith | 1.19% | 722 |
| Opal Morland | 0.91% | 554 |
| Brett Vigil | 0.76% | 463 |
| Roy Charles Keenan | 0.68% | 415 |
| Michael Harmon | 0.64% | 392 |
| Valiant Robinson | 0.62% | 379 |
| Kenneth Whitchard | 0.60% | 363 |
| Scotty Monroe | 0.54% | 327 |
| Joseph Crotwell | 0.45% | 274 |
| Benjamin Weigel | 0.44% | 265 |
| William Minnick | 0.29% | 174 |
| Kameron Kephart | 0.20% | 119 |
| Nathan Nemnich | 0.10% | 58 |
| Total Votes | 60,907 | |
| Source: Kern County Elections, "July 7 Primary Election Results," June 30, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gilberto De La Torre did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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