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Henry Gomez Nickel
Henry Gomez Nickel was a member of the San Bernardino City Council in California, representing Ward 5. He assumed office in 2014. He left office on December 16, 2020.
Gomez Nickel ran for election to the San Bernardino City Council to represent Ward 5 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in San Bernardino, California (2024)
General election
General election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5
Kim Knaus defeated Henry Gomez Nickel in the general election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kim Knaus (Nonpartisan)  | 62.1 | 5,812 |
 | Henry Gomez Nickel (Nonpartisan) | 37.9 | 3,543 | |
| Total votes: 9,355 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5
Kim Knaus and Henry Gomez Nickel defeated incumbent Ben Reynoso, Chas Kelley, and Rose Ward in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Knaus (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 1,440 |
| ✔ | | Henry Gomez Nickel (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 974 |
| Ben Reynoso (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 812 | ||
| Chas Kelley (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 490 | ||
| Rose Ward (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 162 | ||
| Total votes: 3,878 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gomez Nickel in this election.
2022
See also: Mayoral election in San Bernardino, California (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of San Bernardino
Helen Tran defeated James F. Penman in the general election for Mayor of San Bernardino on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helen Tran (Nonpartisan) | 62.8 | 16,869 |
 | James F. Penman (Nonpartisan) | 37.2 | 10,002 | |
| Total votes: 26,871 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of San Bernardino
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of San Bernardino on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Tran (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 7,310 |
| ✔ | | James F. Penman (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 3,510 |
 | John Valdivia (Nonpartisan) | 16.9 | 2,970 | |
 | Treasure Ortiz (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 2,375 | |
| Henry Gomez Nickel (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 728 | |
 | Gabriel Jaramillo (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 459 | |
 | Mohammad Khan (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 197 | |
| Total votes: 17,549 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in San Bernardino, California (2020)
General election
General election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5
Ben Reynoso defeated incumbent Henry Gomez Nickel in the general election for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Reynoso (Nonpartisan) | 52.7 | 5,772 | |
| Henry Gomez Nickel (Nonpartisan) | 47.3 | 5,172 | |
| Total votes: 10,944 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5
The following candidates ran in the primary for San Bernardino City Council Ward 5 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Gomez Nickel (Nonpartisan) | 35.5 | 1,802 |
| ✔ | Ben Reynoso (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 1,295 | |
| Mike Avellaneda (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 883 | ||
| Brian Davison (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 802 | ||
| Peter Torres (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 151 | ||
| Marlo Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 150 | ||
| Total votes: 5,083 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 40
James Ramos defeated Henry Gomez Nickel in the general election for California State Assembly District 40 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Ramos (D) | 59.5 | 77,585 |
| Henry Gomez Nickel (R) | 40.5 | 52,746 | |
| Total votes: 130,331 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 40
Henry Gomez Nickel and James Ramos defeated Libbern Cook in the primary for California State Assembly District 40 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Gomez Nickel (R) | 45.7 | 29,550 |
| ✔ | | James Ramos (D) | 40.7 | 26,297 |
 | Libbern Cook (D) | 13.6 | 8,777 | |
| Total votes: 64,624 | |||
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2015
| San Bernardino City Council, Ward 5 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Henry William Nickel Incumbent |
67.15% | 1,192 |
| Brian Davison | 32.85% | 583 |
| Total Votes | 1,775 | |
| Source: San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Election: November 3, 2015: Final Certified Election Results," accessed May 2, 2016 | ||
2014
Elections for the city council of San Bernardino, California consisted of an election on November 5, 2013, and a runoff on February 4, 2014. Henry Nickel defeated Larry Lee, Karmel Roe and Randy Wilson in Ward 5.[1][2][3][4]
| San Bernardino City Council, Ward 5, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| H.W. Nickel |
37.8% | 1,010 | |
| Randy Wilson | 30.1% | 806 | |
| Larry Lee | 20.3% | 542 | |
| Karmel Roe | 11.8% | 316 | |
| Total Votes | 2,674 | ||
| Source: Bernardino County | |||
2010
Nickel was a Republican candidate for District 63 of the California State Assembly. He was defeated in the primary on June 8, 2010, against Paul Chabot, Pat Gilbreath, Don Kurth, Mike Morrell, Jacqueline Bolda, and Acquanetta Warren.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Henry Gomez Nickel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Henry Gomez Nickel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Henry Gomez Nickel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of San Bernardino "Candidates for the February 2014 Election" accessed January 26, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ The Sun "Carey Davis elected San Bernardino mayor," February 4, 2014
- ↑ Press Enterprise "McCammack loses to Davis in mayor's race," February 4, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino County, "Official election results," accessed July 2, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
San Bernardino City Council, Ward 5 2014–2020 |
Succeeded by Ben Reynoso |
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