Mayoral election in San Bernardino, California (2026)
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| 2026 San Bernardino elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary election: June 2, 2026 General election: November 3, 2026 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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The city of San Bernardino, California, is holding a general election for mayor on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2026. The filing deadline for this election was March 6, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
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Past elections
See also: Mayoral election in San Bernardino, California (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of San Bernardino
Helen Tran (Nonpartisan) defeated James F. Penman (Nonpartisan) 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
Nonpartisan primary election 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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See also: Mayoral election in San Bernardino, California (2018)
General election
General election for Mayor of San Bernardino
John Valdivia (Nonpartisan) defeated incumbent Carey Davis (Nonpartisan) in the general election for Mayor of San Bernardino on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Valdivia (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 19,155 |
 | Carey Davis (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 17,327 | |
| Total votes: 36,482 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for Mayor of San Bernardino
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of San Bernardino on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Valdivia (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 6,747 |
| ✔ | | Carey Davis (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 5,243 |
 | Danny Tillman (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 2,964 | |
| Rick Avila (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 1,414 | ||
| Georgeann Hanna (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 1,324 | ||
| Karmel Roe (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 732 | ||
| Danny Malmuth (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 448 | ||
| Total votes: 18,872 | |||
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About the city
- See also: San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. As of 2020, its population was 222,101.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government
The city of San Bernardino utilizes 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 San Bernardino, California | ||
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| San Bernardino | California | |
| Population | 222,101 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 62 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 51.7% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 13.2% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 66.2% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 70.1% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 11.8% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $49,287 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 23.7% | 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
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