Mike Gardner
Mike Gardner is a member of the Western Municipal Water District in California, representing Division 1. Gardner assumed office on December 4, 2020. Gardner's current term ends on December 4, 2026.
Gardner ran for re-election to the Western Municipal Water District to represent Division 1 in California. Gardner won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Gardner was a nonpartisan candidate for Riverside County Board of Supervisors in California. Gardner lost the primary on June 5, 2018. Gardner unofficially withdrew from the Riverside City Council Ward 1 runoff election on July 5, 2019, but his name still appeared on the ballot, and he was still competing for the seat.[1][2] In a statement made in September 2019, Gardner explained that he was encouraging people to vote for him, but he would not raise money, send out mailers, or go door to door to talk to voters.[3]
Biography
Gardner earned a B.S. from the University of California, Riverside. His professional experience includes working for Southern California Edison.[4]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Western Municipal Water District Division 1
Incumbent Mike Gardner defeated Paloma Carrillo in the general election for Western Municipal Water District Division 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 62.5 | 18,345 |
| Paloma Carrillo (Nonpartisan) | 37.5 | 11,004 | ||
| Total votes: 29,349 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2020)
General election
Special general election for Western Municipal Water District Division 1
Mike Gardner defeated Teresa Rosales, Nancy Melendez, and Elio Palacios Jr. in the special general election for Western Municipal Water District Division 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 47.6 | 28,359 |
| Teresa Rosales (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 14,854 | ||
 | Nancy Melendez (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 10,772 | |
| Elio Palacios Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 5,544 | ||
| Total votes: 59,529 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Riverside, California (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Riverside City Council Ward 1
Erin Edwards defeated incumbent Mike Gardner in the general runoff election for Riverside City Council Ward 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erin Edwards (Nonpartisan) | 61.5 | 3,150 |
| Mike Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 1,970 | |
| Total votes: 5,120 | |||
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General election
General election for Riverside City Council Ward 1
Erin Edwards and incumbent Mike Gardner advanced to a runoff. They defeated Philip Falcone in the general election for Riverside City Council Ward 1 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Edwards (Nonpartisan) | 43.0 | 2,175 |
| ✔ | | Mike Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 36.3 | 1,840 |
 | Philip Falcone (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 1,049 | |
| Total votes: 5,064 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 2
Karen Spiegel defeated Eric Linder in the general election for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Spiegel (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 54,595 |
 | Eric Linder (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 49,293 | |
| Total votes: 103,888 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 2
Eric Linder and Karen Spiegel defeated Penny Newman, Mike Gardner, and Will Martinez in the primary for Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Linder (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 13,452 |
| ✔ | | Karen Spiegel (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 13,258 |
 | Penny Newman (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 12,939 | |
| Mike Gardner (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 7,127 | |
| Will Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 6,020 | ||
| Total votes: 52,796 | |||
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2015
The city of Riverside, California, held elections for city council on June 2, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 6, 2015. Four of the eight city council seats were up for election. In Ward 1, incumbent Mike Gardner defeated Thomas A. Podgorski.[5][6]
| Riverside City Council, Ward 1, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mike Gardner Incumbent |
70.2% | 2,490 | |
| Thomas A. Podgorski | 29.8% | 1,058 | |
| Total Votes | 3,548 | ||
| Source: Riverside County, "Official election results," accessed June 11, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike Gardner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mike Gardner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Mike Gardner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Press-Enterprise, "Riverside Councilman Mike Gardner drops out of re-election campaign," July 5, 2019
- ↑ The Press-Enterprise, "Riverside City Councilman clarifies that he’s still not campaigning, but still wants to win election," July 31, 2019
- ↑ The Press-Enterprise, "Riverside Councilman Mike Gardner — who said he wouldn’t campaign for reelection – now says ‘I am running,’" September 26, 2019
- ↑ City of Riverside, "Ward 1," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ City of Riverside, "2015 General Election Results," accessed June 2, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "2015 Annual Calendar," accessed January 7, 2015
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