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Municipal elections in Fremont, California (2016)
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| 2016 Fremont elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 12, 2016 |
| General election: November 8, 2016 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2016 |
Elections
General election
Mayor
Note: Although elections in Fremont are nonpartisan, Ballotpedia identified the partisan affiliation of the candidates in this race for informational purposes.
- ☐ Bill Harrison
(i) - ☑ Lily Mei (Nonpartisan)
City council (Two seats)
Incumbent Suzanne Lee Chan was unable to file for re-election due to term limits.
- ☑ Vinnie Bacon (i)
- ☐ Marty Froomin
- ☐ Kathy Kimberlin
- ☐ Laurie Manuel
- ☑ Raj Salwan
- ☐ Rakesh Sharma
- ☐ Cullen Tiernan
Additional elections
- See also: California elections, 2016
The November general election ballot included races for state assembly, state senate, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and U.S. president.
Past elections
2014
| Fremont City Council, 2014 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Lily Mei |
20% | 13,490 | |
| Rick Jones |
18.2% | 12,296 | |
| Raj Salwan Incumbent | 16.9% | 11,428 | |
| Syed Iqbal Ahmed | 1.7% | 1,147 | |
| David Paul Bonaccorsi | 10.4% | 7,024 | |
| Nancy Liu | 6.9% | 4,681 | |
| Dirk R. Lorenz | 14.7% | 9,905 | |
| Rakesh Sharma | 8.6% | 5,778 | |
| Marty Froomin | 2.5% | 1,719 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 106 | |
| Total Votes | 45,385 | ||
| Source: City of Fremont, "Chronology of Elections," January 2015 | |||
2012
| Mayor of Fremont, 2012 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Bill Harrison |
34.1% | 22,121 | |
| Steve Cho | 31.9% | 20,709 | |
| Anu Natarajan | 26.2% | 16,995 | |
| Aziz Akbari | 5.7% | 3,677 | |
| Linda Susoev | 2.2% | 1,408 | |
| Total Votes | 64,910 | ||
| Source: City of Fremont, "Chronology of Elections," January 2015 | |||
| Fremont City Council, 2012 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Vinnie Bacon |
25.4% | 26,589 | |
| Suzanne Lee Chan Incumbent |
23.2% | 24,313 | |
| John Dutra | 18.1% | 18,971 | |
| Rick Jones | 17.8% | 18,665 | |
| Rakesh Sharma | 11.7% | 12,303 | |
| Mark Wadley | 3.7% | 3,902 | |
| Total Votes | 100,841 | ||
| Source: City of Fremont, "Chronology of Elections," January 2015 | |||
About the city
- See also: Fremont, California
Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. As of 2010, its population was 214,089.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Fremont uses 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.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Fremont, California | ||
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| Fremont | California | |
| Population | 214,089 | 37,253,956 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 77 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 23.8% | 59.7% |
| Black/African American | 3.1% | 5.8% |
| Asian | 59.4% | 14.5% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 7.6% | 14% |
| Multiple | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.9% | 39% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.5% | 83.3% |
| College graduation rate | 57% | 33.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $133,354 | $75,235 |
| Persons below poverty level | 4.3% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
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