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Fresno, California municipal elections, 2014
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The city of Fresno, California, held nonpartisan elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election was held on June 3, 2014. The filing period for candidates wishing to run in this election ended March 7, 2014.[1]
Four of the seven city council seats were up for election. These were districts 1, 3, 5 and 7. District 1, however, was an open seat, as incumbent Blong Xiong was ineligible to run due to term limits.
In the June 3 primary election, incumbents Oliver Baines, Sal Quintero and Clint Olivier won re-election outright by receiving a majority of the votes. In District 1, no candidate received a majority. The top two candidates therefore advanced to the general election on November 4. These candidates were Cary Catalano and Esmeralda Soria.[2]
Jobs and the privatization of the city's trash services were some of the key issues that shaped Fresno's 2014 election cycle.
Candidate list
District 1
Note: Incumbent Blong Xiong was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
- June 3 Primary election candidates:
November 4 General election candidates:
District 3
- June 3 Primary election candidates:
- Wanda Hemmitt
- Barbara Ann Hunt
- Eddie Rashad
- Oliver Baines
- Incumbent Baines first assumed office in 2011. - Lisa Brewer
District 5
- June 3 Primary election candidates:
- Sal Quintero - Incumbent Quintero first assumed office in 2011.
- Sal Quintero
District 7
- June 3 Primary election candidates:
- Mike Wells
- Mauro Saldate
- Art Gonzales
- Clint Olivier - Incumbent Olivier first assumed office in 2010.
Election results
General
| Fresno City Council, District 1 General Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Esmeralda Soria |
52.4% | 5,430 | |
| Cary Catalano | 47.3% | 4,896 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 35 | |
| Total Votes | 10,361 | ||
| Source: County of Fresno - 2014 Election Results | |||
Primary
| Fresno City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cary Catalano |
33.9% | 2,569 | |
| Esmeralda Soria |
33.5% | 2,539 | |
| Rama Dawar | 10.7% | 812 | |
| Rebeca Rangel | 9.5% | 718 | |
| Mark Castro | 7.3% | 552 | |
| Jackson Shepherd | 3.2% | 244 | |
| Lawrence Cano | 1.7% | 127 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 14 | |
| Total Votes | 7,190 | ||
| Source: County of Fresno - 2014 Election Results | |||
| Fresno City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Oliver Baines Incumbent |
66% | 2,785 | |
| Barbara Ann Hunt | 19.6% | 827 | |
| Eddie Rashad | 13.6% | 574 | |
| Write-in | 0.8% | 32 | |
| Total Votes | 4,218 | ||
| Source: County of Fresno - 2014 Election Results | |||
| Fresno City Council, District 5 Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Sal Quintero Incumbent |
97.9% | 3,742 | |
| Write-in | 2.1% | 82 | |
| Total Votes | 3,824 | ||
| Source: County of Fresno - 2014 Election Results | |||
| Fresno City Council, District 7 Primary Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Clint Olivier Incumbent |
54.3% | 2,077 | |
| Mike Wells | 29.6% | 1,130 | |
| Art Gonzales | 8.3% | 316 | |
| Mauro Saldate | 7.5% | 288 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 13 | |
| Total Votes | 3,824 | ||
| Source: County of Fresno - 2014 Election Results | |||
Issues
After the June 3rd primary election, only one city council race was left undecided: District 1. The following discussion highlights the key issues in Fresno and how they impacted the District 1 race.
Jobs
As with many municipal elections in 2014, jobs and joblessness were central issues; but in Fresno, where the unemployment rate hovered above 11% (5% above the national average) throughout much of 2014, they were critical.[3] Both District 1 candidates - Cary Catalano and Esmeralda Soria - made jobs core campaign themes and singled out the need to create middle class employment opportunities.[4][5]
Measure G
In the June 2013 elections, a proposition called "Measure G" made its way onto the ballot that asked voters to decide whether or not to privatize the city's trash collection service. Fresno voters narrowly chose not to privatize, but the issue remained a point of contention. Soria spoke out against the measure, while Catalano voiced support for it.[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term Fresno + California + election
See also
External links
- United States Conference of Mayors - Elections in 2014
- County of Fresno - Official candidate list
- County of Fresno - 2014 Election Results
- Fresno Bee - Fresno City Council District 1 race heads to Nov. fight
Footnotes
- ↑ The Fresno Bee, "Key Election 2014 dates," February 3, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County, CA, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - June 3, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "A Tour of America’s Most Conservative Cities," September 17, 2014
- ↑ Cary for Council, "The Plan," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Esmeralda Soria, "Priorities," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ The Fresno Bee, "Fresno's District 1 council race: When will voters take notice?" September 14, 2014
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