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Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2024)
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2024 Sacramento County elections |
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Election dates |
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 & August 9, 2024 |
Primary election: March 5, 2024 General election: March 5, 2024 & November 5, 2024 |
Election stats |
Offices up: Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, fire district, flood district, water districts, and superior court judges |
Total seats up: 52 |
Election type: Nonpartisan |
Other municipal elections |
U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Sacramento County, California, held primary elections for board of supervisors and superior court judges on March 5, 2024. Candidates could win outright with a majority of the vote in the primary. If no candidate received a majority, the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election scheduled for November 5, 2024. Elections for the Superior Court of Sacramento County were canceled if the incumbent was the only candidate to file. Those incumbents were automatically re-elected to their seats. A general election for county board of education seats was also scheduled for March 5, 2024. The elections were canceled if only one candidate filed to run. The filing deadline for these offices was December 8, 2023.
The county also held general elections for American River Flood Control District, Del Paso Manor Water District, Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, and Sacramento Suburban Water District on November 5, 2024. The elections were canceled if only one candidate filed to run. The filing deadline for these offices was August 9, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
Board of supervisors
District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 3
Incumbent Rich Desmond won election outright in the primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rich Desmond (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 50,022 |
Total votes: 50,022 | ||||
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District 4
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 4
Rosario Rodriguez won election outright against Bret Daniels and Braden Murphy in the primary for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rosario Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 33,440 | |
Bret Daniels (Nonpartisan) | 26.3 | 17,078 | ||
![]() | Braden Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 14,455 |
Total votes: 64,973 | ||||
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County board of education
District 4
General election
General election for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 4
Vanessa Caigoy defeated Linda Christopher-Dewilde, Jennin Martinez, Murad Sarama, and Usman Haider in the general election for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Vanessa Caigoy (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 16,579 | |
Linda Christopher-Dewilde (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 10,655 | ||
Jennin Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 10,650 | ||
![]() | Murad Sarama (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 10,097 | |
Usman Haider (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 2,766 |
Total votes: 50,747 | ||||
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District 5
General election
The general election was canceled. Alfred Brown Sr. (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
District 6
General election
General election for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 6
Incumbent Heather Davis defeated Shazleen Khan in the general election for Sacramento County Board of Education Area 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Davis (Nonpartisan) | 79.3 | 29,737 | |
Shazleen Khan (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 7,755 |
Total votes: 37,492 | ||||
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District 7
General election
The general election was canceled. Harold Fong (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Special district offices
American River Flood Control District
District 4
General election
General election for American River Flood Control District Board Division 4
Incumbent Steven Johns defeated incumbent Tamika L'Ecluse in the general election for American River Flood Control District Board Division 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Steven Johns (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 6,291 | |
Tamika L'Ecluse (Nonpartisan) | 45.6 | 5,265 |
Total votes: 11,556 | ||||
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District 5
General election
General election for American River Flood Control District Board Division 5
Incumbent Rachelanne Vander Werf defeated Steven Maviglio in the general election for American River Flood Control District Board Division 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rachelanne Vander Werf (Nonpartisan) | 63.9 | 10,063 | |
![]() | Steven Maviglio (Nonpartisan) | 36.1 | 5,674 |
Total votes: 15,737 | ||||
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Del Paso Manor Water District
General election
General election for Del Paso Manor Water District Board At-large (2 seats)
Trish Harrington and Chuck Mensch defeated incumbent Robert Matteoli and Emily Hathaway in the general election for Del Paso Manor Water District Board At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Trish Harrington (Nonpartisan) | 41.9 | 1,377 |
✔ | Chuck Mensch (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 885 | |
Robert Matteoli (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 690 | ||
Emily Hathaway (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 10.2 | 334 |
Total votes: 3,286 | ||||
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Los Rios Community College District
Los Rios Community College District general election | |
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Trustee Area 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: ![]() |
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Trustee Area 5 |
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Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District general election | |
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Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Sacramento Municipal Utility District general election | |
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Office | Candidates |
District 1 |
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District 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: ![]() |
District 5 |
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Sacramento Suburban Water District
Sacramento Suburban Water District general election | |
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District 1 | This general election was canceled. |
District 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: ![]() |
Judicial offices
General election
Superior Court of Sacramento County general election | |
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Primary election
Superior Court of Sacramento County primary election | |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2024
March 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in California, 2024
- United States Senate special election in California, 2024
- California's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- California State Senate elections, 2024
- California State Assembly elections, 2024
- California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure (March 2024)
- City elections in Sacramento, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Sacramento, California (2024)
- Twin Rivers Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- Emily MacDonald recall, Woodland Joint Unified School District, California (2023-2024)
- Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2024)
- Antioch Unified School District, California, Measure B, School Improvements Bond Measure (March 2024)
- Sacramento, California, Measure C, Business Operation Taxes Measure (March 2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in California, 2024
- United States Senate special election in California, 2024
- California's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- California's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- California State Senate elections, 2024
- California State Assembly elections, 2024
- California Changes to Tax Assessment on Inherited Homes Initiative (2024)
- California Changes to the State Children's Services Program Initiative (2024)#Measure design
- California Employee Civil Action Law and PAGA Repeal Initiative (2024)
- California Fast Food Restaurant Minimum Wage and Labor Regulations Referendum (2024)
- California Gender and Transgender-Related Policies in Schools, Sports, and Medicine Initiative (2024)#Sponsors
- California Oil and Gas Well Regulations Referendum (2024)
- California Pandemic Early Detection and Prevention Institute Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 32, $18 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 33, Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 34, Require Certain Participants in Medi-Cal Rx Program to Spend 98% of Revenues on Patient Care Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 35, Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 36, Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative (2024)
- California Proposition 3, Right to Marry and Repeal Proposition 8 Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)
- California Proposition 5, Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Bond Measures to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment (2024)
- California Proposition 6, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment (2024)
- California Remove Voter Approval Requirement for Public Low-Rent Housing Projects Amendment (2024)
- California Require Personal Finance Course for High School Graduation Initiative (2024)
- California Tribal Government Mobile and Retail Sports Betting Initiative (2024)
- California Two-Thirds Legislative Vote and Voter Approval for New or Increased Taxes Initiative (2024)
- Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2024)
- City elections in Sacramento, California (2024)
- Mayoral election in Sacramento, California (2024)
- San Juan Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- Natomas Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- Sacramento City Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- Elk Grove Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
- Robla Elementary School District, California, elections (2024)
- Amador County, California, Measure Q, Road Improvement Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Arcohe Union School District, California, Measure M, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, California, Regional Measure 4, Housing Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Black Oak Mine Unified School District, California, Measure A, School Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Elk Grove Unified School District, California, Measure N, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Elverta Joint Elementary School District, California, Measure J, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Folsom, California, Measure G, Sales Tax Enactment Measure (November 2024)
- Folsom Cordova Unified School District, California, Measure R, Elementary School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Folsom Cordova Unified School District, California, Measure S, Middle and High School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Fulton El Camino Recreation and Park District, California, Measure Q, Parks and Recreation Improvement Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, California, Measure H, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Orangevale Recreation & Park District, California, Measure L, Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Pittsburg Unified School District, California, Measure P, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Rio Vista, California, Measure K, Public Services Sales Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Sacramento, California, Measure E, Library Combined Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Sacramento City Unified School District, California, Measure D, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, California, Measure O, Fire Services Bond Measure (November 2024)
- San Joaquin Delta Community College District, California, Measure K, School Infrastructure Improvement Bond Measure (November 2024)
- San Juan Unified School District, California, Measure P, School Improvements Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Thornton Rural Fire Protection District, California, Measure S, Public Safety Services Parcel Tax Measure (November 2024)
- West Sacramento, California, Measure O, Sales Tax for City Services Measure (November 2024)
- Woodland Joint Unified School District, California, Measure P, School Infrastructure Improvement Bond Measure (November 2024)
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About the county
- See also: Sacramento County, California
The county government of Sacramento County is located in Sacramento, California. The county was first established in 1850. It covers a total of 964.64 square miles in northern California.[1]As of 2020, its population was 1,585,055.
County government
Sacramento County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, district attorney, and county sheriff.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic Data for Sacramento County, California | ||
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Sacramento County | California | |
Population | 1,585,055 | 39,538,223 |
Land area (sq mi) | 965 | 155,857 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 54.6% | 56.1% |
Black/African American | 9.7% | 5.7% |
Asian | 16.7% | 14.8% |
Native American | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 1.1% | 0.4% |
Other (single race) | 8.2% | 14.3% |
Multiple | 9.2% | 7.9% |
Hispanic/Latino | 23.4% | 39.1% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 87.9% | 83.9% |
College graduation rate | 31.4% | 34.7% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $70,684 | $78,672 |
Persons below poverty level | 13.9% | 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
Sacramento County, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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