Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2020)

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2020 San Joaquin County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 6, 2019 & August 7, 2020
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: County supervisor districts, county board of education trustees, superior court judges, San Joaquin Delta Community College District board, Stockton East Water District board, Eastside Rural County Fire Protection District, and Woodbridge Irrigation District board
Total seats up: 22
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2020

San Joaquin County, California, held general elections for the San Joaquin Delta Community College District board, Stockton East Water District board, Eastside Rural County Fire Protection District, and Woodbridge Irrigation District board on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for those offices was August 7, 2020.

The county also held primary elections for county supervisor Districts 1, 3, and 5, county board of education Trustee Areas 3 and 4, and superior court offices 1 through 7 on March 3, 2020. If no candidate received a majority of votes in the primary, the top two vote recipients advanced to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for those offices was December 6, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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College district

San Joaquin Delta Community College District

Area 2

General election

General election for San Joaquin Delta Community College District Trustee Area 2

Elizabeth Blanchard defeated incumbent Van Ha To-Cowell and Sabrina Flores in the general election for San Joaquin Delta Community College District Trustee Area 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Elizabeth Blanchard
Elizabeth Blanchard (Nonpartisan)
 
48.2
 
17,988
Van Ha To-Cowell (Nonpartisan)
 
27.7
 
10,329
Image of Sabrina Flores
Sabrina Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
23.6
 
8,819
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
160

Total votes: 37,296
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Area 5

General election

General election for San Joaquin Delta Community College District Trustee Area 5

Kathleen Garcia defeated incumbent Stephan Castellanos and Bruce Giudici in the general election for San Joaquin Delta Community College District Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kathleen Garcia
Kathleen Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
42.3
 
9,006
Stephan Castellanos (Nonpartisan)
 
34.8
 
7,398
Bruce Giudici (Nonpartisan)
 
22.1
 
4,706
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
168

Total votes: 21,278
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Area 6

General election

General election for San Joaquin Delta Community College District Trustee Area 6

Incumbent Teresa Brown defeated Casey Goodall in the general election for San Joaquin Delta Community College District Trustee Area 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Teresa Brown (Nonpartisan)
 
50.2
 
24,633
Casey Goodall (Nonpartisan)
 
49.5
 
24,280
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
157

Total votes: 49,070
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Special districts

Eastside Rural County Fire Protection District

General election

The general election was canceled. Susan Trammel (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Stockton East Water District

Division 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Richard Atkins (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Alvin Cortopassi (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Melvin Panizza (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Woodbridge Irrigation District

Division 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Keith Bussman (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Division 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Eddie Lucchesi (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Board of Education

District 3

General election

General election for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 3

Douglas Vigil defeated Jill Fritchen in the general election for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Douglas Vigil
Douglas Vigil (Nonpartisan)
 
66.0
 
23,121
Jill Fritchen (Nonpartisan)
 
34.0
 
11,894

Total votes: 35,015
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 3

Douglas Vigil and Jill Fritchen defeated incumbent Peter Ottesen in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 3 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Douglas Vigil
Douglas Vigil (Nonpartisan)
 
33.2
 
5,356
Jill Fritchen (Nonpartisan)
 
33.2
 
5,355
Peter Ottesen (Nonpartisan)
 
33.1
 
5,350
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
80

Total votes: 16,141
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District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 4

Incumbent Vernon Gebhardt won election outright against Jeff Tilton in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 4 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Vernon Gebhardt (Nonpartisan)
 
54.7
 
16,078
Jeff Tilton (Nonpartisan)
 
44.8
 
13,165
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
133

Total votes: 29,376
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Superior Court

Office 1

Incumbent Jose L. Alva was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 2

Incumbent Bernard J. Garber was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 3

Incumbent Michael J. Mulvihill, Jr. was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 4

Incumbent Ronald A. Northup was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 5

Incumbent Charlotte J. Orcutt was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 6

Incumbent Lauren P. Thomasson was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Office 7

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of San Joaquin County

Robert Waters won election outright in the primary for Superior Court of San Joaquin County on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Robert Waters (Nonpartisan)
 
98.1
 
106,232
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
2,042

Total votes: 108,274
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Supervisor

District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 1

Incumbent Miguel Villapudua won election outright against Terence West in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 1 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Miguel Villapudua (Nonpartisan)
 
62.9
 
9,764
Image of Terence West
Terence West (Nonpartisan)
 
36.5
 
5,671
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
97

Total votes: 15,532
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District 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 3

Incumbent Tom Patti won election outright against Elbert Holman Jr. in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Patti
Tom Patti (Nonpartisan)
 
53.9
 
16,441
Image of Elbert Holman Jr.
Elbert Holman Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
45.7
 
13,935
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
105

Total votes: 30,481
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District 5

General election

General election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 5

Robert Rickman defeated Rhodesia Ransom in the general election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Robert Rickman (Nonpartisan)
 
50.5
 
34,180
Image of Rhodesia Ransom
Rhodesia Ransom (Nonpartisan)
 
49.5
 
33,470

Total votes: 67,650
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 5

Robert Rickman and Rhodesia Ransom defeated Veronica Vargas and Mateo Morelos Bedolla in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 5 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Robert Rickman (Nonpartisan)
 
42.1
 
13,325
Image of Rhodesia Ransom
Rhodesia Ransom (Nonpartisan)
 
29.5
 
9,332
Veronica Vargas (Nonpartisan)
 
18.4
 
5,804
Mateo Morelos Bedolla (Nonpartisan)
 
9.7
 
3,074
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
93

Total votes: 31,628
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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for San Joaquin County, California
San Joaquin County California
Population 779,233 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 1,392 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 51.5% 56.1%
Black/African American 7.1% 5.7%
Asian 15.9% 14.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4%
Other (single race) 10.2% 14.3%
Multiple 14.1% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 41.7% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 80.1% 83.9%
College graduation rate 19.2% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $68,628 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 13.7% 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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.


See also

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