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 |
Other municipal elections |
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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California modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
- In-person voting: Counties were authorized to consolidate precincts and defer opening voting centers until the third day before the election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
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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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Blanchard (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 17,988 |
Van Ha To-Cowell (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 10,329 | ||
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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 | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tom Patti (Nonpartisan) | 53.9 | 16,441 |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | 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 | |
✔ | ![]() | 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 | ||
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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. |
2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 39.63% | 57.31% | R+17.7 | 36.09% | 56.75% | R+20.7 | R |
2 | 64.68% | 30.51% | D+34.2 | 62.20% | 28.98% | D+33.2 | D |
3 | 42.41% | 54.46% | R+12.1 | 39.47% | 53.31% | R+13.8 | R |
4 | 63.16% | 33.86% | D+29.3 | 63.03% | 29.95% | D+33.1 | D |
5 | 41.27% | 55.92% | R+14.7 | 38.51% | 54.85% | R+16.3 | R |
6 | 38.59% | 59.09% | R+20.5 | 41.17% | 52.02% | R+10.9 | R |
7 | 67.59% | 29.61% | D+38 | 67.63% | 25.69% | D+41.9 | D |
8 | 51.72% | 45.62% | D+6.1 | 51.77% | 41.03% | D+10.7 | D |
9 | 60.56% | 37.52% | D+23 | 61.47% | 32.89% | D+28.6 | D |
10 | 73.76% | 23.28% | D+50.5 | 75.65% | 17.96% | D+57.7 | D |
11 | 60.96% | 36.87% | D+24.1 | 58.86% | 35.17% | D+23.7 | D |
12 | 45.19% | 52.50% | R+7.3 | 43.11% | 51.05% | R+7.9 | R |
13 | 64.23% | 33.88% | D+30.4 | 62.97% | 31.79% | D+31.2 | D |
14 | 68.80% | 28.72% | D+40.1 | 69.55% | 24.47% | D+45.1 | D |
15 | 86.82% | 9.56% | D+77.3 | 87.39% | 7.04% | D+80.4 | D |
16 | 57.74% | 40.10% | D+17.6 | 64.47% | 29.23% | D+35.2 | R |
17 | 87.07% | 9.36% | D+77.7 | 88.12% | 6.95% | D+81.2 | D |
18 | 86.89% | 10.23% | D+76.7 | 85.89% | 8.44% | D+77.5 | D |
19 | 78.94% | 18.38% | D+60.6 | 81.63% | 13.34% | D+68.3 | D |
20 | 75.74% | 22.15% | D+53.6 | 75.52% | 19.12% | D+56.4 | D |
21 | 55.61% | 42.03% | D+13.6 | 54.63% | 39.46% | D+15.2 | D |
22 | 71.43% | 26.31% | D+45.1 | 75.16% | 19.75% | D+55.4 | D |
23 | 43.46% | 54.71% | R+11.2 | 43.95% | 50.78% | R+6.8 | R |
24 | 72.16% | 24.96% | D+47.2 | 78.19% | 15.93% | D+62.3 | D |
25 | 72.40% | 25.26% | D+47.1 | 73.61% | 20.90% | D+52.7 | D |
26 | 41.15% | 56.68% | R+15.5 | 41.54% | 52.93% | R+11.4 | R |
27 | 76.36% | 21.54% | D+54.8 | 77.76% | 17.29% | D+60.5 | D |
28 | 66.64% | 30.77% | D+35.9 | 70.63% | 23.08% | D+47.6 | D |
29 | 69.95% | 26.66% | D+43.3 | 70.00% | 22.96% | D+47 | D |
30 | 66.99% | 30.86% | D+36.1 | 66.70% | 27.32% | D+39.4 | D |
31 | 61.98% | 36.21% | D+25.8 | 62.13% | 32.93% | D+29.2 | D |
32 | 56.20% | 41.81% | D+14.4 | 56.50% | 37.98% | D+18.5 | D |
33 | 41.80% | 55.51% | R+13.7 | 40.02% | 54.61% | R+14.6 | R |
34 | 33.96% | 63.85% | R+29.9 | 34.07% | 60.21% | R+26.1 | R |
35 | 47.82% | 49.42% | R+1.6 | 49.57% | 43.43% | D+6.1 | R |
36 | 48.79% | 48.48% | D+0.3 | 49.94% | 43.86% | D+6.1 | R |
37 | 60.97% | 36.28% | D+24.7 | 64.27% | 29.21% | D+35.1 | D |
38 | 46.73% | 50.84% | R+4.1 | 49.64% | 44.39% | D+5.2 | R |
39 | 73.75% | 23.67% | D+50.1 | 74.64% | 19.80% | D+54.8 | D |
40 | 53.14% | 44.72% | D+8.4 | 54.08% | 40.01% | D+14.1 | R |
41 | 59.74% | 37.72% | D+22 | 62.82% | 31.27% | D+31.5 | D |
42 | 44.98% | 52.93% | R+7.9 | 45.61% | 49.70% | R+4.1 | R |
43 | 67.35% | 29.62% | D+37.7 | 68.94% | 25.45% | D+43.5 | D |
44 | 52.37% | 45.51% | D+6.9 | 57.12% | 36.99% | D+20.1 | D |
45 | 63.46% | 34.12% | D+29.3 | 67.36% | 27.39% | D+40 | D |
46 | 73.73% | 23.65% | D+50.1 | 76.20% | 18.48% | D+57.7 | D |
47 | 71.49% | 26.54% | D+44.9 | 70.10% | 24.80% | D+45.3 | D |
48 | 64.08% | 33.44% | D+30.6 | 65.60% | 28.50% | D+37.1 | D |
49 | 64.69% | 33.26% | D+31.4 | 67.57% | 27.17% | D+40.4 | D |
50 | 70.79% | 26.51% | D+44.3 | 76.72% | 18.33% | D+58.4 | D |
51 | 83.48% | 13.50% | D+70 | 84.05% | 10.19% | D+73.9 | D |
52 | 65.01% | 32.92% | D+32.1 | 65.78% | 28.71% | D+37.1 | D |
53 | 84.64% | 12.59% | D+72 | 84.83% | 9.63% | D+75.2 | D |
54 | 83.62% | 13.88% | D+69.7 | 85.15% | 10.12% | D+75 | D |
55 | 45.77% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | 49.92% | 44.61% | D+5.3 | R |
56 | 62.14% | 36.26% | D+25.9 | 64.21% | 31.24% | D+33 | D |
57 | 63.71% | 34.01% | D+29.7 | 65.92% | 28.39% | D+37.5 | D |
58 | 70.24% | 27.80% | D+42.4 | 72.54% | 22.26% | D+50.3 | D |
59 | 93.24% | 5.19% | D+88 | 90.70% | 5.09% | D+85.6 | D |
60 | 51.32% | 46.31% | D+5 | 52.48% | 41.97% | D+10.5 | D |
61 | 63.43% | 34.55% | D+28.9 | 62.47% | 31.62% | D+30.9 | D |
62 | 80.81% | 17.00% | D+63.8 | 82.05% | 13.06% | D+69 | D |
63 | 76.06% | 21.73% | D+54.3 | 77.35% | 17.38% | D+60 | D |
64 | 88.74% | 9.98% | D+78.8 | 86.21% | 9.61% | D+76.6 | D |
65 | 51.90% | 45.68% | D+6.2 | 56.73% | 37.28% | D+19.4 | D |
66 | 54.18% | 43.24% | D+10.9 | 59.97% | 33.60% | D+26.4 | D |
67 | 39.61% | 58.33% | R+18.7 | 38.89% | 55.94% | R+17.1 | R |
68 | 42.55% | 55.12% | R+12.6 | 49.42% | 44.58% | D+4.8 | R |
69 | 67.37% | 30.30% | D+37.1 | 71.94% | 22.33% | D+49.6 | D |
70 | 67.38% | 29.93% | D+37.5 | 68.13% | 25.09% | D+43 | D |
71 | 38.47% | 59.51% | R+21 | 38.19% | 56.26% | R+18.1 | R |
72 | 46.71% | 51.06% | R+4.4 | 51.40% | 43.13% | D+8.3 | R |
73 | 38.68% | 59.36% | R+20.7 | 43.89% | 50.38% | R+6.5 | R |
74 | 45.14% | 52.42% | R+7.3 | 50.71% | 43.29% | D+7.4 | R |
75 | 39.42% | 58.50% | R+19.1 | 43.22% | 50.68% | R+7.5 | R |
76 | 48.76% | 49.04% | R+0.3 | 53.11% | 40.38% | D+12.7 | R |
77 | 48.25% | 49.83% | R+1.6 | 55.16% | 38.94% | D+16.2 | R |
78 | 63.15% | 34.08% | D+29.1 | 67.48% | 25.85% | D+41.6 | D |
79 | 61.21% | 36.91% | D+24.3 | 64.24% | 30.04% | D+34.2 | D |
80 | 69.47% | 28.67% | D+40.8 | 73.15% | 21.34% | D+51.8 | D |
Total | 60.35% | 37.19% | D+23.2 | 62.25% | 31.89% | D+30.4 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
See also
San Joaquin County, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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