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Municipal elections in San Joaquin County, California (2024)

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2024 San Joaquin County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 &
August 9, 2024
Primary election: March 5, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Board of supervisors, community college district, county board of education, fire district, irrigation district, water district, and superior court judges
Total seats up: 33
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

San Joaquin County, California, held general elections for board of supervisors, county board of education, Eastside Rural County Fire Protection District, San Joaquin Delta Community College District, Stockton East Water District, Woodbridge Irrigation District, and superior court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024, for the board of supervisors, board of education, and superior court races. The filing deadline for the offices holding primaries was December 8, 2023, and the filing deadline for the offices only holding general elections was August 9, 2024.

If no candidate received a majority of votes in the primary, the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election scheduled for November 5, 2024. Elections for the superior court were canceled if the incumbent was the only candidate to file. Those incumbents were automatically re-elected to their seats.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Board of supervisors

District 1

General election

General election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 1

Mario Santiago Gardea defeated Lilliana Udang in the general election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
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Mario Santiago Gardea (Nonpartisan)
 
63.8
 
20,293
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Lilliana Udang (Nonpartisan)
 
36.2
 
11,514

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 31,807
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 1

Mario Santiago Gardea and Lilliana Udang defeated Chris Rouppet, Mark Stebbins, and Terence West in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 1 on March 5, 2024.

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Mario Santiago Gardea (Nonpartisan)
 
42.0
 
5,774
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Lilliana Udang (Nonpartisan)
 
18.8
 
2,585
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Chris Rouppet (Nonpartisan)
 
18.2
 
2,498
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Mark Stebbins (Nonpartisan)
 
11.3
 
1,559
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Terence West (Nonpartisan)
 
9.8
 
1,344

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,760
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District 3

General election

General election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 3

Sonny Dhaliwal defeated Steve Debrum in the general election for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Sonny Dhaliwal (Nonpartisan)
 
51.8
 
29,748
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Steve Debrum (Nonpartisan)
 
48.2
 
27,696

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,444
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 3

Sonny Dhaliwal and Steve Debrum defeated Angel Sepulveda in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 5, 2024.

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Sonny Dhaliwal (Nonpartisan)
 
44.4
 
11,579
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Steve Debrum (Nonpartisan)
 
40.1
 
10,452
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Angel Sepulveda (Nonpartisan)
 
15.5
 
4,041

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,072
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 5

Incumbent Robert Rickman won election outright against Nancy Young and Wes Huffman in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors District 5 on March 5, 2024.

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Robert Rickman (Nonpartisan)
 
55.2
 
14,950
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Nancy Young (Nonpartisan)
 
29.4
 
7,975
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Wes Huffman (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
4,155

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Total votes: 27,080
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Board of education

District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Chuck Winn (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Ken Vogel (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 5

Jordan Giannoni won election outright against incumbent Greg Clark in the primary for San Joaquin County Board of Education Area 5 on March 5, 2024.

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Jordan Giannoni (Nonpartisan)
 
60.5
 
16,955
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Greg Clark (Nonpartisan)
 
39.5
 
11,090

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,045
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Special district offices

Eastside Rural County Fire Protection District

General election

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

Stockton East Water District

Stockton East Water District general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Division 1

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Atkins (i)
Division 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAlvin Cortopassi (i)
Division 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMelvin Panizza (i)
Division 6

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Nakaue (i)


San Joaquin Delta Community College District

San Joaquin Delta Community College District general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
Trustee Area 1

Green check mark transparent.pngShelly Stoll Swanson  Candidate Connection
Ralph White 
Trustee Area 2

Samuel Anderson 
Julie Kay 
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Wright 
Trustee Area 5

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngArmando Valerio (i)
Trustee Area 6

Rosario Patrick 
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Woodbridge Irrigation District

District 2

General election

The general election was canceled. William Rogan (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

District 5

General election

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

Judicial offices

General election

Superior Court of San Joaquin County general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Office 1

This general election was canceled.
Office 2

This general election was canceled.
Office 3

This general election was canceled.
Office 4

This general election was canceled.
Office 5

This general election was canceled.
Office 6

This general election was canceled.
Office 7

This general election was canceled.
Office 8

This general election was canceled.
Office 9

This general election was canceled.
Office 10

This general election was canceled.
Office 11

This general election was canceled.
Office 12

This general election was canceled.
Office 13

This general election was canceled.
Office 14

This general election was canceled.
Office 15

This general election was canceled.


Primary election

Superior Court of San Joaquin County primary election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Office 1

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge J. Abdallah Jr. (i)
Office 2

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngGus Correa Barrera II (i)
Office 3

Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Devencenzi 
Caitlin Mujica Casey 
Office 4

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngKristine Eagle (i)
Office 5

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngErin Guy Castillo (i)
Office 6

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCarter P. Holly (i)
Office 7

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth R. Hoyt Jr. (i)
Office 8

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara A. Kronlund (i)
Office 9

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard M. Mallett (i)
Office 10

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Smalling (i)
Office 11

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Soldati (i)
Office 12

Green check mark transparent.pngKaty Jacot 
Office 13

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Dunham-Ramirez (i)
Office 14

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngTameem Mardini (i)
Office 15

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngEsmeralda Zendejas (i)


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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.


See also

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