Nickolas Wildstar

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Nickolas Wildstar

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Last election

March 18, 2025

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Los Angeles Recording School, 2005

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Milwaukee, Wis.

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Christian Science

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Digital marketing

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Nickolas Wildstar ran in a special election to the Fresno City Council to represent District 5 in California. He lost as a write-in in the special general election on March 18, 2025.

Biography

Nickolas Wildstar was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the Los Angeles Recording School in 2005. Wildstar's professional experience includes working in digital marketing.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Fresno, California (2025)

General election

Special general election for Fresno City Council District 5

G. Brandon Vang defeated Elizabeth Jonasson-Rosas, Jose Barraza, Paul Condon, and Nickolas Wildstar in the special general election for Fresno City Council District 5 on March 18, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		G. Brandon Vang (Nonpartisan)	50.2	2,324
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Jonasson-Rosas (Nonpartisan)	35.0	1,621
	Submit photo	Jose Barraza (Nonpartisan)	12.3	568
	Submit photo	Paul Condon (Nonpartisan)	2.3	106
		Nickolas Wildstar (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.2	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,630
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: City elections in Fresno, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Fresno City Council District 3

Incumbent Miguel Arias won election outright against Larry Burrus and Nickolas Wildstar in the primary for Fresno City Council District 3 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Miguel Arias (Nonpartisan)	62.3	3,002
	Submit photo	Larry Burrus (Nonpartisan)	27.9	1,346
		Nickolas Wildstar (Nonpartisan)	9.8	474

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,822
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2021

Gavin Newsom yes/no recall question

Gavin Newsom recall, 2021

Gavin Newsom won the Governor of California recall election on September 14, 2021.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes	38.1	4,894,473
		✔	No	61.9	7,944,092
			Total Votes		12,838,565

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It has been certified. Source

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General election

Special general election for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Governor of California on September 14, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Larry Elder (R)	48.4	3,563,867
		Kevin Paffrath (D)	9.6	706,778
		Kevin Faulconer (R)	8.0	590,346
		Brandon Ross (D)	5.3	392,029
		John Cox (R)	4.1	305,095
		Kevin Kiley (R)	3.5	255,490
		Jacqueline McGowan (D)	2.9	214,242
		Joel Ventresca (D)	2.5	186,345
		Daniel Watts (D)	2.3	167,355
		Holly Baade (D)	1.3	92,218
		Patrick Kilpatrick (D)	1.2	86,617
		Armando Perez-Serrato (D)	1.2	85,061
		Caitlyn Jenner (R)	1.0	75,215
		John Drake (D)	0.9	68,545
		Daniel Kapelovitz (G)	0.9	64,375
		Jeff Hewitt (L)	0.7	50,378
		Ted Gaines (R)	0.7	47,937
		Angelyne (No party preference)	0.5	35,900
		David Moore (No party preference)	0.4	31,224
		Anthony Trimino (R)	0.4	28,101
		Doug Ose (R) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.4	26,204
		Michael Loebs (No party preference)	0.3	25,468
		Heather Collins (G)	0.3	24,260
		Major Singh (No party preference)	0.3	21,394
		David Lozano (R)	0.3	19,945
		Denver Stoner (R)	0.3	19,588
		Samuel Gallucci (R)	0.2	18,134
		Steven Chavez Lodge (R)	0.2	17,435
		Jenny Rae Le Roux (R)	0.2	16,032
		David Bramante (R)	0.2	11,501
		Diego Martinez (R)	0.1	10,860
		Robert Newman (R)	0.1	10,602
		Sarah Stephens (R)	0.1	10,583
		Dennis Richter (No party preference)	0.1	10,468
		Major Williams (R) (Write-in)	0.1	8,965
		Denis Lucey (No party preference)	0.1	8,182
		James Hanink (No party preference)	0.1	7,193
		Daniel Mercuri (R)	0.1	7,110
		Chauncey Killens (R)	0.1	6,879
		Leo Zacky (R)	0.1	6,099
		Kevin Kaul (No party preference)	0.1	5,600
		David Hillberg (R)	0.1	4,435
		Adam Papagan (No party preference)	0.1	4,021
		Rhonda Furin (R)	0.1	3,964
		Nickolas Wildstar (R)	0.1	3,811
		Jeremiah Marciniak (No party preference)	0.0	2,894
		Joe Symmon (R)	0.0	2,397
	Submit photo	Miki Habryn (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	137
	Submit photo	Roxanne (D) (Write-in)	0.0	116
	Submit photo	Stacy Smith (D) (Write-in)	0.0	81
	Submit photo	Vivek Mohan (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	68
	Submit photo	Thuy Hugens (American Independent Party of California) (Write-in)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	Vince Lundgren (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,361,568
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Karen Blake (R)
• Mariana Dawson (No party preference)
• Veronika Fimbres (G)
• Elizabeth Floyd (No party preference)
• Wayne Frazier (R)
• Timothy Herode (R)
• Luis Huang (D)
• Jimih Jones (R)
• Paul Mesrop Kurdian (No party preference)
• Carla Canada (No party preference)
• Mary Cook (No party preference)
• Torr Leonard (D)
• Jeremy Lupoli (D)
• Louis J. Marinelli, III (R)
• Christopher Mason (R)
• John Pierce (R)
• Patrick Rakus Jr. (R)
• Frank Wade (D)
• Marc Roth (No party preference)
• Christopher Carlson (G)
• Douglas Deitch (D)
• Bryan Farley (D)
• Justin Hubbard (R)
• Jason Dixon (D)
• Sean Harrison (R)
• Ronald Palmieri (D)
• Ben Zandpour (No party preference)
• Robert Davidson Griffis (D)
• A. Shantz (G)
• Adam Hadjinian (No party preference)
• Michael Lynn Gabriel (No party preference)
• Hilaire Shioura (No party preference)
• Lee Olson (No party preference)
• Joseph Luciano (R)
• Steven Fitzgerald (R)
• Anthony Fanara (D)
• Jemiss Nazar (No party preference)
• Kevin Abushi (R)
• Joseph Amey (American Independent Party of California)

2020

See also: Mayoral election in Fresno, California (2020)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Fresno

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Fresno on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Dyer (Nonpartisan)	51.6	50,914
		Andrew Janz (Nonpartisan)	39.9	39,430
	Submit photo	Floyd Harris Jr. (Nonpartisan)	2.3	2,262
	Submit photo	Bill Gates (Nonpartisan)	2.3	2,262
	Submit photo	Richard Renteria (Nonpartisan)	2.1	2,076
		Nickolas Wildstar (Nonpartisan)	1.3	1,284
	Submit photo	Brian Jefferson (Nonpartisan)	0.5	510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 98,738
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2018

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Fullerton City Council District 3

Incumbent Jesus Silva defeated incumbent Greg Sebourn and Nickolas Wildstar in the general election for Fullerton City Council District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesus Silva (Nonpartisan)	53.5	4,066
	Submit photo	Greg Sebourn (Nonpartisan)	37.1	2,820
		Nickolas Wildstar (Nonpartisan)	9.4	712

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,598
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Campaign themes

2025

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2022

Nickolas Wildstar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Nickolas Wildstar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wildstar's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Nickolas Wildstar is an American political activist and politician who ran for California governor in 2014 as an Independent and in 2018 was the endorsed Libertarian Candidate. He also ran for Fullerton City Council in 2018 and Mayor of Fresno in 2020. The Wisconsin native moved to California during the Summer of 1999 to further his career as a hip-hop musician but quickly began to get involved as an activist in his community protesting against abuses of authority by police officers and other government officials, media censorship, and many other politically charged causes. Wildstar was 1 of the 46 candidates that qualified to be in the recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom in 2021. He is also a declared candidate for the 2022 California Gubernatorial Election. Him and his wife Crystal recently gave birth to their first child, Chancellor, after moving to Fresno early Summer of 2019.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Constitutional Representative Government
• Voluntary Taxation
• Eliminate Homelessness

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My Gold New Deal addresses our environmental impact by shifting California onto the path of sustainability quickly while also establishing energy independence from singular providers like PG&E and SoCal Edison who have done more than enough damage to our planet. Creating a public owned utility that will utilize renewable sources of energy like solar, hydro, geothermal, and even Thorium based nuclear facilities will be one of my top priorities. Atmospheric water generators will be placed throughout the state so that we're able to get our water from the air instead of out of the ground and stop California from sinking further as well as be able to avoid future droughts. Clean up projects and recycling will be incentivized to accelerate zero waste production and beautification of our state's landscape. All of our livelihoods are essential so making sure that every person has reliable and affordable access to food, water, power, and shelter is of the utmost importance to me. Responsible forest management plays an unquestionable role in eliminating wildfire threats which is why as Governor I will green light clean burn practices once done by indigenous tribes throughout the state and open the door to community logging. Holding PG&E and SoCal Edison accountable for any contribution to wildfires is a guarantee from me the people of California can bank on. They can be rest assured the same for Nestle and Crystal Geyser for their reckless water usage.

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2020

Nickolas Wildstar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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