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Kevin Blanton
Kevin Blanton was a candidate for Ward 2 on the City Council of Bakersfield in California. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
He was also a 2016 nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Bakersfield, California.[1] He was defeated in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Elections
2016
City council
The mayor's chair and three seats on the Bakersfield City Council were up for general election in 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2016. A primary was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election took place on November 8, 2016. Andrae Gonzales defeated incumbent Terry Maxwell and Kevin Blanton in the Bakersfield City Council, Ward 2 general election.[2]
| Bakersfield City Council, Ward 2, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Andrae Gonzales |
55.94% | 6,369 |
| Terry Maxwell Incumbent | 33.75% | 3,843 |
| Kevin Blanton | 10.30% | 1,173 |
| Total Votes | 11,385 | |
| Source: Kern County Elections, "Official Final Results," December 1, 2016 | ||
Mayor
Blanton ran for mayor of Bakersfield prior to running for city council in 2016. He was defeated in the primary election.
| Mayor of Bakersfield, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Karen Goh |
33.03% | 20,116 |
| Kyle Carter |
31.80% | 19,369 |
| Alex Merrill | 5.15% | 3,139 |
| T.J. Esposito | 4.06% | 2,470 |
| Tony Martinez | 3.26% | 1,983 |
| Gregory Tatum | 2.58% | 1,570 |
| Gilberto De La Torre | 2.57% | 1,567 |
| Nannette Gonzalez | 2.43% | 1,477 |
| Marc DeLeon | 2.24% | 1,364 |
| Addison Chavez | 2.05% | 1,250 |
| Kevin Blanton | 2.02% | 1,232 |
| Tanner Thompson | 1.42% | 865 |
| Tyrone Smith | 1.19% | 722 |
| Opal Morland | 0.91% | 554 |
| Brett Vigil | 0.76% | 463 |
| Roy Charles Keenan | 0.68% | 415 |
| Michael Harmon | 0.64% | 392 |
| Valiant Robinson | 0.62% | 379 |
| Kenneth Whitchard | 0.60% | 363 |
| Scotty Monroe | 0.54% | 327 |
| Joseph Crotwell | 0.45% | 274 |
| Benjamin Weigel | 0.44% | 265 |
| William Minnick | 0.29% | 174 |
| Kameron Kephart | 0.20% | 119 |
| Nathan Nemnich | 0.10% | 58 |
| Total Votes | 60,907 | |
| Source: Kern County Elections, "July 7 Primary Election Results," June 30, 2016 | ||
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See also
- Bakersfield, California
- Municipal elections in Bakersfield, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
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