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Municipal elections in San Bernardino County, California (2024)

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2022
2024 San Bernardino County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 8, 2023 &
August 9, 2024
Primary election: March 5, 2024
General election: March 5, 2024 &
November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Assessor-Recorder-Clerk, board of supervisors, community college districts, county board of education, water districts, and superior court judges
Total seats up: 50
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

San Bernardino County, California, held primary elections for board of supervisors and superior court judges on March 5, 2024. Candidates could win outright with a majority of the vote in the primary. If no candidate received a majority, 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. A general election for the Chaffey Community College District governing board was also scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for these offices was December 8, 2023.

The county also held general elections for Barstow Community College District, county board of education, East Valley Water District, San Bernardino Community College District, and San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and a special election for San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for these offices was August 9, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

Assessor-Recorder-Clerk

General election

Special general election for San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk

Josie Gonzales defeated Dara Smith, Blanca Azucena Gomez, and Donald Williamson in the special general election for San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-Clerk on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Josie Gonzales (Nonpartisan)
 
42.1
 
266,131
Dara Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
28.7
 
181,235
Image of Blanca Azucena Gomez
Blanca Azucena Gomez (Nonpartisan)
 
15.1
 
95,247
Donald Williamson (Nonpartisan)
 
14.1
 
89,173

Total votes: 631,786
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Board of supervisors

District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 1

Incumbent Paul Cook won election outright against Marcus Hernandez, Clifton Harris, and Rafael Porras in the primary for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 1 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Cook
Paul Cook (Nonpartisan)
 
63.9
 
32,695
Image of Marcus Hernandez
Marcus Hernandez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
15.8
 
8,105
Clifton Harris (Nonpartisan)
 
11.7
 
6,012
Rafael Porras (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
4,388

Total votes: 51,200
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District 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 3

Incumbent Dawn Rowe won election outright against Chris Carrillo, Graham Smith, and Robert Block in the primary for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dawn Rowe
Dawn Rowe (Nonpartisan)
 
58.7
 
41,503
Chris Carrillo (Nonpartisan)
 
21.4
 
15,138
Graham Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
11.9
 
8,438
Robert Block (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
5,655

Total votes: 70,734
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 5

Incumbent Joe Baca Jr. won election outright in the primary for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors District 5 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joe Baca Jr.
Joe Baca Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
25,925

Total votes: 25,925
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County board of education

District C

General election

General election for San Bernardino County Board of Education Area C

Incumbent Laura Abernathy Mancha defeated Jason O'Brien and Maria Arias in the general election for San Bernardino County Board of Education Area C on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Laura Abernathy Mancha (Nonpartisan)
 
58.5
 
79,381
Image of Jason O'Brien
Jason O'Brien (Nonpartisan)
 
24.0
 
32,519
Maria Arias (Nonpartisan)
 
17.5
 
23,767

Total votes: 135,667
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District E

General election

General election for San Bernardino County Board of Education Area E

Incumbent Andrea De Leon defeated Neal Waner in the general election for San Bernardino County Board of Education Area E on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrea De Leon
Andrea De Leon (Nonpartisan)
 
62.9
 
89,016
Neal Waner (Nonpartisan)
 
37.1
 
52,451

Total votes: 141,467
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Special districts

Barstow Community College District

Barstow Community College District general election

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

Fernando Baca (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSonia Compton-Reay 
Area C

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Wilkey (i)
Area E

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Gregg (i)


Chaffey Community College District

Chaffey Community College District general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
Area 3

Green check mark transparent.pngLee McDougal (i)
Jennifer Cardenas  Candidate Connection
Area 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Ovitt (i)
Area 5

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngGloria Negrete McLeod (i)


East Valley Water District

East Valley Water District general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
at-large (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Carrillo (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Smith (i)
Daniel Carreon 
Adrien Grace 
Jeff Saks 
Michael Stoffel 
Lata Wilson 


San Bernardino Community College District

San Bernardino Community College District general election

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

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Reyes (i)
Area 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Longville (i)
Anthony Jones 
Area 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlos Aguilera 
James Albert 
Damon Alexander 
Tawnya Rhoades-Hensley 

Did not make the ballot:
Fatima Cristerna Sanchez 

Area 7

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCherina Betters (i)


San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District

San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District general election

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

Green check mark transparent.pngJune Hayes (i)
Lynn Summers 
Jose Velasquez 
Division II

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngGil Botello (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Jonathan Lee 


Judicial offices

General election

Superior Court of San Bernardino 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.

Office 16

This general election was canceled.

Office 17

This general election was canceled.

Office 18

This general election was canceled.

Office 19

This general election was canceled.

Office 20

This general election was canceled.

Office 21

This general election was canceled.

Office 22

This general election was canceled.

Office 23

This general election was canceled.

Office 24

This general election was canceled.

Office 25

This general election was canceled.

Office 26

This general election was canceled.

Office 27

This general election was canceled.

Office 28

This general election was canceled.

Office 29

This general election was canceled.

Office 30

This general election was canceled.


Primary election

Superior Court of San Bernardino 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.pngMichelle Gilleece (i)
Office 2

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJoni Sinclair (i)
Office 3

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngGeraldine Williams (i)
Office 4

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Tanada (i)
Office 5

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngKory Mathewson (i)
Office 6

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Dauber (i)
Office 7

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDamian Garcia (i)
Office 8

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMarie Moreno Myers (i)
Office 9

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRasheed Alexander (i)
Office 10

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Camber (i)
Office 11

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAntoine Raphael (i)
Office 12

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Detienne (i)
Office 13

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJon D. Ferguson (i)
Office 14

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngR. Glenn Yabuno (i)
Office 15

Dieter Carlos Dammeier 
Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Lauron 
Office 16

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngChristian Towns (i)
Office 17

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDebra Harris (i)
Office 18

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Wilkerson (i)
Office 19

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Malone (i)
Office 20

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Erickson (i)
Office 21

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexander R. Martinez (i)
Office 22

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard V. Peel (i)
Office 23

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngWinston Keh (i)
Office 24

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn P. Vander Feer (i)
Office 25

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie Hill Jr. (i)
Office 26

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngEnrique Guerrero (i)
Office 27

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngZahara Arredondo (i)
Office 28

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Oliver (i)
Office 29

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Morgan (i)
Office 30

This primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngNicole Quintana Winter (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2024


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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 Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County California
Population 2,181,654 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 20,067 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 56.1% 56.1%
Black/African American 8.2% 5.7%
Asian 7.4% 14.8%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4%
Other (single race) 17.9% 14.3%
Multiple 9.3% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 53.8% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 80.7% 83.9%
College graduation rate 21.4% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $65,761 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 15% 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

San Bernardino County, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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