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Every Party

See Also:   Information for the County of Kern
(Elections Office, local League of Women Voters, links to other county election sites)

President of the United States; Democratic Party

• Bernie Sanders, Democratic
  2,080,846 votes 36.0% 229 delegates
• Joseph R. Biden, Democratic
  1,613,854 votes 27.9% 170 delegates
• Elizabeth Warren, Democratic
  762,555 votes 13.2% 11 delegates
• Michael R. Bloomberg, Democratic
  701,803 votes 12.1% 5 delegates
• Pete Buttigieg, Democratic
  249,256 votes 4.3%
• Amy Klobuchar, Democratic
  126,961 votes 2.2%
• Tom Steyer, Democratic
  113,092 votes 2.0%
• Andrew Yang, Democratic
  43,571 votes 0.8%
• Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic
  33,769 votes 0.6%
• Julián Castro, Democratic
  13,892 votes 0.2%
• Michael Bennet, Democratic
  7,377 votes 0.1%
• Marianne Williamson, Democratic
  7,052 votes 0.1%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, III, Democratic
  6,151 votes 0.1%
• Cory Booker, Democratic
  6,000 votes 0.1%
• John K. Delaney, Democratic
  4,606 votes 0.1%
• Michael A. Ellinger, Democratic
  3,424 votes 0.1%
• Joe Sestak, Democratic
  3,270 votes 0.1%
• Mark Stewart Greenstein, Democratic
  3,190 votes 0.1%
• Deval Patrick, Democratic
  2,022 votes 0.0%
• Mosie Boyd, Democratic
  1,639 votes 0.0%

President of the United States; Republican Party

• Donald J. Trump, Republican
  2,279,086 votes 92.2% 170 delegates
• Bill Weld, Republican
  66,904 votes 2.7%
• Joe Walsh, Republican
  64,749 votes 2.6%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  24,351 votes 1.0%
• Matthew John Matern, Republican
  15,469 votes 0.6%
• Robert Ardini, Republican
  12,857 votes 0.5%
• Zoltan G. Istvan, Republican
  8,141 votes 0.3%

President of the United States; American Independent Party

• Phil Collins, American Independent
  18,461 votes 32.6%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, American Independent
  12,816 votes 22.7%
• Don Blankenship, American Independent
  10,377 votes 18.3%
• J. R. Myers, American Independent
  8,068 votes 14.3%
• Charles Kraut, American Independent
  6,846 votes 12.1%

President of the United States; Green Party

• Howie Hawkins, Green
  4,203 votes 36.2%
• Dario Hunter, Green
  2,558 votes 22.0%
• Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, Green
  2,071 votes 17.8%
• Dennis Lambert, Green
  1,999 votes 17.2%
• David Rolde, Green
  774 votes 6.7%

President of the United States; Libertarian Party

• Jacob Hornberger, Libertarian
  5,530 votes 19.4%
• Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian
  3,534 votes 12.4%
• Vermin Supreme, Libertarian
  3,469 votes 12.2%
• Ken Armstrong, Libertarian
  3,011 votes 10.6%
• Kim Ruff, Libertarian
  2,330 votes 8.2%
• Adam Kokesh, Libertarian
  2,161 votes 7.6%
• Sam Robb, Libertarian
  1,722 votes 6.0%
• Dan Behrman, Libertarian
  1,695 votes 5.9%
• Max Abramson, Libertarian
  1,605 votes 5.6%
• Souraya Faas, Libertarian
  999 votes 3.5%
• Steven A. Richey, Libertarian
  982 votes 3.4%
• Erik Chase Gerhardt, Libertarian
  748 votes 2.6%
• Keenan Wallace Dunham, Libertarian
  720 votes 2.5%

President of the United States; Peace and Freedom Party

• Gloria La Riva, Peace and Freedom
  4,481 votes 67.2%
• Howie Hawkins, Peace and Freedom
  2,191 votes 32.8%

(Only American Independent, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, and Republican party candidates are on the ballot for President of the United States)

US Legislature

United States Representative; District 21

• David G. Valadao, Republican
  39,488 votes 49.7%
• TJ Cox, Democratic
  30,697 votes 38.7%
• Ricardo De La Fuente, Democratic
  7,309 votes 9.2%
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Republican
  1,912 votes 2.4%

United States Representative; District 23

• Kevin McCarthy, Republican
  107,897 votes 66.5%
• Kim Mangone, Democratic
  54,375 votes 33.5%

Member of the State Assembly; District 26

• Devon Mathis, Republican
  49,413 votes 61.5%
• Drew Phelps, Democratic
  30,981 votes 38.5%

Member of the State Assembly; District 32

• Rudy Salas, Democratic
  27,679 votes 58.1%
• Todd Cotta, Republican
  19,957 votes 41.9%

Member of the State Assembly; District 34

• Vince Fong, Republican
  83,909 votes 71.6%
• Julie Solis, Democratic
  32,922 votes 28.1%
• Regina Velasquez, Democratic (Write-In)

Member of the State Assembly; District 36

• Tom Lackey, Republican
  45,255 votes 53.0%
• Steve Fox, Democratic
  14,771 votes 17.3%
• Johnathon Ervin, Democratic
  6,615 votes 7.8%
• Diedra M. Greenaway, Democratic
  5,084 votes 6.0%
• Michael P. Rives, Democratic
  4,055 votes 4.8%
• Ollie M. McCaulley, Democratic
  3,729 votes 4.4%
• Lourdes Everett, Democratic
  3,405 votes 4.0%
• Eric Andrew Ohlsen, Democratic
  2,440 votes 2.9%

County

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1

• Phillip Peters
  25062 votes 52.24%
• David J. Fluhart
  11697 votes 24.38%
• Daures F. Stephens
  11215 votes 23.38%

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4

• David Couch
  9891 votes 52.88%
• Emilio J. Huerta
  8813 votes 47.12%

Supervisor; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 5

• Leticia Perez
  7882 votes 58.43%
• David Abbasi
  1720 votes 12.75%
• Ricardo Herrera
  1660 votes 12.31%
• Ronnie Cruz
  1117 votes 8.28%
• Ben Valdez, Jr.
  1110 votes 8.23%

City

Mayor; City of Bakersfield

• Karen Goh
  60579 votes 83.53%
• Gregory Tatum
  7336 votes 10.12%
• Joseph Caporali
  4519 votes 6.23%

Party Committee

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 1 (5 Elected)

• Sandy Reding, Democratic
  5205 votes 16.11%
• Tracy C. Lopez, Democratic
  4948 votes 15.31%
• Tahlúa N. Goosby, Democratic
  4357 votes 13.48%
• Yvette Flores, Democratic
  4324 votes 13.38%
• Imelda Ceja-Butkiewicz, Democratic
  3390 votes 10.49%
• Jen Bloomquist, Democratic
  3386 votes 10.48%
• Cheryl Tierce, Democratic
  3253 votes 10.07%
• Ralph Burnette, Democratic
  2626 votes 8.13%
• Matthew Burnham, Democratic
  823 votes 2.55%

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 2 (4 Elected)

• Helen W. Collins, Democratic
  5107 votes 18.86%
• Kathleen Weinstein, Democratic
  4325 votes 15.97%
• Hortencia Cabral, Democratic
  4221 votes 15.59%
• Christian Romo, Democratic
  3932 votes 14.52%
• Juan Guerra, Democratic
  3025 votes 11.17%
• Connie S. Bosworth, Democratic
  2565 votes 9.47%
• Jeanine M. Adams, Democratic
  2025 votes 7.48%
• Christopher Wisehart, Democratic
  1881 votes 6.95%

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

• Jerry Fernandez, Democratic
  4637 votes 12.58%
• Anna Laven, Democratic
  4460 votes 12.10%
• Eric Arias, Democratic
  4232 votes 11.48%
• Denise L. Norris, Democratic
  4110 votes 11.15%
• Michael Frank Flores-Castaneda, Democratic
  3936 votes 10.68%
• Celsey Fayth Taylor, Democratic
  3010 votes 8.16%
• Megan Russell, Democratic
  2532 votes 6.87%
• Ajaib Singh Gill, Democratic
  2243 votes 6.08%
• Sharon M. Uyeoka, Democratic
  2083 votes 5.65%
• Cynthia Johnston, Democratic
  2044 votes 5.54%
• Paul Linfesty, Democratic
  1658 votes 4.50%
• Neel Sannappa, Democratic
  1644 votes 4.46%
• Michael Iannalfo, Democratic
  277 votes 0.75%

Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 4 (4 Elected)

• Veronica Vasquez, Democratic
  5266 votes 24.57%
• Nicole Villaruz, Democratic
  3971 votes 18.53%
• Ricardo Perez, Democratic
  3473 votes 16.21%
• Salvador Solorio-Ruiz, Democratic
  3349 votes 15.63%
• Ana Vigil, Democratic
  2866 votes 13.37%
• Alexandro Garcia, Democratic
  2504 votes 11.69%

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Kern; Supervisorial District 3 (5 Elected)

• Ken Weir, Republican
  13024 votes 22.59%
• Jacquie Sullivan, Republican
  12446 votes 21.59%
• Clayton Campbell, Republican
  11042 votes 19.16%
• Javier Reyes, Republican
  8918 votes 15.47%
• Zack Bashirtash, Republican
  7394 votes 12.83%
• Amanda Esposito, Republican
  4820 votes 8.36%

Proposition 13 Bond
Fail: 4,304,013 / 47.0% Yes votes ...... 4,856,154 / 53.0% No votes

AUTHORIZES BONDS FOR FACILITY REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, AND MODERNIZATION AT PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS, K-12 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES. LEGISLATIVE STATUTE. Authorizes $15 billion in state general obligation bonds for construction and modernization of public education facilities. Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs to repay bonds estimated at about $740 million per year (including interest) over the next 35 years.

Measure A School Bond -- Wasco Union High School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1397 / 51.70% Yes votes ...... 1305 / 48.30% No votes

To improve Wasco Union High School by constructing a new gymnasium; upgrading repairing, constructing, reconstructing and equipping related facilities to better serve students and the community; to qualify for potential State matching funds, shall Wasco Union High School District issue $38,950,000 in bonds repaying an annual average of $2,235,000, at approximately $29.41 per $100,000 of assessed value, while bonds are outstanding, at legal interest rates, with no funding for employee salaries or pensions, and required audits and citizens' oversight?

Measure B School Bond -- McFarland Unified School District (55% Approval Required)
Pass: 836 / 58.54% Yes votes ...... 592 / 41.46% No votes

To modernize/construct classrooms, restrooms/school facilities to improve the quality of education; repair/replace roofs; construct multi-purpose room/cafeteria at McFarland High; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, sites/equipment, shall the McFarland Unified School District measure be adopted to issue $30,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levy on average $5.1 cents per $100 assessed value, generating approximately $1,850,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, NO money for salaries, all money staying local?

Measure C School Bond -- Wasco Union School District (55% Approval Required)
Fail: 1307 / 54.01% Yes votes ...... 1113 / 45.99% No votes

To improve the quality of local elementary and middle schools; make health, safety and security improvements; modernize/construct classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; and upgrade P.E. fields and facilities; shall Wasco Union School District's measure be adopted authorizing $16,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates, generating approximately $940,000 annually while bonds are outstanding with levies of approximately 3 cents per $100 assessed value, with annual audits, citizens' oversight, no money for salaries and all money for local projects?

Measure D Medicinal Cannabis Measure -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 64488 / 41.73% Yes votes ...... 90058 / 58.27% No votes

Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by Initiative, Medicinal Cannabis Measure, allowing medicinal cannabis retail, cultivating and manufacturing; allow medicinal cannabis retail operating before January 1, 2018 to reopen, relocate, and expand in unincorporated area, subject to state licensing requirements and 1000 foot setbacks from legal medicinal shops and schools; allow activity without conditional use permit; and allow County to levy perpetual
3.75% special business tax per every $1000.00 of gross income {fiscal impact unknown}?

Measure E Medicinal Cannabis Retail Store Initiative -- County of Kern (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 67049 / 43.56% Yes votes ...... 86884 / 56.44% No votes

Shall County adopt the ordinance proposed by County, Kern Medicinal Cannabis Retail Store Initiative, allowing and regulating medicinal cannabis in unincorporated area, subject to conditional use permit after public hearing, state licensing requirements, setbacks of 1000 feet from legal medicinal shops, schools, public parks, youth centers, libraries, churches, city limits, or 350 feet from any residence; and levying a perpetual 3.5% general purpose business tax per every $1000.00 of gross income [fiscal impact unknown]?