2020 Bakersfield, California mayoral election

The 2020 Bakersfield, California mayoral election was held on March 3, 2020 to elect the mayor of Bakersfield, California. It saw the re-election of incumbent Karen Goh.

2020 Bakersfield mayoral election

March 3, 2020

Candidate Karen Goh Gregory Tatum Joseph Caporali Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 60,579 7,336 4,519 Percentage 83.53% 10.12% 6.23%

Mayor before election Karen Goh Republican Elected Mayor Karen Goh Republican

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Candidates

Declared

• Joseph Caporali, military veteran and filmmaker; candidate for mayor in 2008.[1]
• Karen Goh, incumbent mayor and former Kern County supervisor.[1] (Party preference: Republican)
• Joey Harrington (write-in), business owner.[1]
• Mark Hudson (write-in), business owner.[1]
• Gregory Tatum, military veteran and pastor; candidate for mayor in 2016 and State Senate in 2018.[1] (Party preference: Republican)

Results

2020 Bakersfield mayoral election[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Karen Goh (incumbent)	60,579	83.53%
	Nonpartisan	Gregory Tatum	7,336	10.12%
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Caporali	4,519	6.23%
	Write-in	Mark Hudson	74	0.10%
	Write-in	Joey Harrington	15	0.02%
Total votes			72,523	100.00%

References

1. Goss, Emma (2020-02-11). "Five candidates run for Bakersfield mayor". Bakersfield Now.
2. "KERN COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS". 2020-04-03.
3. "Mayoral election in Bakersfield, California (2020)". Ballotpedia.