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2020 Stockton elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: December 6, 2019
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council districts 2, 4, and 6
Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections)

Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Stockton, California, held a primary election for mayor and city council districts 2, 4, and 6 on March 3, 2020. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020, if no candidate received a majority of votes in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was December 6, 2019.[1]

Stockton is a city in San Joaquin County, California. For information on 2020 elections in San Joaquin County, click here.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

## Contents

* 1 Election procedure changes in 2020
* 2 Elections
* 3 Candidates and results
* 3.1 District 2
* 3.2 District 4
* 3.3 District 6
* 4 Endorsements
* 5 Additional elections on the ballot
* 5.1 What was at stake?
* 5.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 5.1.2 Candidate survey
* 5.2 About the city
* 5.2.1 City government
* 5.2.2 Demographics
* 5.3 Pivot Counties
* 5.3.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 5.4 See also
* 5.5 External links
* 5.6 Footnotes

## Election procedure changes in 2020[edit]

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

California modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

* Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
* In-person voting: Counties were authorized to consolidate precincts and defer opening voting centers until the third day before the election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

## Elections[edit]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

### District 2[edit]

Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Stockton City Council District 2

Incumbent Daniel Wright won election outright against Fernando Duarte in the primary for Stockton City Council District 2 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Daniel Wright (Nonpartisan)  |

61.5

| 4,699

| Fernando Duarte (Nonpartisan)  |

38.0

| 2,903
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.5

| 36

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 7,638

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### District 4[edit]

Note: Incumbent Susan Lenz won another term.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Susan Lenz (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

### District 6[edit]

General election

##### General election for Stockton City Council District 6

Kimberly Warmsley defeated Gloria Allen in the general election for Stockton City Council District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Kimberly Warmsley (Nonpartisan) |

69.8

| 9,591

| Gloria Allen (Nonpartisan)  |

30.2

| 4,146

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 13,737

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Stockton City Council District 6

Kimberly Warmsley and Gloria Allen defeated Amanda Aanerud and Patricia Barrett in the primary for Stockton City Council District 6 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Kimberly Warmsley (Nonpartisan) |

45.4

| 2,652
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| Gloria Allen (Nonpartisan)  |

26.8

| 1,566

| Amanda Aanerud (Nonpartisan)  |

17.3

| 1,012

| Patricia Barrett (Nonpartisan)  |

10.2

| 595
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.3

| 19

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 5,844

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# Endorsements[edit]

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: California elections, 2020

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## What was at stake?[edit]

### Report a story for this election[edit]

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## About the city[edit]

See also: Stockton, California

Stockton is a city in  San Joaquin County, California. As of 2013, its population was 298,118.[2]

### City government[edit]

See also: Council-manager government

Since 1922, the city of Stockton has utilized a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[3]

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Stockton, California (2015)

| Stockton| California
Total population:| 299,722| 38,993,940
Land area (square miles):| 62| 155,779
Race and ethnicity[4]
White:| 44.2%| 61.8%
Black/African American:| 11.6%| 5.9%
Asian:| 21.4%| 13.7%
Native American:| 0.7%| 0.7%
Pacific Islander:| 0.7%| 0.4%
Two or more:| 8.2%| 4.5%
Hispanic/Latino:| 42.1%| 38.4%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 74.9%| 81.8%
College graduation rate:| 17.4%| 31.4%
Income
Median household income:| $44,797| $61,818
Persons below poverty level:| 25.3%| 18.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[5][6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.

2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 39.63% | 57.31% | R+17.7 | 36.09% | 56.75% | R+20.7 | R
2 | 64.68% | 30.51% | D+34.2 | 62.20% | 28.98% | D+33.2 | D
3 | 42.41% | 54.46% | R+12.1 | 39.47% | 53.31% | R+13.8 | R
4 | 63.16% | 33.86% | D+29.3 | 63.03% | 29.95% | D+33.1 | D
5 | 41.27% | 55.92% | R+14.7 | 38.51% | 54.85% | R+16.3 | R
6 | 38.59% | 59.09% | R+20.5 | 41.17% | 52.02% | R+10.9 | R
7 | 67.59% | 29.61% | D+38 | 67.63% | 25.69% | D+41.9 | D
8 | 51.72% | 45.62% | D+6.1 | 51.77% | 41.03% | D+10.7 | D
9 | 60.56% | 37.52% | D+23 | 61.47% | 32.89% | D+28.6 | D
10 | 73.76% | 23.28% | D+50.5 | 75.65% | 17.96% | D+57.7 | D
11 | 60.96% | 36.87% | D+24.1 | 58.86% | 35.17% | D+23.7 | D
12 | 45.19% | 52.50% | R+7.3 | 43.11% | 51.05% | R+7.9 | R
13 | 64.23% | 33.88% | D+30.4 | 62.97% | 31.79% | D+31.2 | D
14 | 68.80% | 28.72% | D+40.1 | 69.55% | 24.47% | D+45.1 | D
15 | 86.82% | 9.56% | D+77.3 | 87.39% | 7.04% | D+80.4 | D
16 | 57.74% | 40.10% | D+17.6 | 64.47% | 29.23% | D+35.2 | R
17 | 87.07% | 9.36% | D+77.7 | 88.12% | 6.95% | D+81.2 | D
18 | 86.89% | 10.23% | D+76.7 | 85.89% | 8.44% | D+77.5 | D
19 | 78.94% | 18.38% | D+60.6 | 81.63% | 13.34% | D+68.3 | D
20 | 75.74% | 22.15% | D+53.6 | 75.52% | 19.12% | D+56.4 | D
21 | 55.61% | 42.03% | D+13.6 | 54.63% | 39.46% | D+15.2 | D
22 | 71.43% | 26.31% | D+45.1 | 75.16% | 19.75% | D+55.4 | D
23 | 43.46% | 54.71% | R+11.2 | 43.95% | 50.78% | R+6.8 | R
24 | 72.16% | 24.96% | D+47.2 | 78.19% | 15.93% | D+62.3 | D
25 | 72.40% | 25.26% | D+47.1 | 73.61% | 20.90% | D+52.7 | D
26 | 41.15% | 56.68% | R+15.5 | 41.54% | 52.93% | R+11.4 | R
27 | 76.36% | 21.54% | D+54.8 | 77.76% | 17.29% | D+60.5 | D
28 | 66.64% | 30.77% | D+35.9 | 70.63% | 23.08% | D+47.6 | D
29 | 69.95% | 26.66% | D+43.3 | 70.00% | 22.96% | D+47 | D
30 | 66.99% | 30.86% | D+36.1 | 66.70% | 27.32% | D+39.4 | D
31 | 61.98% | 36.21% | D+25.8 | 62.13% | 32.93% | D+29.2 | D
32 | 56.20% | 41.81% | D+14.4 | 56.50% | 37.98% | D+18.5 | D
33 | 41.80% | 55.51% | R+13.7 | 40.02% | 54.61% | R+14.6 | R
34 | 33.96% | 63.85% | R+29.9 | 34.07% | 60.21% | R+26.1 | R
35 | 47.82% | 49.42% | R+1.6 | 49.57% | 43.43% | D+6.1 | R
36 | 48.79% | 48.48% | D+0.3 | 49.94% | 43.86% | D+6.1 | R
37 | 60.97% | 36.28% | D+24.7 | 64.27% | 29.21% | D+35.1 | D
38 | 46.73% | 50.84% | R+4.1 | 49.64% | 44.39% | D+5.2 | R
39 | 73.75% | 23.67% | D+50.1 | 74.64% | 19.80% | D+54.8 | D
40 | 53.14% | 44.72% | D+8.4 | 54.08% | 40.01% | D+14.1 | R
41 | 59.74% | 37.72% | D+22 | 62.82% | 31.27% | D+31.5 | D
42 | 44.98% | 52.93% | R+7.9 | 45.61% | 49.70% | R+4.1 | R
43 | 67.35% | 29.62% | D+37.7 | 68.94% | 25.45% | D+43.5 | D
44 | 52.37% | 45.51% | D+6.9 | 57.12% | 36.99% | D+20.1 | D
45 | 63.46% | 34.12% | D+29.3 | 67.36% | 27.39% | D+40 | D
46 | 73.73% | 23.65% | D+50.1 | 76.20% | 18.48% | D+57.7 | D
47 | 71.49% | 26.54% | D+44.9 | 70.10% | 24.80% | D+45.3 | D
48 | 64.08% | 33.44% | D+30.6 | 65.60% | 28.50% | D+37.1 | D
49 | 64.69% | 33.26% | D+31.4 | 67.57% | 27.17% | D+40.4 | D
50 | 70.79% | 26.51% | D+44.3 | 76.72% | 18.33% | D+58.4 | D
51 | 83.48% | 13.50% | D+70 | 84.05% | 10.19% | D+73.9 | D
52 | 65.01% | 32.92% | D+32.1 | 65.78% | 28.71% | D+37.1 | D
53 | 84.64% | 12.59% | D+72 | 84.83% | 9.63% | D+75.2 | D
54 | 83.62% | 13.88% | D+69.7 | 85.15% | 10.12% | D+75 | D
55 | 45.77% | 52.23% | R+6.5 | 49.92% | 44.61% | D+5.3 | R
56 | 62.14% | 36.26% | D+25.9 | 64.21% | 31.24% | D+33 | D
57 | 63.71% | 34.01% | D+29.7 | 65.92% | 28.39% | D+37.5 | D
58 | 70.24% | 27.80% | D+42.4 | 72.54% | 22.26% | D+50.3 | D
59 | 93.24% | 5.19% | D+88 | 90.70% | 5.09% | D+85.6 | D
60 | 51.32% | 46.31% | D+5 | 52.48% | 41.97% | D+10.5 | D
61 | 63.43% | 34.55% | D+28.9 | 62.47% | 31.62% | D+30.9 | D
62 | 80.81% | 17.00% | D+63.8 | 82.05% | 13.06% | D+69 | D
63 | 76.06% | 21.73% | D+54.3 | 77.35% | 17.38% | D+60 | D
64 | 88.74% | 9.98% | D+78.8 | 86.21% | 9.61% | D+76.6 | D
65 | 51.90% | 45.68% | D+6.2 | 56.73% | 37.28% | D+19.4 | D
66 | 54.18% | 43.24% | D+10.9 | 59.97% | 33.60% | D+26.4 | D
67 | 39.61% | 58.33% | R+18.7 | 38.89% | 55.94% | R+17.1 | R
68 | 42.55% | 55.12% | R+12.6 | 49.42% | 44.58% | D+4.8 | R
69 | 67.37% | 30.30% | D+37.1 | 71.94% | 22.33% | D+49.6 | D
70 | 67.38% | 29.93% | D+37.5 | 68.13% | 25.09% | D+43 | D
71 | 38.47% | 59.51% | R+21 | 38.19% | 56.26% | R+18.1 | R
72 | 46.71% | 51.06% | R+4.4 | 51.40% | 43.13% | D+8.3 | R
73 | 38.68% | 59.36% | R+20.7 | 43.89% | 50.38% | R+6.5 | R
74 | 45.14% | 52.42% | R+7.3 | 50.71% | 43.29% | D+7.4 | R
75 | 39.42% | 58.50% | R+19.1 | 43.22% | 50.68% | R+7.5 | R
76 | 48.76% | 49.04% | R+0.3 | 53.11% | 40.38% | D+12.7 | R
77 | 48.25% | 49.83% | R+1.6 | 55.16% | 38.94% | D+16.2 | R
78 | 63.15% | 34.08% | D+29.1 | 67.48% | 25.85% | D+41.6 | D
79 | 61.21% | 36.91% | D+24.3 | 64.24% | 30.04% | D+34.2 | D
80 | 69.47% | 28.67% | D+40.8 | 73.15% | 21.34% | D+51.8 | D
Total | 60.35% | 37.19% | D+23.2 | 62.25% | 31.89% | D+30.4 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ City of Stockton, "Elections," accessed February 7, 2020
2. ↑ U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed September 5, 2014
3. ↑ City of Stockton, "Government," accessed September 5, 2014
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
6. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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