Bakersfield, California, held a general election for mayor on June 7, 2016 and November 8, 2016. It saw the election of Karen Goh.
2016 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election|
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| |  |  | | | Candidate | Karen Goh | Kyle Carter | G. Alex Merrill |
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| First-round vote | 20,116 | 19,369 | 3,139 |
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| First-round percentage | 33.03% | 31.80% | 5.15% |
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| Second-round vote | 59,355 | 53,157 | |
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| Second-round percentage | 52.75% | 47.24% | |
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Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.
Results
First round
First round results[1]| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Karen Goh | 20,116 | 33.03 |
| Kyle Carter | 19,369 | 31.80 |
| G. Alex Merrill | 3,139 | 5.15 |
| Anthony "T.J" Esposito | 2,470 | 4.06 |
| Tony Martinez | 1,983 | 3.26 |
| Gregory Tatum | 1,570 | 2.58 |
| Gilberto De La Torre | 1,567 | 2.57 |
| Nannette Gonzalez | 1,477 | 2.43 |
| Marc DeLeon | 1,364 | 2.24 |
| Addison Chavez | 1,250 | 2.05 |
| Kevin Blanton | 1,232 | 2.02 |
| Tanner Thompson | 865 | 1.42 |
| Tyrone Smith | 722 | 1.19 |
| Opal Morland | 554 | 0.91 |
| Brett Vigil | 463 | 0.76 |
| Roy Charles Keenan | 415 | 0.68 |
| Michael Harmon | 392 | 0.64 |
| Valiant Robinson | 379 | 0.62 |
| Kenneth Whitchard | 363 | 0.60 |
| Scott Monroe | 327 | 0.54 |
| Joseph Crotwell | 274 | 0.45 |
| Benjamin Weigel | 265 | 0.44 |
| William M. Minnick | 174 | 0.29 |
| Kameron Kephart | 119 | 0.20 |
| Nathan Nemnich | 58 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | 60,907 | 100% |
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Runoff
Runoff results[2]| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Karen Goh | 59,355 | 52.75 |
| Kyle Carter | 53,157 | 47.24 |
| Total votes | 112,512 | 100% |
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