2016 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election

2016 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election

June 7, 2016 (first round) November 8, 2016 (runoff)

Candidate Karen Goh Kyle Carter G. Alex Merrill First-round vote 20,116 19,369 3,139 First-round percentage 33.03% 31.80% 5.15% Second-round vote 59,355 53,157 Second-round percentage 52.75% 47.24%

Mayor before election Harvey Hall Elected mayor Karen Goh

Bakersfield, California, held a general election for mayor on June 7, 2016, and November 8, 2016. It saw the election of Karen Goh.

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Results

First round

First round results

Candidate		Votes	%
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%

Runoff

Runoff results

Candidate		Votes	%
Karen Goh		59,355	52.75
Kyle Carter		53,157	47.24
Total votes		112,512	100%