2024 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election

The 2024 Bakersfield mayoral election was held on March 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Bakersfield, California. Incumbent Republican mayor Karen Goh easily won re-election in a landslide against a single challenger.^[1]

2024 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election

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Candidate Karen Goh Gregory Tatum Popular vote 15,762 3,399 Percentage 82.3% 17.7%

Mayor before election Karen Goh Elected Mayor Karen Goh

Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

Candidates

• Karen Goh, incumbent mayor (Party preference: Republican)^[2]
• Gregory Tatum

Results

2024 Bakersfield mayoral primary election^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Karen Goh (incumbent)		15,762	82.26%
Gregory Tatum		3,399	17.74%
Total votes		19,161	100.00%