2020 Fresno mayoral election

2020 Fresno mayoral election

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Turnout40.29%[1]
 
Candidate Jerry Dyer Andrew Janz
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 50,914 39,430
Percentage 51.6% 39.9%

Mayor before election

Lee Brand
Republican

Elected mayor

Jerry Dyer
Republican

The 2020 Fresno mayoral election was held on March 3, 2020, to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. Republican Jerry Dyer was elected after winning a majority in the primary.

Incumbent mayor Lee Brand did not run for a second term. It was the first time in the city's history in which an incumbent eligible for re-election chose to retire the seat.[2]

Municipal elections are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. However, a few candidates had, either previously or during their campaigns, publicly affiliated with political parties. Jerry Dyer identified as a Republican, Andrew Janz identified as a Democrat, and Nickolas Wildstar identified as a Libertarian.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McEwen, Bill (February 7, 2020). "Dyer or Janz? Your Guess Is as Good as Any". GV Wire. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Calix, Brianna (February 13, 2020). "Andrew Janz avoids political labels. How will that look if he's Fresno's mayor?". Fresno Bee. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jerry Dyer". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "The NOW Normal: Nickolas Wildstar Is The Only Black Libertarian Republican Running For Governor In 2022". www.radio.com. November 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.