2020 Stockton, California, mayoral election

2020 Stockton, California, mayoral election

← 2016 March 3, 2020 (primary)
November 3, 2020 (runoff)
2024 →
Turnout42.38% (primary)
75.13% (runoff)
 
Candidate Kevin Lincoln Michael Tubbs Bill Smith
Popular vote 10,927 (primary)
57,276 (runoff)
21,016 (primary)
44,206 (runoff)
5,679 (primary)
Percentage 20.7% (primary)
56.4% (runoff)
39.9% (primary)
43.6% (runoff)
10.8% (primary)

 
Candidate Motec P. Sanchez Shoua Lo
Popular vote 5,523 (primary) 2,773 (primary)
Percentage 10.5% (primary) 5.3% (primary)

Mayor before election

Michael Tubbs

Elected mayor

Kevin Lincoln

Stockton, California,held an election for mayor on March 3, 2020, with a runoff election held on November 3, 2020. Despite a strong performance in the primary, incumbent Democrat Michael Tubbs was defeated by Republican Kevin Lincoln in the general election.

Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.