City elections in Fremont, California (2020)

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2020 Fremont elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 7, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council Districts 1, 5, and 6
Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

The city of Fremont, California, held general elections for mayor and Districts 1, 5, and 6 of the city council on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 7, 2020.

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. For information on 2020 elections in Alameda County, click here.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

California modified its absentee/mail-in and in-person voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
  • In-person voting: Counties were authorized to consolidate precincts and defer opening voting centers until the third day before the election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Fremont City Council District 1

Incumbent Teresa Keng won election in the general election for Fremont City Council District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Teresa Keng (Nonpartisan)
 
98.6
 
11,436
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
164

Total votes: 11,600
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District 5

General election

General election for Fremont City Council District 5

Incumbent Raj Salwan defeated Dolev Gandler in the general election for Fremont City Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Raj Salwan (Nonpartisan)
 
79.1
 
12,540
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Dolev Gandler (Nonpartisan)
 
20.6
 
3,259
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
51

Total votes: 15,850
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District 6

General election

General election for Fremont City Council District 6

The following candidates ran in the general election for Fremont City Council District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Teresa Cox (Nonpartisan)
 
31.6
 
4,327
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Charles Liu (Nonpartisan)
 
24.5
 
3,351
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Yogi Chugh (Nonpartisan)
 
24.1
 
3,307
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Roman Reed (Nonpartisan)
 
10.4
 
1,422
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Jhansi Kalapala (Nonpartisan)
 
5.1
 
696
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Andrew Quang Nguyen (Nonpartisan)
 
4.2
 
569
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
32

Total votes: 13,704
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About the city

See also: Fremont, California

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California. As of 2020, its population was 230,504.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Fremont uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Fremont, California
Fremont California
Population 230,504 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 78 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 22.2% 56.1%
Black/African American 3.1% 5.7%
Asian 61% 14.8%
Native American 0.4% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4%
Two or more 5.2% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 12.8% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 92.6% 83.9%
College graduation rate 58.7% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $142,374 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 4.5% 12.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.


See also

Fremont, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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