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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]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Lee Brand (R) |
Jerry Dyer (R) |
Andrew Janz (D) |
Other / Undecided |
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GV Wire | January 4, 2020 | 500 | ± 4.0% | – | 45% | 47% | 8%[a] |
GV Wire | April 18–16, 2019 | 300 | ± 6.0% | 47% | – | 53% | – |
24% | 39% | 37% | – | ||||
18% | 31% | 26% | 25%[b] |
Since Dyer won a majority in the initial round of voting, no runoff needed to be held. If one was required, it would have taken place on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Jerry Dyer | 50,914 | 51.56 | |
Andrew Janz | 39,430 | 39.93 | |
Floyd Harris Jr. | 2,262 | 2.29 | |
Bill Gates | 2,262 | 2.29 | |
Richard Renteria | 2,076 | 2.10 | |
Nickolas Wildstar | 1,284 | 1.30 | |
Brian Jefferson | 510 | 0.52 | |
Total votes | 98,738 | 100.00 |