2024 Kern County Election Results

This live blog will have election information and news regarding local races impacting Bakersfield, Kern County, California, and the Presidential Election.

8:30 AM
Latest Kern and State results:

CA Assembly Dist. 32

Vince Fong is currently leading over Ken Weir with 59% of the vote

CA Assembly Dist. 34

Tom Lackey is leading over Ricardo Ortega with 62% of the vote

CA Assembly Dist. 35

Jasmeet Bains is currently leading over Robert Rosas with 56% of the vote

Proposition 2 Public school and community college bonds

Currently passing with 57% of the vote

Proposition 3 Constitutional right to marriage

Currently passing with 61% of the vote

Proposition 4 Bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention

Currently passing with 58% of the vote

Proposition 5 Bonds for affordable housing, public infrastructure

Currently failing with 55% of the vote

Proposition 6 Eliminates involuntary servitude in prisons

Currently failing with 55% of the vote

Proposition 32 Raises minimum wage

Currently failing with 52% of the vote

Proposition 33 Rent control

Currently failing with 62% of the vote

Proposition 34 Prescription drug revenue spending

Currently passing with 52% of the vote

Proposition 35 Medi-Cal funding

Currently passing with 67% of the vote

Proposition 36 Felony charges for drug, theft crimes

Currently passing with 70% of the vote

U.S. Representative Dist. 20

Vince Fong is currently leading over Mike Bourdeaux with 65% of the vote

U.S. Representative Dist. 22

David Valadao is currently leading over Rudy Salas with 55% of the vote

U.S. Representative Dist. 23

Jay Obernolte is currently leading over Derek Marshall with 60% of the vote

United States Senator (Full Term)

Adam Schiff is currently leading over Steve Garvy with 57% of the vote

United States Senator (Partial Term)

Adam Schiff is currently leading over Steve Garvy with 57% of the vote

City of Arvin Mayor

Olivia Calderon is currently leading over Daniel Borreli with 59% of the vote

California City Mayor

Marquette Hawkins is currently leading with 43% of the vote, Duane Vasquez has 36% of the vote and Kelly Kulikoff has 21% of the vote

8:20 AM
Former Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy tweeted about the election:

8:18 AM
Adam Schiff projected to win California U.S. Senate seat long held by late Senator Diane Feinstein. Schiff beat out Republican Steve Garvey.

8:15 AM
Donald Trump is projected to be the next President of the United States per DDHQ and ABC News.

11:00 p.m.
CA Assembly Dist. 32

Vince Fong is currently leading over Ken Weir with 58% of the vote

CA Assembly Dist. 34

Tom Lackey is leading over Ricardo Ortega with 60% of the vote

CA Assembly Dist. 35

Jasmeet Bains is currently leading over Robert Rosas with 58% of the vote

Proposition 2 Public school and community college bonds

Currently passing with 56% of the vote

Proposition 3 Constitutional right to marriage

Currently passing with 62% of the vote

Proposition 4 Bonds for safe drinking water, wildfire prevention

Currently passing with 56% of the vote

Proposition 5 Bonds for affordable housing, public infrastructure

Currently failing with 57% of the vote

Proposition 6 Eliminates involuntary servitude in prisons

Currently failing with 55% of the vote

Proposition 32 Raises minimum wage

Currently failing with 52% of the vote

Proposition 33 Rent control

Currently failing with 63% of the vote

Proposition 34 Prescription drug revenue spending

Currently passing with 51% of the vote

Proposition 35 Medi-Cal funding

Currently passing with 67% of the vote

Proposition 36 Felony charges for drug, theft crimes

Currently passing with 71% of the vote

U.S. Representative Dist. 20

Vince Fong is currently leading over Mike Bourdeaux with 67% of the vote

U.S. Representative Dist. 22

David Valadao is currently leading over Rudy Salas with 54% of the vote

U.S. Representative Dist. 23

Jay Obernolte is currently leading over Derek Marshall with 57% of the vote

United States Senator (Full Term)

Adam Schiff is currently leading over Steve Garvy with 60% of the vote

United States Senator (Partial Term)

Adam Schiff is currently leading over Steve Garvy with 59% of the vote

City of Arvin Mayor

Olivia Calderon is currently leading over Daniel Borreli with 60% of the vote

California City Mayor

Marquette Hawkins is currently leading with 43% of the vote, Duane Vasques has 36% of the vote and Kelly Kulikoff has 21% of the vote

10:45 p.m.
Decision Desk HQ projects Donald J. Trump (R) is the winner of the Presidency. #DecisionMade: 01:21 AM EST

Decision Desk HQ’s Statement on Our Pennsylvania Race Call
Decision Desk HQ projects that former President Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes, enough to elect him as the 47th President of the United States.

How we made this race call: We deeply value information-sharing and transparency so the public knows they can trust our results. At the time of this race call, 93% of the vote in Pennsylvania was in – including mail-in ballots and Election Day votes. The data showed:

• In Philadelphia County and collar counties, including Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Chester County, President Trump was over-performing his 2020 results by more than 5% in each county.
• President Trump was over-performing his 2020 results in rural counties across Pennsylvania by more than 10%.
• Despite matching President Joe Biden’s 2020 margin in the Pittsburgh area and surrounding Allegheny County, Vice President Kamala Harris’s vote percentages were insufficient to overcome former President Trump’s gains elsewhere across the state.
• Bellwether counties, including Erie County, Centre County, and Monroe County, all went for President Biden in 2020, but flipped to President Trump in 2024.

Decision Desk HQ has more than a decade-long track record of making accurate, independent, and transparent race calls – including our calls for President in 2016 and 2020 – and we have continued that record in this election cycle. Ahead of the election, ours was the only major forecasting model to accurately predict this election’s result. Before making any race calls, we deploy our peer-reviewed model to assist in our analysis and review the calls with our Director of Data Science and team of election analysts. We will not call a race until it meets all of our requirements. Ultimately, when making our race calls in 2024 as in previous cycles, we followed the data and our accurate prediction models and reached the same conclusion as the election results.

Learn more about our process for accurately calling races.

7:40 PM: 23ABC'S Madi Volmer is at the Kern County GOP headquarters and 23ABC'S Sam Hoyle is at the Kern County Democratic watch party giving an update as we wait for polls to close

6:30 PM: Our Ruby Rivera spoke with Delano's city clerk ahead of polls closing - WATCH BELOW:

6:20 PM: Just under 2 hours until polls close at 8 p.m.

11:00 AM:
With polls open people have been showing up to vote in-person. Neighborhood News Reporter Dominique Lavigne spoke with a first time voter about why they are taking part in this election.

LIVE INTERVIEW BELOW

7:00 AM:
Polls are now open! If you haven't voted yet, you can do so now. If you need to find out where your nearest polling place is, visit kernvote.com

6:15 AM:
Neighborhood Reporter Avery Elowitt breaks down the term electioneering, and why it can get you in trouble on election day.

5:25 AM:
If you need a ride to the polls today, the NAACP is offering a Lyft code to get you there.

You can also reach out to the Dolores Huerta Action Plan at the number 661-573-4011 for transportation assistance.

4 AM:
Good Morning! It’s Election Day in our neighborhoods.

Polls open at 7 AM, and close at 8 PM

For a list of polling locations in Kern County click here

A few reminders when going to vote:

• Must be 18-years-old or older on Election Day
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and resident of California
• Not currently serving a state or federal prison for the conviction of a felony
• Vote by mail ballots must be delivered no later than 8 PM on Election Day

If you have more questions about voting in a General Election visit the Secretary of State's website

If you have more questions on the Kern County election visit kernvote.com

VOTER COMPLAINTS:
To fill out a voter complaint form click this link