2024 Fresno mayoral election explained

Election Name:	2024 Fresno mayoral election
Flag Image:	Flag of Fresno, California.svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2020 Fresno mayoral election
Previous Year:	2020
Election Date:	March 5, 2024
Next Election:	2028 Fresno mayoral election
Next Year:	2028
Image1:	Jerry Dyer 2021 official portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Jerry Dyer
Party1:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote1:	55,872
Percentage1:	80.0%
Candidate2:	James Barr
Party2:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote2:	9,910
Percentage2:	14.2%
Image3:	3x4.svg
Candidate3:	Samantha Dussell
Party3:	Nonpartisan politician
Popular Vote3:	4,046
Percentage3:	5.8%
Mayor
Before Election:	Jerry Dyer
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jerry Dyer
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2024 Fresno mayoral election was held on March 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. Republican Jerry Dyer was re-elected after winning a majority in the primary.

Candidates

Declared

James Barr, teacher (Democratic)^[1]
Samantha Dussell, stay-at-home mom (No party preference)^[1]
Jerry Dyer (Republican), incumbent mayor^[1]

Withdrawn

Lourin Hubbard, operations manager at the California Department of Water Resources and runner-up for California's 22nd congressional district in the 2022 special election (Democratic)^[2] ^[3]

Results

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 5, 2024.^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Jerry Dyer has challengers in re-election bid for Fresno mayor. Here’s who’s running. Sheehan. Tim. February 6, 2024. July 6, 2024. The Fresno Bee.
Web site: Challenger to take on Fresno establishment in ’24, would be city’s first Black mayor. Sheehan. Tim. February 15, 2023. July 6, 2024. The Fresno Bee.
Web site: Hubbard Exits Fresno Mayoral Race, Mulls District 2 Supervisors Run. June 15, 2023. July 6, 2024.
Web site: Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer sails to re-election, says he’ll keep tackling homelessness, crime, graffiti. Rashad. Omar Shaikh. March 5, 2024. July 6, 2024.