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Oil spill shuts down northbound Hwy 99
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- An oil spill involving a semi-truck has shut down northbound Highway 99 near Ming Avenue Wednesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the involved semi lost control just after 4:30 a.m. CHP's traffic incident page also shows 100…
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David Couch collects 44K votes so far in unopposed race for State Assembly
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- In a wide open race with no opponent, David Couch will easily move on to the State Assembly after Election night. According to preliminary numbers, current Kern County Board of Supervisor Couch has earned just over 44,000 votes from Central Valley…
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Kern High School District Area 1 incumbent leads the race with over 50% of the vote
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- In the hyper-local race for the Kern High School District's Area 1 shows incumbent Derek Tisinger leading the way with more than 50% of the vote. According to polling numbers as of 10 p.m., incumbent Tisinger garnered more than 10,200 of the vote,…
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Kathy Scrivner trails in Kern County High School race, per early numbers, David Adamson leads
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Early numbers are coming in for the race for Kern High School District's Board of Trustees and those numbers show the race incumbent trailing in third. Kathy Scrivner, who currently sits in the seat has garnered only 23% of the vote, or about 4,200…
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Dylan Pearson leads in Bakersfield City School District race, according to early numbers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The race for Bakersfield City School District’s Area 2 seat, newcomer candidate Dylan Pearson is leading in the race, according to polling numbers from 10 p.m. on Tuesday. At that time, Pearson raked in about 59% of the vote -- 1,600 ballots --…
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Prop 39: Voter ID ballot measure fails to pass
(FOX40.COM) — California voters will not have to provide proof of citizenship when registering and filling out their ballots after Prop 39 failed to pass Tuesday. Prop 39 would have expanded that by requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering. It would also…
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Incumbent Bryan Batey leading in Kern High School Board Area 5 race
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- In the race for the Kern High School Board's fifth service area, the race's incumbent Bryan Batey is leading in the polls. According to poll data from around 10 p.m., Batey was leading in the race with 55% of the vote, or about 7,300 cast for him.…
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Votes cast to decide Kern Community College District Area 3 trustee
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- In the Kern Community College District race for the Area 3 seat, Gomez-Heitzeberg ran for reelection after being elected to the board for the first time in November 2018. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Gomez-Heitzeberg is leading with 34.94%, Doug Thompson…
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Andrae Gonzales holds substantial lead over Saul Ayon in State Assembly 35 race, per early numbers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Although votes are still being counted, candidate for State Assembly Andrae Gonzales has a substantial lead over opponent Saul Ayon. According to Kern County election results published just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Gonzales is leading Ayon by over…
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Bakersfield voters decide on City Council Ward 4 seat
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Polls closed Tuesday night, and voters in Bakersfield are now waiting for the final results that will determine the Ward 4 City Council member. Incumbent Bob Smith is trailing behind challenger Ryan Crowl by over 18% of the vote as of 10 p.m. Smith…
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Voters cast ballots for Bakersfield City Council Ward 7 seat
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Ballots for the Bakersfield City Council Ward 7 seat are now being counted after polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday. As of 10 p.m., incumbent Manpreet Kaur is leading the vote at over 54.5%. Kaur has sat on the Bakersfield City Council since December…
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Voters decide next Kern Community College District Area 2 trustee
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- In the race for Kern Community College District Area 2, Christina Scrivner ran against Paula Bray, who has served on the Kern County Board of Education since 2020 representing Area 5. Kern Community College District Area 2 encompasses parts of Kern…
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Incumbent Hurtado leads Gonzalez in polls, according to early numbers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Although the count is still ongoing, initial numbers from the Kern County Elections Office is showing Melissa Hurtado leading in the race for the State Senate District 16 seat. Numbers as of around 9 p.m. are showing Hurtado leading challenger…
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Magsig leads Brown in race for Senate District 12
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- With no Democrat in the race, competition for the State Senate District 12 seat has been between a Republican candidate and a Libertarian candidate. As of around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Republican candidate Nathan Magsig is leading in the polls by about…
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Voters choose next Board of Education Area 7 trustee
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The three-person race for the Board of Education’s Area 7 seat included incumbent candidate Lori Cisneros, who has nearly 20 years education experience in private, public and charter schools. Cisneros was initially elected to the board in 2022. As…
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Voters choose next Bakersfield City Council Ward 3 member
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Bakersfield voters have cast their ballots to decide a new City Council member for Ward 3. With polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, we are now waiting for the final count. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Cassie Bittle is leading the race with about 33.5% of the…
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Voters decide next Board of Education Area 3 trustee
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Similar to other Board of Education races in Kern County, the Board race for Service Area 3 also had three candidates in the running. This area of the board of education encompasses parts of Kern and Tulare counties. As of about 10 p.m., Little is…
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Villegas leads Valadao in CA-22 House race
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Associated Press is showing that Randy Villegas is leading incumbent David Valadao in the race for California's U.S. House District 22 seat. As of 9:30 p.m., Villegas was leading Valadao by nearly 20,000 votes. The progressive candidate’s lead…
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Bakersfield voters cast ballots for City Council Ward 1 seat
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday and voters are now awaiting the final results that will decide Bakersfield's next Ward 1 council member. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, incumbent Eric Arias is leading the poll by nearly 10% against challenger Mercy Pena.…
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Fong projected to win re-election in Congressional District 20 race
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The Associated Press has projected that Republican Vince Fong will win the race for Congressional District 20, keeping the California House seat red and sending the congressman back to Washington, D.C. Incumbent Fong faced Democratic challenger…