BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — The Bakersfield City Council races are taking shape, with three incumbents or challengers seeing changes in their respective contests.
In Ward 1, Eric Arias defeated Mercy Pena, receiving 54% of the vote to Pena’s 45%.
Ward 3 remains a closer contest. With five candidates in the race, Cassie Bittle leads with 33% of the vote, ahead of Pedro Navieras, Katherine Halling, Juan Carlos Llamas and Seth Hewett.
In Ward 4, challenger Ryan Crowl defeated incumbent Bob Smith, capturing 59% of the vote.
In Ward 7, Manpreet Kerr defeated challenger Angie Valdez, winning 54% of the vote to Valdez’s 45%.
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