Battle of Backbone Mountain

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The 1996 Fresno mayoral election was held on March 26, 1996 to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. It saw the reelection of Jim Patterson.

Since Patterson won a majority in the first round, no runoff was required.

Results

Results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Jim Patterson (incumbent) 36,281 53.0
Michael Erin Woody 24,531 35.8
James "Jim" Lanas 2,125 3.1
Lewis A. Jackson 1,901 2.7
Randy Risner 1,201 1.7
Johnny Nelum 1,068 1.5
Michael Eagles 763 1.1
Lawrence A. Cano 558 0.8
Mauro Buzz Gugliemo 2 0.0
Frank Ramirez 0 0.0
Unqualified write-ins 20 0.0
Total votes 68,450

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