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November 3, 2026, General Election: Offices Up for Election

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Introduction

This page is meant to provide a summary of which offices are up for election in the November 3, 2026, General Election. Note that none of the offices have filing fees, petitions in lieu, or nomination signatures.

Offices for Which Deadline to File Has Passed

In order to appear on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, General Election, candidates for the following federal and state offices had to be one of the top two vote getters in the June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election. It is therefore no longer possible to run for these offices. 

  • U.S. Representative, 1st District
  • U.S. Representative, 2nd District
  • U.S. Representative, 4th District
  • Governor
  • Lieutenant Governor
  • Secretary of State
  • Controller
  • Treasurer
  • Attorney General
  • Insurance Commissioner
  • Member, State Board of Equalization, 2nd District
  • State Senator, 2nd District
  • Member of the State Assembly, 2nd District
  • Member of the State Assembly, 4th District
  • Member of the State Assembly, 12th District
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • County Superintendent of Schools
  • Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector
  • County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
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School Offices

County Boards of Education

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Sonoma County Board of Education, Trustee Area #2 (Southwest County)

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Peter Kostas

$2,549

Sonoma County Board of Education, Trustee Area #4 (Northeast County)

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Steven Herrington

$2,438
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Community College Governing Boards

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Sonoma County Junior College District, Trustee Area #1 (East County)

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Ezrah Chaaban

$2,020

Sonoma County Junior College District, Trustee Area #2 (South County)

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Maggie Fishman

$2,123

Sonoma County Junior College District, Trustee Area #5 (Central Santa Rosa)

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Dorothy Battenfeld

$2,148

Sonoma County Junior College District, Trustee Area #7 (West County)

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Michael Valdovinos

$2,171
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Unified School District Governing Boards

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Calistoga Joint Unified School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Indira Lopez-Jones,
Laurel Rios

$886

Cloverdale Unified School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Jenny Candelaria,
Jacque Garrison

$1,052

Cloverdale Unified School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

1

Andrea Kellogg

$1,052

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, Trustee Area #1

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Leffler Brown

$1,064

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, Trustee Area #2

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Shirley Johnson

$1,034

Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District, Trustee Area #4

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Eric Martin

$1,065

Geyserville Unified School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Robin Doherty,
John Riley

$907

Geyserville Unified School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

1

Vacant

$907

Healdsburg Unified School District, Trustee Area #1

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$939

Healdsburg Unified School District, Trustee Area #5

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$935

Shoreline Unified School District, Trustee Area #1

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Heidi Koenig,
Vacant

-

Shoreline Unified School District, Trustee Area #2

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Jane Healy

-

Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area #1

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Catarina Landry

$996

Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area #2

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Gerardo Guzman

$976

Windsor Unified School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Stephanie Ahmad,
Rich Carnation,
Paul Cogorno

$1,352
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High School District Governing Boards

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

City of Santa Rosa High School District, Trustee Area #2

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Shaun Du Fosee

$1,323

City of Santa Rosa High School District, Trustee Area #4

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Omar Medina

$1,260

City of Santa Rosa High School District, Trustee Area #6

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Donna Park

$1,286

Petaluma City (Elementary) and Petaluma Joint Union High School Districts, Trustee Area #2

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Caitlin Quinn

$1,112

Petaluma City (Elementary) and Petaluma Joint Union High School Districts, Trustee Area #3

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Madelon Reilly-Cloud

$1,139

Petaluma City (Elementary) and Petaluma Joint Union High School Districts, Trustee Area #5

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Joanna Paun

$1,141

Point Arena Joint Union High and Arena Union High School Districts, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

4

Kirk Mobert,
Salvador Martinez,
Victor Aparicio,
Cathy Frey

$904

Point Arena Joint Union High and Arena Union School Districts, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

1

Mike Dinning

$904

West Sonoma County Union High School District, Trustee Area #1

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Shawn Chernila

$1,046

West Sonoma County Union High School District, Trustee Area #3

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Jeanne Fernandes

$1,058

West Sonoma County Union High School District, Trustee Area #5

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

Lewis Buchner

$1,055
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Elementary School District Governing Boards

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Alexander Valley Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Alison Doran,
Isaul Macias,
Steve Smit

$893

Bellevue Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Irene Rosario,
Jamie Padilla,
Lisa Reyes

$1,218

Bennett Valley Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Jeremy Brott,
Deborah Bull,
Steven Sharpe

$1,060

Cinnabar School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Patty Murch,
Richard O’Hare,
Paul Sequeira

$925

Dunham School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Joseph Petersen,
Ernesto Raffo,
Taylor Withrington

$893

Forestville Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Max Broome,
Jamie Stapleton,
Henry Rafferty

$1,005

Fort Ross School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Tom Schmidt,
Richard Gross

$891

Gravenstein Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Gregory Appling,
Paula Braunschweig,
Zachary Saltzberg

$985

Guerneville School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Gay Guidotti,
Rachael Handley,
John Kornfeld

$969

Harmony Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Yuri Koslen,
Charlie Laird,
Jacquelyn Wilson

$968

Horicon School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Brenda Schildgen,
Deborah Kal,
Tina Kelly

$903

Kenwood School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Cheryl Ghisla,
Teresa Jepson,
James Larson

$964

Laguna Joint School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Sharon Hess,
Sam Dolcini,
Vacant

$881

Liberty School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Jamie Fowler,
Ronald Evenich,
Bret Herman

$915

Liberty School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

1

Robert Koenitzer

$915

Mark West Union School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Sara Azat,
Brian Burke,
Aaron Smith

$1,110

Mark West Union School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

1

Tracy Lavin-Kendall

$1,110

Monte Rio Union School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Melissa Frost,
Mary Cowan-Baker

$909

Monte Rio Union School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

2

Craig Baker,
Michael Wilder

$909

Montgomery School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Kimberly Gluch,
Michael Franceschi

$899

Oak Grove Union School District, Trustee Area #1

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$898

Oak Grove Union School District, Trustee Area #3

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$897

Oak Grove Union School District, Trustee Area #4

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$897

Old Adobe Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Scott McKenna,
Anna Dietrich,
Martha Smith

$1,318

Piner-Olivet Union School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Janae Franicevic,
Matthew Heath,
Vacant

$1,161

Piner-Olivet Union School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

1

Donna Perez

$1,161

Rincon Valley Union School District, Trustee Area #2

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$1,018

Rincon Valley Union School District, Trustee Area #3

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$1,011

Rincon Valley Union School District, Trustee Area #5

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$1,042

Roseland School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Janice Siebert,
Anthony Mendoza,
Ana Diaz-Garcia

$1,026

Sebastopol Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Deborah Drehmel,
Jonna Thomas,
Lisa Bauman

$1,102

Twin Hills Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Rebecca Houghton,
John Moise,
Jeff Harding

$993

Two Rock Union School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

John Martin,
Joel Ruiz,
Nicolas Noyes

$892

Waugh School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Christine Pieper,
Denise Bugbee,
Kristine Weeks

$995

West Side Union School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Allison Kosta,
Daniel Grout,
Elvia Vega-Gallardo

$893

West Side Union School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

1

Jaclyn Harrington

$893

Wilmar Union School District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

2

Renee Waters,
Kendra Benson

$943

Wilmar Union School District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/08/28

2

Andrea Christensen,
Lyn Romstad

$943

Wright School District

4 yrs

12/11/26 - 12/13/30

3

Analynjane Mapoy,
Stan Greenberg,
Ladonna Moore

$1,132
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Municipal Offices

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Cloverdale City Council

4 yrs

*

3

Brian Wheeler,
Marjorie Morgenstern,
Andres Marquez

$1,018

Cloverdale City Treasurer

4 yrs

*

1

Vacant

$1,018

Cotati City Council

4 yrs

*

2

Sylvia Lemus,
John Savage

$1,007

Healdsburg City Council, District 2

4 yrs

*

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$920

Healdsburg City Council, District 4

4 yrs

*

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$917

Petaluma Mayor

4 yrs

*

1

Kevin McDonnell

$1,902

Petaluma City Council, District 1

4 yrs

*

1

Janice Cader Thompson

$1,038

Petaluma City Council, District 2

4 yrs

*

1

John Shribbs

$1,056

Petaluma City Council, District 3

4 yrs

*

1

Karen Nau

$1,033

Rohnert Park City Council, District 2

4 yrs

*

1

Emily Sanborn

$1,029

Rohnert Park City Council, District 5

4 yrs

*

1

Susan Adams

$1,008

Santa Rosa City Council, District 2

4 yrs

*

1

Mark Stapp

$1,307

Santa Rosa City Council, District 4

4 yrs

*

1

Victoria Fleming

$1,353

Santa Rosa City Council, District 6

4 yrs

*

1

Jeff Okrepkie

$1,263

Sebastopol City Council

4 yrs

*

3

Jill McLewis,
Sandra Maurer,
Stephen Zollman

$1,022

Sonoma City Council, District 1

4 yrs

*

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$917

Sonoma City Council, District 3

4 yrs

*

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$919

Sonoma City Council, District 5

4 yrs

*

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$918

Windsor Mayor

2 yrs

*

1

Rosa Reynoza

$1,321

Windsor Town Council, District 1

4 yrs

*

1

Michael Wall

$985

Windsor Town Council, District 4

4 yrs

*

1

Tanya Potter

$984

*The date when a municipal term starts/ends varies depending on when the city/town holds its first council meeting after an election is certified by the Registrar of Voters. Typically this is sometime in early to mid December.

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Special District Offices

Community Services District Boards of Directors

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Cazadero Community Services District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Maureen Berry,
Greg Parmeter

$896

Graton Community Services District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Jennifer Butler,
David Upchurch

$904
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Fire Protection District Boards of Directors

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Cloverdale Fire Protection District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Jeffery Richardson,
Robert Taylor

$1,051

Gold Ridge Fire Protection District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

4

No incumbents (new seats)

$1,460

Graton Fire Protection District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Jonathan Hebel,
Bob Maddocks

$995

North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Lisa Colson,
Jackie Gardener

$904

North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/1/28

2

Jon Bode,
Judith Coley

$904

Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

Lawrence Heiges,
Scott Newman,
Edmund Stewart

$987

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Robert Kruljac,
Melinda Neves

$943

Schell-Vista Fire Protection District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/1/28

1

William Steach

$943

Sonoma County Fire District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

No incumbents (new seats)

$2,113

Sonoma Valley Fire District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

No incumbents (new seats)

$1,451

Timber Cove Fire Protection District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

Carolynn Abst,
Gregory Gretz,
Mary Entriken

$886
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Health Care District Boards of Directors

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Cloverdale Health Care District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

James De Martini,
Alfred Delsid,
Vacant

$1,052

Healthy Petaluma District,
Zone 1

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$1,172

Healthy Petaluma District,
Zone 3

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

1

No incumbent (new seat)

$1,128

North Sonoma County Healthcare District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Hector Galvan,
Susan Campbell

$1,829

Sonoma Valley Health Care District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Wendy Myatt,
Denise Kalos

$1,483
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Life Support District Boards of Directors

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Coast Life Support District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

Julie Bower,
Elizabeth Roland,
Michael Tilles

$915

Coast Life Support District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/1/28

2

Thomas Winston Vickers,
Julia Damasco

$915
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Recreation and Park District Boards of Directors

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

Gary Helfrich,
Max Alper,
Christina Bongardt

$890
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Water District Boards of Directors

Office/District/Area

Term Length

Term Dates

# of Seats

Incumbent
Officeholder(s)

Max Stmt Cost

Forestville Water District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

Ryan Stapleton,
Matthew McDermott,
Bradley Stuart

$928

North Marin Water District,
Division 1

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

1

Richard Fraites

-

Rains Creek/Hiatt Road County Water District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

Alison Whipple,
Mark Vernon,
Randal Luginbill

$882

Sweetwater Springs Water District, FULL TERM

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

3

Richard Holmer,
Susan Robb-Wilder,
Gaylord Schaap

$879

Sweetwater Springs Water District, SHORT TERM

2 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/1/28

1

Marc Tran

$879

Valley of the Moon Water District

4 yrs

12/4/26 - 12/6/30

2

Jon Foreman,
David Williams

$1,196
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