Candidate nomination period for November 3 General Election extended to August 12 for certain offices

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NOTE: A version of this press release sent out on Aug. 10 included an incomplete list of offices. This is an updated list.

Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Evelyn Mendez announced that candidate nominations for the following offices up for election in November have been extended to close of business on Wednesday, Aug. 12 because one or more incumbents who were eligible to file did not do so by the Aug. 7 deadline.

School Offices

• County Boards of Education
• Sonoma County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 (Southwest County)
• Unified School District Governing Boards
• Calistoga Joint Unified School District [Napa*]
• Cloverdale Unified School District
• Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 1
• Windsor Unified School District
• High School District Governing Boards
• Petaluma City (Elementary) and Petaluma Joint Union High School Districts, Trustee Areas 2, 3 [Marin*], 5
• Point Arena Joint Union High / Arena Union School Districts [Mendocino*]
• West Sonoma County Union High School District, Trustee Areas 1, 3
• Elementary School District Governing Boards
• Bennett Valley Union School District
• Cinnabar School District
• Forestville Union School District
• Fort Ross School District
• Guerneville School District
• Harmony Union School District
• Horicon School District
• Laguna Joint School District [Marin*]
• Mark West Union School District
• Monte Rio Union School District
• Old Adobe Union School District
• Piner-Olivet Union School District
• Roseland School District
• Waugh School District
• West Side Union School District
• Wilmar Union School District
• Wright School District

Municipal Offices

• City/Town Councils
• Cloverdale City Council
• Cotati City Council
• Rohnert Park City Council, District 2
• Santa Rosa City Council, District 4
• Sebastopol City Council
• Windsor Town Council, Districts 1, 4
• City/Town Mayor
• Windsor Mayor

Special District Offices

• Community Services District Boards of Directors
• Graton Community Services District
• Fire Protection District Boards of Directors
• North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District
• Schell-Vista Fire Protection District
• Health Care District Boards of Directors
• North Sonoma County Healthcare District
• Sonoma Valley Health Care District
• Water District Boards of Directors
• Rains Creek/Hiatt Road County Water District

*These school or special district jurisdictions cross county lines. Candidates for these offices who are registered to vote in Sonoma County and wish to file an optional Statement of Qualifications in the other county’s Voter Information Guide should contact that county’s elections office:

• Marin County - Marin County Elections Department at (415) 473-6437 or elections@marincounty.gov.
• Mendocino County - Mendocino County Elections Division at (707) 234-6819 or mcvotes@mendocinocounty.gov.
• Napa County - Napa County Elections Department at (707) 253-4321 or elections@countyofnapa.org.

For more information about the above offices, go to SoCoVotes.com and click on the Local Candidate Guide / Calendar of Events (PDF) link under the “November 3, 2026, General Election” heading.

Individuals eligible to run for a school or special district office during the extension period must obtain and file their nomination papers in person at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office by close of business on Aug. 12. Please note that the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office recently moved. It is now located at 3880 Brickway Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403. It is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except for county holidays). For questions, visit Candidate Filing or contact the Candidate Services division at (707) 565-6808 or rov-candidate@sonomacounty.gov.

Individuals eligible to run for a municipal office must obtain and file their nomination papers at the appropriate city/town clerk’s office by close of business on Aug. 12. Check with the city/town’s clerk for their specific hours, location, etc.

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Contact Information:
Evelyn Mendez, Registrar of Voters
evelyn.mendez@sonomacounty.gov
(707) 565-6800

Media Contact:
Matt Brown, Communications Specialist
publicaffairs@sonomacounty.gov
(707) 565-2232