General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Monterey County, California, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 16, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at California voter status lookup (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| Monterey City Council District 1 | Kim Barber vs. Tom Reeves |
| Monterey City Council District 2 | Alec M. Manas vs. Vicki Nohrden vs. Jeff Whitmoyer |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| King City Joint Unified School District school board At-large Vote for 5 | Linda Benway, David Gaboni, Leslie Girard, Mindy Hunt, Susan E. King, Miguel Lomeli, Franky Lopez Jr., Sonia Valerio Quiroz, Monique D. Ross, Yesenia Zavala |
| Marina Coast Water District Board At-large Vote for 3 | Dalila Epperson, Gail Morton, Jan Shriner, Matthew R. Zefferman |
| Monterey County Board of Education Area 1 | Rita Patel vs. Megan Whilden |
| Monterey County Board of Education Area 3 | Rick Diaz Jr. vs. Heather Owen |
| Monterey County Board of Education Area 7 | Robert Ocampo vs. Shanice Virrueta |
| Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District Board Zone 4 | Catherine Carson vs. James Dacus |
| Alisal Union School District school board Trustee Area 2 | Sandra V. Ocampo vs. Ulises Gonzalez Reyes |
| Alisal Union School District school board Trustee Area 3 | Oscar Ramos vs. Rocky V. Reyes |
| Alisal Union School District school board Trustee Area 5 | Aurelia Alvarez-Silva vs. Maria M. Jimenez vs. Jesus R. Velasquez |
| Carmel Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 | Art Fernandez vs. Karey Shaffer |
| Gonzales Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 | Erin Askew vs. Joe Sanchez vs. Marvelia Valdez |
| Gonzales Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 | Maria D. Cuevas vs. Gerardo Villegas |
| Gonzales Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 | Abraham Flores Avila vs. Rubycela Valdez |
| Greenfield Union Elementary School District school board Trustee Area 1 | David Kong vs. Josefina Silva |
| Greenfield Union Elementary School District school board Trustee Area 2 | Lucila Ayala vs. Juergen B. Smith |
| Greenfield Union Elementary School District school board Trustee Area 3 | Denise Jaime vs. Gabriela Mora |
| Greenfield Union School District (Monterey County), At-large Vote for 5 | Lucila Ayala, Lorena Chavez, Paul Dake, Sonia Heredia, Denise Jaime, David Kong, Jose Madrid, Gabriela Mora, Josefina Silva, Juergen B. Smith |
| King City Union School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Susan E. King, Franky Lopez Jr., Sonia Valerio Quiroz, Monique D. Ross, Yesenia Zavala |
| North Monterey County Unified School District, Area 2 | Rudy J. Diaz vs. Adriana Melgoza Ramirez vs. Catalina Torres |
| North Monterey County Unified School District, Area 4 | Adrian Ayala Alvarez vs. Jarrett Garife vs. Eric Stover |
| Pacific Grove Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 | Stephen Bennett vs. Charles Brinker vs. Dan Miller |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 | Andrew Goldenkranz vs. Meilin Obinata vs. Robin Sukow |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 | Daniel Dodge Jr. vs. Eriberto Estrada |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 | Alicia G. Jimenez vs. Jennifer Schacher vs. Curt S. Wilcox |
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 7 | Misty Navarro vs. Mads Stockwell Realmuto |
| Salinas Union High School District school board Trustee Area 3 | Nathalia Carrillo vs. Brenda Contreras |
| Salinas Union High School District school board Trustee Area 7 | Merissa Dacpano vs. Elizabeth Lopez vs. Andrew Rausch vs. Sara Young |
| San Ardo Union Elementary School District school board At-large Vote for 3 | Kaeda K. Barrios, Nayeli Camacho, Tiffini Josette Moore, J. Felix Sanchez Jr. |
| San Lucas Union Elementary School District, At-large (Special) | Nereida Marisol Gonzalez vs. Esmeralda Wittmann |
| Shandon Joint Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 Vote for 2 | Jesse Cuellar, Meagan Erroa, Maria Elena Garcia, Jennifer Moe |
| South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Paul Drake, Leslie Girard, Miguel R. Lomeli, Sonia Valerio Quiroz |
| Washington Union School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Stuart L. Belli, Amanda Belli, Robert Long, Andrea Massey, Jennifer D. Morris |
| Cabrillo Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 6 | Milissa Ales-Barnicoat vs. Karen Cogswell vs. Benjamin Finke |
| Hartnell Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 5 | Patricia Coyt vs. Felicia Perez Kausin |
| Hartnell Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 6 | Sofia Ramirez vs. Rosalie C. Sanchez |
| Hartnell Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 7 | John Huerta Jr. vs. Nancy Reyes |
| Monterey Peninsula Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 1 | Rosalyn Green vs. Ben Strickland |
| San Luis Obispo County Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 4 | Antonia Herrera vs. Peter J. Sysak |
| City & town offices | |
| Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Alissandra Dramov, Stefan Karapetkov, Bobby Richards |
| Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea | David Boland vs. Hans Buder |
| Castroville Community Services District Board At-large Vote for 2 | Juan Ramirez, Joel Ruiz, J. Eric Tynan |
| Del Rey Oaks City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Shelley Cabanillas, Jeremy Hallock, Cheryl Parker |
| Gonzales City Council District 1 | Delia Gutierrez vs. Maria Orozco |
| Gonzales City Council District 4 (Special) | Constance Arellano vs. Henry Martinez Sr. |
| Mayor of Gonzales | Andrew Castillo vs. Henry Laizure McDowell vs. Elizabeth Silva |
| Greenfield City Council District 3 | David H. Godoy vs. Rachel M. Ortiz |
| Marina City Council District 4 | Athena Rita Burciaga vs. Brad Imamura vs. Mike Simmons |
| Mayor of Marina | Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera vs. Mike Moeller vs. Elisabeth Visscher |
| Mayor of Monterey | Vince Malfitano vs. Tyller Williamson |
| Mayor of Pacific Grove | Luke Coletti vs. Nick Smith |
| Pacific Grove City Council At-large (Special) | Lori McDonnell vs. James Orlando Ogle III |
| Pacific Grove City Council District 1 | Cynthia Garfield vs. Kevin J. Hanley |
| Pacific Grove City Council District 3 | Susan Goldbeck vs. Andrew Kubica vs. Tara Leweling |
| Mayor of Salinas | Dennis Donohue vs. Hezekiah Gonzalez vs. Daniel Munoz vs. Peter Szalai |
| Salinas City Council District 2 | Tony Barrera vs. Jose Guerra |
| Salinas City Council District 3 | Brent Bagley vs. Margaret C. D'Arrigo vs. Cary Swensen |
| Salinas City Council District 5 | Irma C. Lopez vs. Andrew Sandoval |
| Mayor of Seaside | Alex Miller vs. Ian N. Oglesby |
| Seaside City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Rita Burks, Kenneth Fittro, Karla Lobo, Annalisa Mitchell, Lacey Raak, Dennis Volk |
| Soledad City Council District 2 | Don J. Bolin vs. Eugene Ivey |
Also on every Monterey County ballot: Governor, the other statewide offices, U.S. House and legislative districts, and the statewide propositions.
California local races are nonpartisan, so no party labels are printed. Most county offices were decided outright in the June 2 primary; only runoffs and November-only contests appear here.
This list comes from secondary sources, not the county's official ballot. Your exact ballot is in your county voter guide; check your registration at California voter status lookup (Secretary of State).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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