General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Nevada 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 |
|---|---|
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Higgins Fire Protection District Board At-large Vote for 2 | Doug Hitchcock, Bruce Jones, Chuck Suszko |
| Nevada Irrigation District Board Division 1 | Terence K. McAteer vs. Jesse White |
| Nevada Irrigation District Board Division 2 | Chris Bierwagen vs. James Smith |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital District Board At-large Vote for 3 | Mary Brown, Dale Chamblin, Johanna Koch, Michael McGarry, Margaret Rab Urie |
| Chicago Park Elementary School, At-large Vote for 2 | Michael Dunham, Cynthia McCoy, Ashley Neumann |
| Grass Valley School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Gail Begany, Mike Dent, Emily Gallup, Heather Leonard, Tara Marino |
| Nevada Joint Union High School District, Area 1 | Nina Kopp vs. Olivia Pritchett |
| Nevada Joint Union High School District, Area 5 | Keith Allen vs. Tim Giroux |
| Penn Valley Union Elementary School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Jennifer Jargick, Lisa Krason, Sharon Loucks, Stacy Luke, Jonathan Pitts |
| Pleasant Ridge Union School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Skyler Corcoran, Jason Erman, Peggy Fava, Kalea Friant, Diane Getchell, Kelly McKinley |
| Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District, Area 1 | Patrick Mooney vs. Craig Shaffer |
| Sierra Joint Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 1 | Robert J. Gonzalez vs. Paul Harris vs. Bob Romness |
| Sierra Joint Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 2 | Laura Abbey Brown vs. Judy Gilmore |
| Sierra Joint Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 5 | Cari Dawson Bartley vs. Dennis Grossman |
| Truckee Donner Public Utility District Board At-large Vote for 2 | Christa Finn, Chris Hawkins, Tony Laliotis |
| Truckee Fire Protection District Vote for 3 | Laura Brown, Nathan Preston Golden, Joey McThorn, Roger Rintala, Michael Witherspoon |
| City & town offices | |
| Grass Valley City Council At-large Vote for 2 | Scott Beesley, Bob Branstrom, Edward Peevey, Paul Wright |
| Penn Valley Fire Protection District Board At-large Vote for 2 | Forrest Hurd, Greta Schimmel, Bruce Stephenson, Rob Tribble, Doug Wittler |
| Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Board At-large Vote for 3 | Debbie Collette, Amanda Conk, Katie Hawkins, Danny Peltz, Siobhan Smart, Eric Wicks |
Also on every Nevada 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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