General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, San Benito 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 | |
| San Benito County Board of Supervisors District 5 (Special) | Rodney Bianchi vs. Ignacio Velazquez vs. John Williams |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| San Benito County Board of Education District 4 | Reb Monaco vs. Ed Schmidt |
| San Benito Healthcare District Board Zone 2 | George Willis Devon Pack vs. Nazhat Parveen Sharma |
| San Benito Healthcare District Board Zone 4 | Paul W. Breen vs. Marni J. Friedman vs. Michael C. McGinnis vs. Gregory Swett |
| Sunnyslope County Water District Board At-large (Special) | Orlando Martinez vs. Alexis M. Perez-Kenny |
| Sunnyslope County Water District Board Division 5 | Dee Brown vs. Karen Enzensperger |
| Hollister School District school board Trustee Area 5 | Jan Grist vs. Alicia Parra |
| San Benito High School District, Area 3 | Carla Torres De Luna vs. Betsey Lemay |
| South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Paul Drake, Leslie Girard, Miguel R. Lomeli, Sonia Valerio Quiroz |
| 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 7 | John Huerta Jr. vs. Nancy Reyes |
| City & town offices | |
| Hollister City Council District 2 | Frida Benjamin vs. Brian Chavez |
| Hollister City Council District 3 | William B. Avera vs. Dolores Hernandez Morales |
| Hollister City Treasurer | Jonathan F. Casey vs. Gordon A. MacHado |
| Mayor of Hollister | Tim Burns vs. Tina Garza vs. Scott McPhail |
| San Juan Bautista City Council At-large Vote for 3 | Elise Brentnall, Eduardo Guaracha, Leslie Q. Jordan, Jackie Morris-Lopez |
Also on every San Benito 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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