General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Santa Barbara County, California, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 16, 2026) · VoteOrElse, Nov 3, 2026 California contest list (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 | |
| Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, 5th District | Maribel Aguilera vs. Ricardo Valencia Source for this race: VoteOrElse (secondary; not on Ballotpedia's county page) |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Goleta Water District Board District 2 | Tyler J. Long vs. Bruce John Wallach vs. Kathleen Werner |
| Montecito Fire Protection District Board At-large Vote for 2 | Penelope Bianchi, Jason Copus, Jeffrey Guy Gittler, Peter R. Taffae, Jenelle Williams |
| Santa Barbara County Board of Education Governing Board Area 5 | Judy Frost vs. Griselda M. Ruiz |
| Santa Barbara County Board of Education Governing Board Area 7 | Vedamarie Alvarez Flores vs. Sally E. Lopez |
| Santa Ynez Community Services District Board At-large Vote for 2 | David P. Beard, Leslie A. McPeeters, Tina Padelford, Jonas Winther |
| Guadalupe Union School District school board Trustee Area 1 | Sheila Marie Costa Cepeda vs. Michael Jimenez |
| Guadalupe Union School District school board Trustee Area 3 | Lourdes Ramirez vs. Raul Rodriguez Jr. |
| Montecito Union School District, At-large Vote for 3 | Anthony C. Hernandez, Pierre LaBarge IV, Amy Marie Miller, Bradley Vickers |
| Orcutt Union School District, Area 5 | Shaun Henderson vs. Whitney May vs. David Morgan |
| Santa Barbara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 | Jacqueline Karlsen vs. Mark Philibosian |
| Santa Barbara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4 | Valerie Amparan vs. Kevin Thomas Guay vs. Rose Munoz |
| Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District school board Trustee Area 1 | Luz Maria Cabral vs. Frank Lagattuta |
| Santa Maria Joint Union High School District school board Trustee Area 4 | Alex Jauregui vs. Diana Perez |
| Santa Maria Joint Union High School District school board Trustee Area 5 | David E. Baskett vs. Joe Dana |
| Santa Barbara Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 5 | E. Howard Green vs. Dominique Lujan |
| Santa Barbara Community College District Governing Board Trustee Area 7 | Heather McGinnis vs. Andrea Varon vs. Oscar Zavala |
| City & town offices | |
| Buellton City Council District 1 | Billy Silvola vs. Mark Williams |
| Mayor of Buellton | Dave King vs. David Silva |
| Carpinteria City Council District 1 | Aja Forner vs. Monica Solorzano |
| Carpinteria City Council District 5 | Randy Carrasco vs. Alexandra VanAntwerp |
| Goleta City Council District 1 | Rollin Gartzke vs. Luz Reyes-Martin |
| Goleta City Council District 2 | James Kyriaco vs. Phebe Mansur |
| Mayor of Guadalupe | Christina Hernandez vs. Ariston D. Julian |
| Isla Vista Recreation and Park District Board At-large Vote for 2 | Demi Cain, Jeff Everhard, Alec GeoSimonian |
| Lompoc City Council District 2 | Sharlameigne Segovia vs. Victor Vega |
| Lompoc City Council District 3 | Nick Gonzales vs. Sarah Anne Read |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center District Board At-large Vote for 3 | Leslie Kelly, Christopher G. Lumsdaine, Pablo Martinez, Elham Novin-Baheran |
| Mayor of Lompoc | Jeremy Ball vs. James Ian Mosby |
| Los Olivos Community Services District Board At-large Vote for 3 | Julie Kennedy, Lisa Palmer, Greg Parks, Fred Razo, Brad Saarloos |
| Montecito Sanitary District Board At-large Term ends 2028 (Special) | Ellwood T. Barrett II vs. John E. Murphy |
| Montecito Sanitary District Board At-large Term ends 2030 Vote for 2 | Chris Francis, Richard Rockenbach, Floyd E. Wicks |
| Mayor of Santa Barbara | Eric Friedman vs. Matt Kilrain vs. Wendy Sims-Moten vs. Kristen W. Sneddon |
| Santa Barbara City Council District 4 | Jason Paul Dominguez vs. Genevieve Taft-Vazquez vs. Devon Wardlow vs. Monte Wilson |
| Santa Barbara City Council District 5 | Ian J. Baucke vs. Cevin Cathell vs. James G. Zurlinden |
| Santa Barbara City Council District 6 | Jason Carlton vs. Gabe Escobedo vs. Anabella Lehne vs. Alexander Stoeber |
| Santa Maria City Council District 1 (Special) | Ricardo Batalla vs. Celest Mendoza vs. Gary Janek Michaels |
| Santa Maria City Council District 4 | Tyler Barksdale vs. Vincent Martinez |
| Santa Maria Public Airport District Board Division 4 | Alejandro Arredondo vs. Michael B. Clayton vs. Danny K. Mogg |
| Santa maria City Council District 3 | Corby Poulis Sr. vs. Gloria Soto |
| Mayor of Solvang | Denise El Amin vs. David Brown |
| Vandenberg Village Community Services District Board At-large Vote for 2 | Lena Cox, Hans J. Holtz, Ron Stassi |
Also on every Santa Barbara 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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