Mike Karbassi and Maria Pacheco are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 1.
Open seat: incumbent Brian M. Pacheco is not a candidate. Two candidates qualified, per the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters' official Contest/Candidate Proof List (printed 8/18/2026).
Mike Karbassi
Mike Karbassi is a sitting Fresno City Council member who took office in 2019, per the campaign site. Karbassi is running for Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 1, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Maintain or add public safety personnel to reduce emergency response times · Deploy more resources to get homeless residents off the streets and into housing and treatment · Invest in affordable housing, road infrastructure, and parks throughout western Fresno County (per the campaign site)
Maria Pacheco
Maria Pacheco is the two-term mayor of Kerman and a senior field representative for a state assemblymember, per the campaign site. Pacheco holds a bachelor's degree in social work from Fresno State and is running for Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 1, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Streamline permitting and reduce fees for housing while investing in water and sewer infrastructure for rural areas · Bring mobile resource hubs and workforce training to rural communities · Expand crisis response teams for mental health calls and invest in youth opportunity centers (per the campaign site)
Naindeep Singh and Rob Fuentes are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fresno City Council, District 1.
Fresno is Fresno County's largest city. Open seat: incumbent Annalisa Perea is not a candidate. Two candidates qualified, per the county's official Contest/Candidate Proof List.
Naindeep Singh
Naindeep Singh is an educator and nonprofit leader currently serving as a Central Unified School Board trustee, overseeing a \$300 million public school budget, per the campaign site. Singh is running for Fresno City Council, District 1, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Cap utility hikes and prevent evictions to address the affordability crisis · Invest in youth workforce pathways and a 'Fresno First' policy to keep public dollars local · Fight for worker protections against wage theft (per the campaign site)
Rob Fuentes
Rob Fuentes is a civil rights attorney in Fresno, president of the State Center Community College District Board of Trustees, and teaches at San Joaquin College of Law, per the campaign site. Fuentes previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and is running for Fresno City Council, District 1, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Advance policies that reduce the costs of housing, transportation, and childcare · Partner with law enforcement and community organizations on neighborhood safety and accountability · Collaborate with business and labor to attract employers and improve infrastructure (per the campaign site)
Joaquin Arambula and Keshia Thomas are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fresno City Council, District 3.
Open seat: incumbent Miguel Angel Arias is not a candidate. Two candidates qualified, including a sitting state Assemblymember, per the county's official Contest/Candidate Proof List.
Joaquin Arambula
Joaquin Arambula's occupation is listed as Doctor/Assemblymember on his candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Expand affordable housing options · Lower energy costs and improve infrastructure · Support high-speed rail investment to transform the downtown and Chinatown neighborhoods (per the gvwire.com)
Keshia Thomas
Thomas has worked as a licensed cosmetologist, a grocery industry supervisor and an educator, and currently teaches mathematics after serving as a vice principal, per the campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education and has served as assistant director of a homeless ministry for more than 25 years, per the campaign site. She is running for Fresno City Council, District 3, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Advocate for families, neighborhoods and youth, especially in overlooked areas · Bring a community-first mindset and lived experience to City Hall (per the campaign site)
Ariana Martinez Lott and Nav Gurm are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Fresno City Council, District 7.
Open seat: incumbent Nelson Esparza is not a candidate for this seat (he is instead a candidate for state Board of Equalization, District 1). Two candidates qualified, per the county's official Contest/Candidate Proof List.
Ariana Martinez Lott
Ariana Martinez Lott is a community relations director who has spent 15 years organizing in South Fresno, per the campaign site. Lott is running for Fresno City Council, District 7, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Invest in existing neighborhoods rather than expanding the Southeast Development Area · Create a Residential Response Team for neighborhood issues and expand parks and street safety measures · Expand home repair funding and protect renters from wrongful eviction (per the campaign site)
Nav Gurm
Nav Gurm is a small business owner with a background spanning public service, business, and nonprofit advocacy, per the campaign site. Gurm is running for Fresno City Council, District 7, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Fix potholes, modernize transit, and ensure reliable infrastructure in every neighborhood · Build more market-rate and affordable housing through an all-of-the-above strategy · Ensure police and fire departments have the resources they need for public safety (per the campaign site)
Mason L. Magsig and Maeketah Sayasane are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Clovis City Council, District 1.
Clovis is Fresno County's second-largest city. Vacant seat; two candidates qualified, per the county's official Contest/Candidate Proof List.
Mason L. Magsig
Mason L. Magsig's occupation is listed as Commercial Banker/Businessman on his candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Maeketah Sayasane
Maeketah Sayasane's occupation is listed as Analyst/Mother on her candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Maeketah Sayasane.
Matt Basgall and Brian Wilson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Clovis City Council, District 4.
Vacant seat; two candidates qualified, one a sitting Clovis city councilmember, per the county's official Contest/Candidate Proof List.
Matt BasgallIncumbent
Basgall is a retired Clovis Chief of Police with nearly three decades of law enforcement experience, including six years leading the Clovis Police Department, per the campaign site. He has lived in Clovis for more than 30 years and is running for Clovis City Council, District 4, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Apply teamwork, creativity and effective communication to city government · Support the continued safety and success of Clovis (per the campaign site)
Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson's occupation is listed as Retired Fire Captain on his candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Brian Wilson.
Drew Bessinger, Sarah Almond and Des Haus are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Clovis City Council, District 5.
Three candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this vacant seat (no June contest was held for it), one of them a sitting Clovis city councilmember, per the county's official Contest/Candidate Proof List.
Drew BessingerIncumbent
Drew Bessinger's occupation is listed as Clovis City Councilmember on his candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Sarah Almond
Sarah Almond's occupation is listed as Small Business Owner on her candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Pursue a comprehensive, sustainable approach to housing that helps residents stay in Clovis while attracting new families and businesses · Improve roads, traffic flow, and public transit including the city bus system · Promote smart, responsible growth that keeps Clovis safe and affordable (per the Clovis Democratic Club)
Des Haus
Des Haus's occupation is listed as Business Woman/Mother on her candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Focus on economic growth and development · Support public safety and local control (per the Clovis Roundup)
Measure S is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Measure S (Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act Measure).
The only county-wide (Fresno County government) measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot; all other Fresno County measures (A, B, D, F, H, J, O, T) are city or special-district measures, per the county's official election information page.
Measure S
A Fresno County transportation funding measure requiring a simple majority to pass, supported by a CEC Section 9111 report on its scope and fiscal impact, per the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters' election information page. The exact ballot question text was not available in the page content retrieved. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Nathan Magsig (Republican) and William Brown Jr. (Libertarian) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Shannon Grove (Republican), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. June 2 top-two primary result: Nathan Magsig (REP) 59.5 percent and William Brown Jr. (LIB) 26.5 percent advanced over Louis Anthony Miramontes (REP) 14.0 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Nathan Magsig (Republican)
Magsig is a Fresno County Board of Supervisors member for District 5 and a former mayor of Clovis, per the campaign site. His career has included work as a youth pastor, a legislative aide in the California Legislature, executive director of a nonprofit affordable housing developer, and energy director for the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, and he holds a master's degree in criminology and an MBA from Fresno State, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Water infrastructure and agriculture · Wildfire and forest management · Public safety and law enforcement support (per the campaign site)
William Brown Jr. (Libertarian)
William Brown Jr. is a licensed clinical social worker and Marine Corps veteran who works as a social worker for incarcerated people, per his campaign site. He is the Libertarian candidate for California's 12th Senate District.
Priorities: Fiscal responsibility and reducing bureaucratic spending · Individual liberty and reduced government regulation · Trusting communities and individuals over centralized planning (per the campaign site)
Esmeralda Soria (Democratic) and Darin S. DuPont (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Anna Caballero (Democratic), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. June 2 top-two primary result: Esmeralda Soria (DEM) 45.8 percent and Darin S. DuPont (REP) 40.4 percent advanced over Esmeralda Hurtado (DEM) 13.8 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Esmeralda Soria (Democratic)
Esmeralda Soria is a first-generation American and daughter of farm workers who worked in fields and packing houses as a child, per her campaign site. She currently serves in the California State Assembly after previously serving on the Fresno City Council, per the same source.
Priorities: Working families, affordable housing and healthcare access · Economic opportunity in the Central Valley (per the campaign site)
Darin S. DuPont (Republican)
Darin S. DuPont is the Republican candidate for California Senate District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election.
Priorities: Address the Central Valley's affordability crisis for young families · Expand water storage and infrastructure · Increase government accountability and oversight (per the campaign site)
Melissa Hurtado (Democratic) and Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Melissa Hurtado is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez (REP) 45.2 percent and Melissa Hurtado (DEM) 35.6 percent advanced over Manpreet Kaur (DEM) 19.1 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Melissa Hurtado (Democratic)Incumbent
Melissa Hurtado represents California Senate District 16 in the Central Valley, per her official Senate website. She was the youngest woman ever elected to the California State Senate, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez (Republican)
Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez was born in Bakersfield and raised in Mexico. He works as a field representative for U.S. Rep. David Valadao and helps run his family's restaurant in McFarland and his own restaurant in Delano, per the San Joaquin Valley Sun. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa (REP) 100.0 percent advanced, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa (Republican)Incumbent
David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa is the Republican incumbent representing California's 8th Assembly District, covering Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne counties, per the Assembly's official roster. He serves as vice chair of the Budget Committee and vice chair of the Human Services Committee, and also sits on the Appropriations, Higher Education, and Housing and Community Development committees. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: State budget oversight and human services policy · Higher education, housing and community development (per the Assembly committee roster)
Brian Pacheco (Democratic) and Mike Murphy (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Assemblymember Esmeralda Z. Soria (Democratic), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. June 2 top-two primary result: Mike Murphy (REP) 43.4 percent and Brian Pacheco (DEM) 40.3 percent advanced over Japjeet Singh Uppal (DEM) 16.3 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Brian Pacheco (Democratic)
Brian Pacheco is a fourth-generation dairy farmer and businessman who has served as Fresno County's District 1 Supervisor since 2015, per his campaign site. He holds a UC Davis degree in agricultural economics and previously served 12 years on the Kerman Unified School District board, including as board president.
Priorities: Agriculture and water management · Education and senior/healthcare services (per the campaign site)
Mike Murphy (Republican)
Mike Murphy is a Republican candidate for California's 27th Assembly District and the former mayor of Merced, per the Los Banos Enterprise. He worked as a small-business lawyer after law school and was elected to the Merced City Council in 2011 before serving as mayor from 2015 to 2020, per SJV Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: A bipartisan, cross-aisle approach to representing the district in Sacramento, per SJV Sun
Annalisa Perea (Democratic) and Jim Polsgrove (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (Democratic), the sitting member per the Legislature's roster, is not on the November ballot. June 2 top-two primary result: Annalisa Perea (DEM) 44.6 percent and Jim Polsgrove (REP) 34.4 percent advanced over Sandra Celedon (DEM) 21.0 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Annalisa Perea (Democratic)
Annalisa Perea is a Fresno City Councilmember running for California Assembly District 31, per her campaign site. She describes herself as a third-generation Central Valley leader with roots in community service, per the same source.
Priorities: Housing affordability · Cost of living and support for working families (per the campaign site)
Jim Polsgrove (Republican)
Polsgrove is a Fresno native with 39 years in civil service, beginning at the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District before spending 31 years with the City of Fresno in engineering roles, rising to Supervising Engineering Technician, per the campaign site. Polsgrove later worked as a Senior Engineering Technician and Utility Coordinator for Fresno County, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Enact tougher laws to hold criminals accountable · Reduce state debt and lower taxes · Protect constitutional rights (per the campaign site)
Hipolito Angel Cerros (Democratic) and Alexandra (Ali) Macedo (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Alexandra (Ali) Macedo is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: Alexandra (Ali) Macedo (REP) 61.2 percent and Hipolito Angel Cerros (DEM) 38.8 percent advanced, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Hipolito Angel Cerros (Democratic)
Cerros is a first-generation UC Davis graduate and lifelong Central Valley resident from Lindsay who previously served as Mayor of Lindsay, per the campaign site. As mayor, Cerros worked across party lines to secure funding for public safety, water infrastructure, parks, and street improvements, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Public safety and water infrastructure funding · Parks and street improvements (per the campaign site)
Alexandra (Ali) Macedo (Republican)Incumbent
Alexandra (Ali) Macedo represents California's 33rd Assembly District, covering parts of Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties. She serves as Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee and the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, and also sits on the Business and Professions, Governmental Organization, Natural Resources and Transportation committees, per the Assembly's official roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Judiciary and consumer protection matters · Community economic mobility and the nonprofit sector (per the California State Assembly official roster)
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