El Centro voter guide

Every race and measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot in El Centro: 1 city race, county, state and federal races, and 16 ballot measures.

Key dates

Ballots mailed: From about Oct 5
Register by: Oct 19 · same-day in person after
Mail ballot: Postmarked by Nov 3

Citywide races · every El Centro voter

City Council (At-Large), El Centro

8 candidates

Sonia CarterIncumbent
Incumbent
Armando Munoz
Retail Business/Contractor
Jason Jackson
Parent/Business Owner
Luis Minor
Retired/Public Safety
Michael A. Morales
Community Volunteer
Peter Rodriguez
Community Volunteer
Ramon Chavoya
Student
Rick Lopez
Retired/Law Enforcement

County, state and federal · districts that include El Centro

FederalU.S. Representative, Congressional District 25Raul Ruiz (Incumbent)Joe MalesAll of El Centro
StateAssembly District 36Jeff Gonzalez (Incumbent)Ida S. Obeso-MartinezAll of El Centro
StateBoard of Equalization Member, District 4Denis BilodeauTom UmbergAll of El Centro
StateState Senate District 18Steve Padilla (Incumbent)Art HodgesAll of El Centro
CountyImperial County Supervisorial District 5John Hawk (Incumbent)Patricia "Patty" LizarragaCovers about 34% of El Centro
StateCalifornia Court of Appeal Justice · 15 seatsRetention: you vote yes or no on keeping each judge. All of El Centro.
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- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, Seat 10Lisa Rodriguez
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, Seat 3Eran M. Bermudez
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, Seat 4Jose S. Castillo
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, Seat 5Truc T. Do
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, Seat 7David M. Rubin
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, Seat 8William S. Dato
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 1, Seat 9Julia C. Kelety
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 2, Seat 5Corey G. Lee
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 2, Seat 7Michael J. Raphael
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Seat 1Joanne Motoike
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Seat 2Nathan R. Scott
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Seat 4Martha K. Gooding
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Seat 6Thomas A. Delaney
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Seat 7Deborah C. Servino
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Seat 8Juliet O. Macaulay

Where a district covers only part of El Centro, enter your address to see which one is yours.

Statewide offices · on every California ballot

GovernorSteve HiltonXavier Becerra
Lieutenant GovernorFiona MaGloria Romero
Secretary of StateShirley N. Weber (Incumbent)Donald P. (Don) Wagner
State ControllerMalia M. Cohen (Incumbent)Herb W Morgan

Show all 10 statewide offices

State TreasurerEleni KounalakisJennifer Hawks
Attorney GeneralRob Bonta (Incumbent)Michael E. Gates
Insurance CommissionerBen AllenJane Kim
Superintendent of Public InstructionRichard BarreraSonja Shaw
Associate Justice, California Supreme Court, Seat 3Kelli M. Evans (Incumbent)
Associate Justice, California Supreme Court, Seat 5Joshua Groban (Incumbent)

Ballot measures · 16

El Centro:Measure T

Measure SMeasure S : Imperial County Public Safety Sales and Use Tax InitiativeImperial CountyRead both sides →

Statewide:Prop 1 Prop 2 Prop 3 Prop 4 Prop 5 Prop 37 Prop 38 Prop 39 Prop 40 Prop 41 Prop 42 Prop 43 Prop 44 Prop 45 All statewide propositions →

School and special-district measures depend on your address. Enter your address to see every measure on your ballot.

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