Placentia voter guide

Every race and measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Placentia: 3 city races, county, state and federal races, and 15 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 Placentia voter

City Clerk, Placentia

1 candidate

Robert S. "Bob" McKinnell
Placentia City Clerk

Races by district · you vote in only one

Which district you are in depends on your address. Find your district →

District 2

City Council Member, Placentia, District 2

3 candidates

Julie Suchard
Community Volunteer
Matt Waugh
Business Executive/Parent
Santosh Sabnis
Business Owner/Father

District 4

City Council Member, Placentia, District 4

2 candidates

Chad Wanke
Mayor/Businessman · no profile yet
James Burandt
Public Service Professional

County, state and federal · districts that include Placentia

StateAssembly District 59Phillip Chen (Incumbent)Victor HernandezAll of Placentia
StateBoard of Equalization Member, District 4Denis BilodeauTom UmbergAll of Placentia
StateState Senate District 30Bob J. Archuleta (Incumbent)Araceli MartinezCovers about 3% of Placentia
StateState Senate District 34Avelino ValenciaRhonda ShaderCovers about 22% of Placentia
CountyOrange County Supervisorial District 4Connor TrautTim ShawAll of Placentia
FederalU.S. Representative · 3 seats3 separate races.
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- U.S. Representative, Congressional District 38Hilda SolisPedro Antonio Casas · Covers about 31% of Placentia
- U.S. Representative, Congressional District 45Derek TranChuong V. Vo · Covers about 23% of Placentia
- U.S. Representative, Congressional District 46David PanLou Correa · Covers about 46% of Placentia
StateCalifornia Court of Appeal Justice · 15 seatsRetention: you vote yes or no on keeping each judge. All of Placentia.
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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 Placentia, 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

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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 · 15

Placentia:Measure L

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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