Ridgecrest voter guide

Every race and measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Ridgecrest: 2 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 Ridgecrest voter

City Council Member (At-Large), Ridgecrest (Seat 1)

6 candidates

Six candidates are running for two at-large Ridgecrest City Council seats; vote for up to two. Source

John P. "Skip" GormanIncumbent
Incumbent · no profile yet
Brenda Licitra
Engineering Technician · no profile yet
Debilyn Kinzler
Community College Professor · no profile yet
Lawrence C. Gaceta
Senior Logistic Analyst · no profile yet
Ron Strand
Retired City Manager · no profile yet
Tammy "Charlon" Bouyer
Insurance Representative · no profile yet

Mayor, Ridgecrest

2 candidates

Jeremy "JV" Vaughan
Defense Strategist
Megan Washington
Substitute Teacher

County, state and federal · districts that include Ridgecrest

FederalU.S. Representative, Congressional District 20Vince Fong (Incumbent)Sandra Van ScotterAll of Ridgecrest
StateAssembly District 32David CouchAll of Ridgecrest
StateBoard of Equalization Member, District 1Nelson EsparzaShannon GroveAll of Ridgecrest
StateState Senate District 12Nathan MagsigWilliam Brown Jr.All of Ridgecrest
StateCalifornia Court of Appeal Justice · 6 seatsRetention: you vote yes or no on keeping each judge. All of Ridgecrest.
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- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 10Thomas DeSantos
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 3Arlan L. Harrell
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 6Sonny S. Sandhu
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 7Amy K. Guerra
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 8Kathleen A. Meehan
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 9Mark W. Snauffer

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 · 15

Measure ZCalifornia Living Museum (CALM Zoo) countywide 1/8-cent sales taxKern 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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