Shafter voter guide

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

City Council (At-Large), Shafter

7 candidates

Cathy ProutIncumbent
Incumbent · no profile yet
Gustavo Olvera JrIncumbent
Incumbent · no profile yet
Dale A. Scadron
Chaplain
Dusti McDaris
Operations Director
Malachi Gonzales
School Employee
Nelson Salinas
Small Business Owner
Rafael S. Zamudio
Welder

County, state and federal · districts that include Shafter

FederalU.S. Representative, Congressional District 22David G. Valadao (Incumbent)Randy VillegasAll of Shafter
StateAssembly District 35Andrae GonzalesSaul AyonAll of Shafter
StateBoard of Equalization Member, District 1Nelson EsparzaShannon GroveAll of Shafter
StateState Senate District 12Nathan MagsigWilliam Brown Jr.Covers about 68% of Shafter
StateState Senate District 16Melissa Hurtado (Incumbent)Guillermo Asuncion GonzalezCovers about 32% of Shafter
StateCalifornia Court of Appeal Justice · 6 seatsRetention: you vote yes or no on keeping each judge. All of Shafter.
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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

Where a district covers only part of Shafter, 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 · 16

Shafter:Measure Q

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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