Monterey County
November 3, 2026 General Election
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Carmel Unified School District
Measure I
55% Voter Approval Required To update local schools, replace aging roofs, failing heating, cooling, ventilation, plumbing, electrical and sewer with efficient systems; improve student/ school safety; repair/ replace old buildings and aging portables with permanent classrooms; update classrooms/playgrounds; improve disability access; shall Carmel Unified School District's measure be adopted, authorizing $250,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $36 per $100,000 of assessed value, averaging $17,700,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight/ audits, no money for salaries, exclusively for CUSD?
North Monterey County Unified School District
Measure L
55% Voter Approval Required To repair and upgrade older schools to meet current health/safety codes; remove asbestos/lead pipes; fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, dry rot, HVAC and electrical systems; improve school safety/security; and upgrade aging classrooms including science, technology, and skilled trades facilities; shall North Monterey County Unified School District’s measure authorizing $40,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying $32 per $100,000 assessed value ($2,800,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight, independent audits and all money locally controlled?
Pacific Grove Unified School District
Measure K
2/3 Voter Approval Required With funds that cannot be taken by State or Federal government officials and spent elsewhere, shall Pacific Grove Unified School District's parcel tax measure enhancing reading and math programs; improving services for students with disabilities; keeping before- and after-school programs affordable; and supporting student mental health counseling at Forest Grove Elementary School, Robert Down Elementary School, Pacific Grove Middle School, Pacific Grove Adult Education Center, Pacific Grove Community High School and Pacific Grove High School be adopted at $85 per parcel for five years (raising approximately $800,000 annually), no administrator salaries, pensions or benefits, and full disclosure of spending?
Paso Robles Joint Unified School District
Measure G-26
55% Voter Approval Required With funds that cannot be taken by the State and spent elsewhere, shall Paso Robles Joint Unified School District's measure to renovate and expand classrooms and career training facilities; and repair leaky roofs and inefficient heating and air-conditioning be adopted authorizing $205 million of bonds with legal rates, average levies below $50 per $100,000 of assessed value (raising $12.2 million annually) while outstanding, audits, taxpayer oversight, no funds for administrator salaries, pensions or benefits, and full disclosure of all spending?
South Monterey County Joint Union High School District
Measure J
Majority Voter Approval Required Measure for the Reorganization of School Districts. Shall South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) be reorganized to form a new unified school district covering the territory of Greenfield Union School District to be known as Greenfield Unified School District, and a second unified school district covering the rest of the territory of SMCJUHSD to be known as King City Joint Unified School District, resulting in the dissolution of Greenfield Union School District, King City Union School District, and SMCJUHSD?
COUNTY OF MONTEREY
Measure E
Majority Voter Approval Required To fund critical County of Monterey services, including programs to improve street, water and sewer infrastructure maintenance; repair potholes; enhance emergency services; update libraries, parks and recreation facilities; improve healthcare and job development programs; and reduce homelessness, shall the County of Monterey increase its existing Transient Occupancy Tax paid only by hotel/lodging guests in the unincorporated area from 10.5% to 12.5% providing approximately $7,600,000 annually to be spent locally, until ended by voters?
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea
Measure N
Majority Voter Approval Required To upgrade streets/sidewalks, address beach erosion, enhance wildfire preparedness, maintain City trees, and fund other general government purposes in City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, shall the measure increasing the transactions and use tax (also known as sales tax) by 0.375%, from 1.50% to 1.875%, providing approximately $1,800,000 annually in additional revenue and approximately $9,400,000 annually in total revenue, and extending the total 1.875% tax until ended by voters, with independent audits and all funds benefitting Carmel-by-the-Sea, be adopted?
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea
Measure M
Majority Voter Approval Required To upgrade streets/sidewalks, address beach erosion, enhance wildfire preparedness, maintain City trees, and fund other general government purposes in City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, shall the measure establishing a new 2% transient occupancy tax, paid by lodging guests, in addition to the existing 10% transient occupancy tax, increasing the total tax rate to 12%, with the new 2% tax generating approximately $1,900,000 annually, and the total 12% tax generating $11,700,000 annually, until ended by voters, be adopted?
City of Greenfield
Measure O
Majority Voter Approval Required Shall the Measure Continuing the City of Greenfield Transactions and Use Tax Measure be Adopted? To continue to enhance the health, safety and welfare of Greenfield, through strengthened public safety; increased youth recreation programs; continuance of code enforcement services; and other essential services, shall the City of Greenfield re-enact a voter approved 0.75 percent sales tax, subject to annual audits, and review by a City established oversight committee, raising $1.4 million annually and expiring on March 31, 2033?
City of King
Measure P
Majority Voter Approval Required King City Public Safety, Local Services Measure. Shall the measure continuing King City’s locally controlled funding for general city services, such as maintaining 911 fire, medical, police response, gang/violent crime prevention/investigation, and King City’s financial stability; providing firefighter protective clothing/ breathing equipment; repairing streets/ potholes, by reauthorizing its sales tax at a rate of 1.5¢, providing approximately $3,600,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring audits, public disclosure, citizens’ oversight, all funds benefit King City residents, be adopted?
City of Marina
Measure Q
Majority Voter Approval Required MARINA 911 EMERGENCY, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES MEASURE. To ensure firefighters, EMTs, police officers, emergency operations, response to emergencies and natural disasters including earthquakes; repair and upgrade police/fire/city buildings; protect water supply; repair streets/potholes; and provide general city services, shall the City of Marina's measure establishing a 7% utility users' tax with low-income rates, generating approximately $3,830,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring spending disclosures, audits, all funds spent locally, be adopted?
City of Monterey
Measure S
2/3 Voter Approval Required CONTINUATION OF STREET INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION TAX. Without increasing tax rates, shall the City of Monterey measure to fix streets, potholes, and sidewalks, repair storm drains to keep beaches/Monterey Bay clean, improve street safety and access for senior citizens, disabled residents, and others by renewing the existing one-cent per dollar sales tax for 8 years, providing $12 million annually, requiring public disclosure of funds/independent audits, and all funds spent locally, be adopted?
City of Pacific Grove
Measure R
Majority Voter Approval Required Preserving General Services Measure. Shall the measure, to provide funding for the City of Pacific Grove services, such as keeping streets, sidewalks, beaches, parks, playgrounds and public facilities safe, clean, and well-maintained; repairing/replacing aging infrastructure; fixing potholes and streets; and providing fire protection, paramedic, crime prevention, and 9-1-1 response by establishing a 0.375% transactions and use ("sales") tax, providing approximately $1,000,000 annually for 10 years, with independent audits, and all money locally controlled, be adopted?
City of Salinas
Measure H
Majority Voter Approval Required Shall Ordinance No. 2687, which repeals the Residential Rental Registration Ordinance, the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, the Tenant Protection and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, and the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance, be adopted?
City of Salinas
Measure G
Majority Voter Approval Required Without raising taxes, shall the City of Salinas renew Measure G maintaining the existing 1¢ local sales tax providing approximately $30,000,000 annually until ended by the voters to continue funding street and sidewalk repairs and other long-term infrastructure projects, parks, youth and senior programs, police, fire, and emergency response, homeless reduction, and other general city services, with independent citizen oversight, annual audits, and all funds dedicated to and remaining in Salinas?
North County Public Recreation District
Measure V
2/3 Voter Approval Required Shall the measure to expand the community senior center; provide clean, safe parks; enhance recreational programs for youth and seniors; ensure disability accessibility; maintain park restrooms; and retain staff to operate facilities at North County Recreation and Park District, by levying $82.00 annually per parcel, raising approximately $300,000.00 per year until ended by voters, be adopted?
Community Facilities District No. 2 (Road Quality) of the Santa Lucia Community Services District
Measure T
2/3 Voter Approval Required Shall a special tax to maintain and operate Santa Lucia’s roads (including necessary resurfacing, rehabilitation, preventative treatments, and similar work) be levied annually for 15 years at an initial rate of $2,968 per year for developed and undeveloped estate residential parcels with rates for other parcels shown in Resolution No. 26-08, with all rates subject to a 2% annual inflation adjustment, initially generating approximately $999,736 and shall Community Facilities District No. 2 (Road Quality) of the Santa Lucia Community Services District have an appropriations limit of $1,350,000?
Soledad-Mission Recreation District
Measure U
2/3 Voter Approval Required Soledad-Mission Recreation District (Soledad Rec) Affordable Recreation Measure. To maintain park/ recreation programs, such as: helping keep recreation programs affordable; improving accessibility of services/ facilities for people with disabilities; maintaining recreation/ swim programs for all ages; and supporting toddler programs like T-Ball, soccer, tumbling/ day camp; shall the Soledad-Mission Recreation District’s measure, levying a tax of 3.5¢ per building square foot, until ended by voters, with annual adjustments, and independent citizens’ oversight, providing approximately $292,000 annually, be adopted?
Monterey County Board of Education Governing Board Member Trustee Area 1
Candidate
N
Megan Whilden
Retired Executive Director
N
Rita Patel
Governing Board Member, Carmel Unified School District
Monterey County Board of Education Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3
Candidate
N
Heather Owen
Governing Board Member, Monterey County Board of Education
N
Rick Diaz Jr
Governing Board Member
Monterey County Board of Education Governing Board Member Trustee Area 7
Candidate
N
Robert Ocampo
Retired School Counselor
N
Shanice Virrueta
Nonprofit Director/Mother
Hartnell Community College District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 5
Candidate
N
Felicia Perez Kausin
Sponsorship Director
N
Patricia Coyt
Community Volunteer
Hartnell Community College District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 6
Candidate
N
Rosalie C. Sanchez
Retired School Clerk
N
Sofia Ramirez
Parent/Executive Assistant
Hartnell Community College District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 7
Candidate
N
John Huerta Jr
Farmworker Consultant
N
Nancy Reyes
Elementary School Secretary
Monterey Peninsula Community College District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 1
Candidate
N
Ben Strickland
Security Officer/Entrepreneur
N
Rosalyn Green
Incumbent
Carmel Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 2
Candidate
N
Art Fernandez
Product Engineering Consultant
N
Karey Shaffer
Parent/Program Manager
Gonzales Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 2
Candidate
N
Erin Askew
Finance Manager/Coach
N
Joe Sanchez
Retired Custodian
N
Marvelia Valdez
Parent
Gonzales Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3
Candidate
N
Gerardo Villegas
Chief Business Officer
N
Maria D. Cuevas
Incumbent
Gonzales Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 4
Candidate
N
Abraham Flores Avila
Head Custodian
N
Rubycela Valdez
Instructor
North Monterey County Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 2
Candidate
N
Adriana Melgoza Ramirez
Incumbent
N
Catalina Torres
Case Manager
N
Rudy J Diaz
Parent/Coach
North Monterey County Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 4
Candidate
N
Adrian Ayala Alvarez
Production Engineer/Father
N
Eric Stover
Parent
N
Jarrett Garife
Student Transportation Manager
Pacific Grove Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 1
Candidate
N
Charles "Chuck" Brinker
Small Business Owner
N
Dan Miller
Parent
N
Stephen Bennett
Parent/Systems Technician
Shandon Joint Unified School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 2, 4 Year
Candidate
N
Jennifer Moe
Incumbent
N
Jesse Cuellar
NA
N
Maria Elena Garcia
Pharmacy Technician
N
Meagan Erroa
Preschool Teacher
Salinas Union High School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3
Candidate
N
Brenda Contreras
Parent
N
Nathalia Carrillo
Incumbent
Salinas Union High School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 7
Candidate
N
Andrew Rausch
Pastor
N
Elizabeth Lopez
School District Administrator
N
Merissa Dacpano
Teacher
N
Sara Young
Parent/Board Member
South Monterey County Joint Union High School District Governing Board Member
Candidate
N
Leslie Girard
Incumbent
N
Miguel R. Lomeli
Parent
N
Paul Dake
Incumbent
N
Sonia Valerio Quiroz
Parent
Alisal Union School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 2
Candidate
N
Sandra V. Ocampo
Governing Board Member, MCBOE
N
Ulises Gonzalez Reyes
Nonprofit Associate Director
Alisal Union School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3
Candidate
N
Oscar Ramos
Educator
N
Rocky V Reyes
Educator
Alisal Union School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 5
Candidate
N
Aurelia Alvarez-Silva
Parent/Receptionist
N
Jesús R. Velásquez
Retired Educator
N
Maria M. Jimenez
Journalist/Business Owner
Greenfield Unified School District Governing Board Member
Candidate
N
David Kong
Governing Board Member
N
Denise Jaime
Program Coordinator
N
Gabriela Mora
Mother
N
Jose Madrid
NA
N
Josefina Silva
Retired Teacher
N
Juergen B. Smith
Governing Board Member
N
Lorena Chavez
Teacher
N
Lucila Ayala
Plans Examiner
N
Paul Dake
Retired Teacher
N
Sonia Heredia
Educator
Greenfield Union School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 1
Candidate
N
David Kong
Governing Board Member
N
Josefina Silva
Retired Teacher
Greenfield Union School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 2
Candidate
N
Juergen B. Smith
Governing Board Member
N
Lucila Ayala
Plans Examiner
Greenfield Union School District Governing Board Member Trustee Area 3
Candidate
N
Denise Jaime
Governing Board Member
N
Gabriela Mora
Mother
King City Joint Unified School District Governing Board Member
Candidate
N
David Gaboni
Governing Board Member
N
Franky Lopez Jr
Parent/Commercial Producer
N
Leslie Girard
Retired Library Technician
N
Linda Benway
Retired Teacher
N
Miguel Lomeli
Parent
N
Mindy Hunt
Business Services Analyst
N
Monique D Ross
Teacher
N
Sonia Valerio Quiroz
Parent
N
Susan E King
Governing Board Member
N
Yesenia Zavala
Social Worker
King City Union School District Governing Board Member
Candidate
N
Franky Lopez Jr
Parent/Commercial Broker
N
Monique D Ross
Teacher
N
Sonia Valerio Quiroz
Parent
N
Susan E King
Incumbent
N
Yesenia Zavala
Social Worker
San Ardo Union Elementary School District Governing Board Member
Candidate
N
J Felix Sanchez Jr
Rig Operator
N
Kaeda K. Barrios
Incumbent
N
Nayeli Camacho
Secretary
N
Tiffini Josette Moore
Incumbent
San Lucas Union Elementary School District Governing Board Member, 2 Year
Candidate
N
Esmeralda Wittmann
Appointed Incumbent
N
Nereida Marisol Gonzalez
Patient Caregiver
Washington Union Elementary School District Governing Board Member
Candidate
N
Amanda Belli
NA
N
Andrea Massey
Parent
N
Jennifer D. Morris
Governing Board Member
N
Robert Long
Parent/Agricultural Executive
N
Stuart L Belli
Retired College Professor
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea Mayor
Candidate
N
David Boland
Banking Executive
N
Hans Buder
Carmel City Councilmember
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea Member, City Council
Candidate
N
Alissandra Dramov
City Council Member
N
Bobby Richards
Driving Instructor
N
Stefan Karapetkov
Planning Commissioner
City of Del Rey Oaks Mayor
Candidate
N
Scott Donaldson
Mayor of Del Rey Oaks
City of Del Rey Oaks Member, City Council
Candidate
N
Cheryl Parker
Civil Engineer
N
Jeremy Hallock
Incumbent
N
Shelley Cabanillas
Community Volunteer
City of Gonzales Mayor
Candidate
N
Andrew Castillo
Disability Advocate
N
Elizabeth Silva
Mayor Pro Tem
N
Henry Laizure McDowell
Property Manager
City of Gonzales Member, City Council District 1
Candidate
N
Delia Gutierrez
Retired County Employee
N
Maria Orozco
Incumbent
City of Gonzales Member, City Council District 3
Candidate
N
Adrian Paco
Business Development Director
City of Gonzales Member, City Council District 4, 2 Year
Candidate
N
Constance "Connie" Arellano
Emergency 911 Dispatcher
N
Henry Martinez Sr
Landlord
City of Greenfield Mayor
Candidate
N
Robert "Bob" White
Incumbent
City of Greenfield Member, City Council District 1
Candidate
N
Belen Garcia
Incumbent
City of Greenfield Member, City Council District 3
Candidate
N
David H. Godoy
Maintenance Supervisor
N
Rachel M. Ortiz
Incumbent
City of King Member, City Council District 1
Candidate
N
Jonas Lalehzadeh
Farmer
City of King Member, City Council District 2
Candidate
N
Mike LeBarre
Agricultural Technician
City of Marina Mayor
Candidate
N
Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera
Professor/Nonprofit Boardmember
N
Elisabeth "Liesbeth" Visscher
Mayor Pro Tem
N
Mike Moeller
Respiratory Care Practitioner
City of Marina Member, City Council District 1
Candidate
N
Brian McCarthy
City of Marina Councilmember
City of Marina Member, City Council District 4
Candidate
N
Athena Rita Burciaga
Student/Community Volunteer
N
Brad Imamura
Director, Marina Coast Water District
N
Mike Simmons
Planning Commissioner
City of Monterey Mayor
Candidate
N
Tyller Williamson
Monterey Mayor
N
Vince Malfitano
Retired Business Owner
City of Monterey Member, City Council District 1
Candidate
N
Kim Barber
Monterey City Councilmember
N
Tom Reeves
Retired City of Monterey Engineer
City of Monterey Member, City Council District 2
Candidate
N
Alec M Manas
Housing Project Manager
N
Jeff Whitmoyer
Fiduciary Investment Manager
N
Vicki Nohrden
Nonprofit Director
City of Pacific Grove Mayor
Candidate
N
Luke Coletti
Public Policy Advocate
N
Nick Smith
Mayor
City of Pacific Grove Member, City Council, 2 Year
Candidate
N
James Orlando Ogle III
NA
N
Lori McDonnell
Incumbent
City of Pacific Grove Member, City Council District 1
Candidate
N
Cynthia Garfield
Appointed Councilmember City of Pacific Grove
N
Kevin J. Hanley
Retired Economics Instructor
City of Pacific Grove Member, City Council District 3
Candidate
N
Andrew Kubica
Retired Aerospace Engineer
N
Susan Goldbeck
Community Volunteer
N
Tara Leweling
Business Owner
City of Pacific Grove Member, City Council District 5
Candidate
N
Chris Thomas
Retired General Manager
City of Salinas Mayor
Candidate
N
Daniel Muñoz
Artist
N
Dennis Donohue
City of Salinas Mayor
N
Hezekiah Gonzalez
Student/Caregiver
N
Peter Szalai
Retired Educator
City of Salinas Member, City Council District 2
Candidate
N
Jose Guerra
NA
N
Tony Barrera
City of Salinas, Councilmember
City of Salinas Member, City Council District 3
Candidate
N
Brent Bagley
Operations Consultant/Parent
N
Cary Swensen
Business Owner/Educator
N
Margaret C. D'Arrigo
City of Salinas, Councilmember
City of Salinas Member, City Council District 5
Candidate
N
Andrew Sandoval
Councilmember/Educational Director
N
Irma C. Lopez
Board Trustee/Educator
City of Sand City Mayor
Candidate
N
Mary Ann Carbone
Mayor
City of Sand City Member, City Council
Candidate
N
Justin R. Rumps
Federal Civil Servant
N
Luke Kilpatrick
Artist/Author/Innkeeper
City of Seaside Mayor
Candidate
N
Alex Miller
Father/Councilman/Businessman
N
Ian N. Oglesby
Incumbent
City of Seaside Member, City Council
Candidate
N
Annalisa "Lisa" Mitchell
Regional Director
N
Dennis Volk
Businessman
N
Karla Lobo
Mother
N
Kenneth Fittro
Retired Education Specialist
N
Lacey Raak
Nonprofit Executive Director
N
Rita Burks
Educator/Councilmember
City of Soledad Member, City Council District 2
Candidate
N
Don J Bolin
Patient Care Navigator
N
Eugene Ivey
Retired Peace Officer
Castroville Community Services District Director
Candidate
N
J. Eric Tynan
Water Manager
N
Joel Ruiz
Technical Operations Manager
N
Juan Ramirez
Delivery Driver
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System Director Zone 4
Candidate
N
Catherine Carson
Incumbent
N
James Dacus
Physician
Marina Coast Water District Director
Candidate
N
Dalila Epperson
Journalist/Mom
N
Gail Morton
Incumbent
N
Jan Shriner
Incumbent
N
Matthew R Zefferman
Scientist/University Educator