Politics & Government
Voting In Pleasanton: Everything You Need To Know
See who's on the ballot and how to cast your vote in Pleasanton.

PLEASANTON, CA — The buzz may be focused on the presidential election, but voters will still have a say in elections of major local significance, with seats on the county Board of Supervisors, city council, school board and more up for grabs.
See where to vote in-person here and drop off your ballot here.
Editor's note: Campaign website links are provided for candidates who submitted their websites to the state.
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Federal
15th Congressional District
- Eric Swallwell: Democrat, incumbent
- Alison Hayden: Republican, special education teacher
View district map here.
16th State Assembly District
- Rebecca Beth Bauer Kahan: Democrat, incumbent
- Joseph A. Rubay: Republican
View the district map here.
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State
7th State Senate District
- Steve Glazer: Democrat, incumbent
- Julie Mobley: Republican, mother
View district map here.
Alameda County
Supervisor, 1st District
- Vinnie Bacon: Fremont city councilmember
- David Haubert: Dublin mayor
View district map here.
Superior Court Judge
- Elena Condes: trial attorney
- Mark Fickes: civil rights attorney
AC Transit, District Director
- Victoria Fierce: nonprofit organization manager
- Dollene C. Jones: businesswoman
- H. E. Christian (Chris) Peeples: incumbent
Water District Director
Vote for three.
- Aziz Akbari: incumbent
- Ramesh Gopalan: senior technology manager
- James Gunther: incumbent
- Martin L. Koller: retired wastewater professional
- John Weed: incumbent
BART Director, District 5
- Steven Dunbar: transit systems engineer
- John McPartland: incumbent
- Mike Wallace: financial manager
View districts here.
Pleasanton Unified School District Board
Vote for three.
- Mary Jo Carreon: retired teacher, parent
- Stephen Maher: incumbent
- Kelly Mokashi: eLearning education professional
- Chong Wang: IT consultant, parent
- Jamie Yee: incumbent
City
Mayor
- Karla Brown: Pleasanton city councilmember, businesswoman
- Druthi Ghanta: health engineer, scientist (withdrawn from race but will still appear on the ballot, Pleasanton Weekly reported)
- Monith Ilavarasan: product manager
- Jerry Pentin: Pleasanton city councilmember, businessman
- Tom Turpel: digital marketing manager
City Council
Vote for two.
- Nancy Allen: businesswoman
- Valerie Arkin: PUSD board member
- Jack Balch: certified public accountant
- Randy Brown: businessperson
- Jarod Buna: attorney
- Zarina Kiziloglu: student life coordinator
- Chiman Lee: businessman
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