California General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

South San José Ballot Guide

Every contest and measure on South San José ballots, from Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley and Santa Teresa to Oak Grove, Cambrian and Willow Glen: who the candidates are, what they stand for, and what a Yes or No vote on each measure actually does. Enter your address below to see exactly your ballot. This guide doesn't recommend a vote. Tap the ovals to mark your own picks, and the list at the bottom will collect them. Your picks stay in this browser only.

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What's on your ballot

Candidates in each race are listed in the order they finished in the June 2 top-two primary. Measures appear in ballot order. Party labels are the candidates' own stated preference.

Enter your street address to hide races that aren't on your ballot. The address goes only to the public U.S. Census, Valley Water and City of San José maps. It isn't saved on the server. This browser remembers the result.

Your local races depend on your address. Until you enter one, the guide shows a typical Almaden Valley ballot (Congress District 19, Assembly District 28, Valley Water District 7). Entering your address swaps in your own congressional, Assembly, city council, school board, college and water board races, and any local measures.

ContestChoicesWho votes
Not on Almaden Valley ballots this time, and why
  • U.S. SenateNo California seat is up until 2028.
  • State Senate (SD-15)Elected in 2024; next up in 2028.
  • County Supervisor (District 5)Elected in 2024; next up in 2028.
  • San José City Council (District 10)Elected in 2024. Only districts 5, 7 and 9 have runoffs.
  • District Attorney, Sheriff, AssessorDecided in June. Jeff Rosen won re-election with 58.7%. Sheriff Bob Jonsen and Assessor Neysa Fligor were unopposed.
  • Superior Court judgesAll 28 seats were uncontested.
  • San José Unified boardAlmaden Valley is in Trustee Area 5, which isn't up.
  • Union SD, Campbell Union HSD, Open Space AuthorityEvery seat was uncontested, so these elections were canceled.
  • City or county measuresSan José and the county have none this November. San José's hotel tax was on the June ballot.
Partisan offices · Statewide

State executive offices

California hasn't elected a Republican to statewide office since 2006. Two races this year (Insurance Commissioner and the Board of Equalization) are between two Democrats because of the top-two primary.

Partisan offices · Your districts

Congress and State Assembly

South San José is split among Congressional Districts 16, 18 and 19 and Assembly Districts 25, 26 and 28. Find my races shows the ones on your ballot.

Judicial

Judges: keep them or not

These justices have no opponents. For each one you vote Yes to keep them on the bench or No to remove them. If No wins, the governor appoints a replacement. Voters have removed justices only once, in 1986.

Nonpartisan offices

Schools and water

No party labels appear on the ballot for these offices. The two local races only appear on part of the valley's ballots.

Local offices · Depend on your address

City, school, college and water boards

These are the local contests at the address you entered. All are nonpartisan. Some boards elect several members at once; the box says how many to vote for.

State measures · 14 propositions

State propositions

The Yes and No meanings are from the official state Voter Information Guide. Fiscal estimates are from the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office. Most measures pass with a simple majority statewide.

Props 40, 41 and 42 are linked. Prop 40 is a one-time tax on billionaires. Opponents of Prop 40 put Props 41 and 42 on the ballot. According to the LAO, if Prop 41 or Prop 42 gets more Yes votes than Prop 40, Prop 40 could be blocked even if it passes. Read the three together.

Regional and local measures

Measure RTM

Measure RTM is on every Almaden Valley ballot. Measure Q also appears if your address is in Cambrian School District.

Your picks

My ballot

Everything you've marked above, in ballot order. You can bring notes into the voting booth in California. Copy this list to your phone, then mark the real ballot yourself.