# District-based races on the ballot: Almaden Valley, San Jose (ZIP 95120) **Election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, California general election.** Researched on Election Day (Nov 3, 2026). This covers district-based candidate races only. Statewide offices, propositions and local measures are covered elsewhere. > **Most reliable check:** Look at the voter's own sample ballot (mailed with the Voter Information Guide), or use the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters lookup at https://vote.santaclaracounty.gov. Several district lines run through Almaden Valley (see Section 1), so two neighbors can get different ballots. --- ## 0. Summary: what's actually on an Almaden Valley ballot | Race | On the ballot? | Candidates | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | U.S. House, **CA-19** | **Yes** | Jimmy Panetta (D, incumbent) vs. Peter Coe Verbica (R) | Confirmed for all of 95120 that was tested | | State Assembly, **AD-28** | **Yes** | Gail Pellerin (D, incumbent) vs. Carol Pefley (R) | Confirmed | | Board of Equalization, **District 2** | **Yes** | Sally J. Lieber (D, incumbent) vs. John Pimentel (D) | A district-based *state* office. All of Santa Clara County is in BOE-2 | | State Senate, SD-15 | No | — | SD-15 is odd-numbered, so it was elected in 2024. Next election 2028 | | County Supervisor, District 5 | No | — | D5 was elected in 2024 (Margaret Abe-Koga). Next 2028 | | San Jose City Council, District 10 | No | — | D10 was elected in 2024 (George Casey). Only odd-numbered districts are up in 2026 | | DA / Sheriff / Assessor | No | — | All decided in the June 2 primary (details below) | | Superior Court judges | No | — | All 28 seats were uncontested, so the November contests were canceled | | **Valley Water (SCVWD) District 7** | **Yes, for most of central and southern Almaden Valley** | Rebecca Eisenberg (incumbent) vs. Pete Dailey | Almaden Valley is split between D7 and D4. D4 is not contested | | Valley Water District 4 | No contest | Jim Beall (incumbent) re-elected without appearing on the ballot | Northern/northwestern Almaden Valley (Almaden Lake area, Union SD area) | | **West Valley–Mission CCD, Trustee Area 7** | **Yes, only for the Union School District / Campbell Union HSD part** (NW Almaden Valley) | Susan Oster Fish (incumbent) vs. Doug Robb | The SJ Unified part of Almaden Valley is in SJECCD Area 5, which is not up | | SJ-Evergreen CCD, Trustee Area 5 | No | — | Area 5 (which includes Almaden Valley) is not on the 2026 cycle | | SJ Unified, Trustee Area 5 | No | — | Areas 2 and 4 are up in 2026. Almaden Valley is in Area 5 | | Union School District | No contest | — | 3 seats; candidates ran unopposed, so they will be appointed without an election | | Campbell Union HSD | No contest | — | Election canceled (one candidate per seat) | | County Board of Education | No | — | Almaden Valley is in Areas 3 and 4 (not up). Only Area 7 is contested countywide | | Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority | No contest | — | All 2026 seats were canceled (unopposed) | | Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District | Not applicable | — | Almaden Valley is outside Midpen's wards (GIS point check) | | VTA / BART | Not applicable | — | Not directly elected | **Bottom line:** Every Almaden Valley voter should see **CA-19, AD-28 and BOE-2**. Most will also see **Valley Water D7**. Voters in the Union School District part of the neighborhood (northwest, around Guadalupe and Alta Vista elementary schools) will instead have Valley Water D4 (no contest) and **WVMCCD Area 7**. Some edge addresses may differ. The sample ballot is the final word. --- ## 1. District determination ### Method - I geocoded representative 95120 addresses with the **U.S. Census Geocoder**, which now carries the "120th Congressional Districts" layer (the 2026 Prop 50 map) and the "2026 State Legislative Districts" layers. - I then queried official ArcGIS layers from the City of San Jose (council districts), Valley Water (board districts), Santa Clara County (supervisorial districts) and the County Board of Education trustee-area layer (2022), plus Midpen's ward layer. - Test points: - Leland High School, 6677 Camden Ave - Graystone Elementary, 6982 Shearwater Dr - Williams Elementary, 1150 Rajkovich Way - Guadalupe Elementary (Union SD), 6044 Vera Cruz Dr - Almaden Lake Park, 6099 Winfield Blvd | District type | Result | Split? | |---|---|---| | U.S. House (2026 / Prop 50 map) | **CA-19** at all 5 points | No split found. Rep. Zoe Lofgren said Prop 50 left CA-19's Santa Clara County lines unchanged, and Panetta's office lists Almaden Valley in CA-19 | | State Senate | **SD-15** at all 5 points | Not up in 2026 | | State Assembly | **AD-28** at all 5 points | No split found. Pellerin's San Jose district office is at 3150 Almaden Expwy | | Board of Equalization | **District 2** | All of Santa Clara County is in BOE-2 | | County Supervisor | **District 5** at all 5 points | The 2021 county map moved Almaden Valley from D1 to D5 | | SJ City Council | **District 10** at all 5 points | Cambrian Park/Willow Glen are District 9, which **is** up (Altwer vs. Chester). Almaden Valley addresses tested were all D10 | | Valley Water | **D7**: Leland HS, Graystone, Williams. **D4**: Almaden Lake Park, Guadalupe ES | **Split.** Roughly, the central/southern valley (Bret Harte, Via Valiente, Graystone, McKean Rd, Harry Rd) is D7. Almaden Lake, the northern Almaden Expwy corridor and the Union SD area are D4 | | County Board of Education | **Area 4**: SJUSD points. **Area 3**: Union SD point | Neither is up in 2026 | | School district | **SJ Unified** for the core (Leland, Bret Harte, Graystone, Simonds, Williams, Almaden Lake). **Union SD (K-8) + Campbell Union HSD** for the NW portion (Guadalupe Elementary area) | Split | | SJUSD trustee area | **Area 5** (Leland, Bret Harte, Graystone, Simonds, Williams, Pioneer HS are all in Area 5 on SJUSD's map revised 8/05/2026) | Area 4 (up in 2026) starts just north, around Almaden Elementary on Dentwood Dr (95118). This is not Almaden Valley proper, but edge addresses should check | | Community college | **SJECCD Area 5** for the SJUSD part (SJECCD says Area 5 includes "much of the Parkview and Almaden Valley neighborhoods"). **WVMCCD Area 7** for the CUHSD/Union SD part | Split | ### Sources for Section 1 - Census Geocoder (2026 layers): https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/ - San Jose council districts GIS: https://geo.sanjoseca.gov/server/rest/services/PLN/PLN_AdministrativeBoundaries/MapServer/1 - Valley Water board districts GIS: https://services2.arcgis.com/9KdAx8qBsHiGXOEw/arcgis/rest/services/SCVWD_Board_of_Directors_Boundaries/FeatureServer - Valley Water District 4 and District 7 maps: https://assets.valleywater.org/files/District%204_1.pdf, https://assets.valleywater.org/files/valleywater.org.us-west-1/District%207.pdf - Valley Water board elections page: https://www.valleywater.org/how-we-operate/board-directors/board-elections - County Board of Education trustee areas (2022) GIS: https://services6.arcgis.com/qOD6P9mFnaiJRBZ0/arcgis/rest/services/Santa_Clara_County_Board_of_Education_Trustee_Areas_2022/FeatureServer - SJUSD trustee area map (revised 8/05/2026): https://www.sjusd.org/about/board-of-education ("District Map by Trustee Area") - WVMCCD trustee areas (adopted 2/15/2022): https://wvm.edu/board/redistricting/ (Area 7 map PDF) - County redistricting (Almaden Valley moved to D5): https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-adopts-political-boundaries-redistricting-map-for-next-decade-with-a-shakeup/ - Prop 50 impact on Santa Clara County: https://sanjosespotlight.com/silicon-valley-officials-begrudgingly-back-prop-50/ - Panetta district page (lists Almaden Valley): https://panetta.house.gov/about/our-district - Pellerin district office / communities: https://a28.asmdc.org/press-releases/20221205-gail-pellerin-sworn-represent-assembly-district-28 --- ## 2. Races on the ballot: candidate profiles All profile information comes from the cited sources. Candidate-provided text, such as ballot statements and campaign sites, is labeled as the candidate's own claims. ### 2.1 U.S. House of Representatives, California District 19 **June 2, 2026 top-two primary (certified, districtwide):** | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |---|---|---|---| | Jimmy Panetta ✔ | D | 127,294 | 58.4 | | Peter Verbica ✔ | R | 44,590 | 20.5 | | Sean Dougherty | D | 25,052 | 11.5 | | Tuka Gafari | R | 13,715 | 6.3 | | Ana Luz Acevedo-Cabrera | NPP | 3,496 | 1.6 | | Lars Mapstead | L | 2,615 | 1.2 | | Thomas Coxe | NPP | 1,078 | 0.5 | Hannah James (D) withdrew. Some sites still list her, but she is **not** on the November ballot. The SOS certified list shows only Panetta and Verbica. The district runs from south San Jose (Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley, Santa Teresa, Evergreen and others) through the Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey County into northern San Luis Obispo County. #### Jimmy Panetta (Democratic), incumbent - **Ballot designation:** United States Representative. - **Background:** In Congress since 2017 (CA-20 until 2023, then CA-19). - Former Monterey County and Alameda County deputy district attorney. - U.S. Navy Reserve intelligence officer; served in Afghanistan. - J.D., Santa Clara University. - **Key positions** (from his ballot statement): - Lower the cost of living through affordable housing, accessible healthcare and rescinding tariffs. He wants to restore and raise the first-time homebuyer tax credit to $15,000 (KSBY). - Hold the administration accountable on its mass-deportation policy. Supports immigration reform with legalization for law-abiding working families plus a secure border. Says he has not voted to fund ICE without reforms such as unmasking agents, body cameras and warrants (KSBY). - Protect the coastline from oil drilling, work on wildfire prevention and climate change. - Support reproductive rights; bring federal funding to local law enforcement and infrastructure. - Reclaim Congress's constitutional authority to check the Executive Branch. - **Notable endorsements** (Ballotpedia): - California Democratic Party - California Labor Federation (AFL-CIO) - California Teachers Association - National Union of Healthcare Workers - California Environmental Voters - Equality California - **Campaign finance** (FEC, as of 10/14/2026): about $3.62M raised; about $5.47M cash on hand. #### Peter Coe Verbica (Republican) - **Ballot designation:** Business Owner. - **Background:** - Born in San Jose. Managing director and Certified Financial Planner at Silicon Private Wealth. - Former adjunct economics professor at San Jose State. - B.S. Santa Clara University, M.S. MIT, J.D. Santa Clara Law. - Grew up on a family cattle ranch with ties to Henry Coe State Park. - Was the Republican finalist for Board of Equalization District 2 in 2022 (lost to Lieber, 30.2%–69.8%). - **Key positions** (ballot statement and Ballotpedia survey): - Affordability: cut gas, utility and sales taxes; lower DMV fees; reform CEQA to allow more housing; calls inflation from "excess money printing" the worst tax. - Defend Proposition 13. - Water infrastructure: build the reservoirs voters already approved. - Insurance reform and affordable coverage for homeowners. - Immigration reform, including a "Bracero 2.0" legal guest-worker pathway for agriculture and tech. Says the system should be handled "more humanely and civilly" (KSBY). - Cut waste; calls high-speed rail a "$126 billion train boondoggle." - **Notable endorsements:** - Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC - Former U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell - Silicon Valley GOP - Santa Cruz County Republican Central Committee - Monterey County Republican Party chair David Drew - California Congress of Republicans - **Campaign finance** (FEC, as of 10/14/2026): about $85.5K raised; about $6.8K cash on hand. **Sources:** - Ballotpedia CA-19 2026: https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_19th_Congressional_District_election,_2026 - SOS certified candidate list (Aug 27, 2026): https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026-general/cert-list-candidates.pdf - Candidate statements (Santa Cruz County, same text appears on all county guides): - https://votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov/Portals/16/nov26/Statement-Panetta.pdf - https://votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov/Portals/16/nov26/Statement-Verbica.pdf - KSBY candidate piece: https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/candidates-for-the-19th-congressional-seat-share-thoughts-on-housing-ice-and-immigration-ahead-of-election --- ### 2.2 California State Assembly, District 28 **June 2, 2026 primary (certified):** - Gail Pellerin (D) ✔ 94,902 votes (72.0%) - Carol Pefley (R) ✔ 36,949 votes (28.0%) The district covers parts of Santa Clara County and Santa Cruz County: - **Santa Clara County:** Almaden Valley, Coyote Valley, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Willow Glen, Santa Teresa, part of Campbell. - **Santa Cruz County:** Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, the San Lorenzo Valley, the North Coast and parts of Soquel/Aptos. #### Gail Pellerin (Democratic), incumbent - **Ballot designation:** State Assemblymember. - **Background:** - Assemblymember since December 2022. - Previously about 27 years as Santa Cruz County's chief elections official / County Clerk. - Earlier, about 7 years of State Assembly staff roles. - Chair of the Assembly Elections Committee and of the Select Committee on California's Mental Health Crisis. - **Key positions** (from her ballot statement): - Secure, accurate, transparent and accessible elections. - Mental health care access. - Consumer protection, including protecting children from AI harms. - Coastal and natural-resource protection, climate and wildfire resilience, and water security. - Housing, homelessness and affordability. - Responsible budgets and accountability, especially given federal funding cuts. - **Notable endorsements** (Ballotpedia): - California Democratic Party - California Labor Federation - California Teachers Association - California Nurses Association - SEIU Local 521 - IUOE Local 3 - California Environmental Voters - Equality California #### Carol Pefley (Republican) - **Ballot designation:** Small Business Owner. - **Background:** First-time candidate. Describes herself as a parent and small-business owner who "never planned to run for office." I found no detailed biography beyond her statement. - **Key positions** (from her ballot statement): - Oppose state housing mandates that override local planning; favors "responsible, coordinated growth." - Lower the cost of living and reduce taxes, fees and regulations on businesses and families. - Refocus schools on core academic skills. - Safe streets. - Return decision-making to local communities. - Pledges not to be influenced by corporate interests or donors. - **Notable endorsements:** - California Republican Party - Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC - Reform California **Sources:** - Ballotpedia AD-28: https://ballotpedia.org/California_State_Assembly_District_28 - Ballotpedia, Carol Pefley: https://ballotpedia.org/Carol_Pefley - Ballot statements: - https://votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov/Portals/16/nov26/Statement-Pellerin.pdf - https://votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov/Portals/16/nov26/Statement-Pefley.pdf - SOS certified list (above) --- ### 2.3 State Board of Equalization, District 2 The BOE is district-based. District 2 covers 19 counties, including all of Santa Clara County. Flag this for the statewide agent so it isn't double-counted or missed. **June 2, 2026 primary (certified):** | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |---|---|---|---| | Sally Lieber ✔ | D | 1,336,379 | 56.8 | | John Pimentel ✔ | D | 371,920 | 15.8 | | Bill Shireman | R | 259,336 | 11.0 | | J. Brett Marymee | R | 208,311 | 8.8 | | Mark McComas | R | 108,318 | 4.6 | | John Zaruka | R | 70,379 | 3.0 | The November contest is between two Democrats. #### Sally J. Lieber (Democratic), incumbent - **Ballot designation:** Incumbent. - **Background:** - On the BOE since January 2023. - Former State Assemblymember and former Mountain View mayor. - Ran for Santa Clara County Supervisor District 5 in 2024 and lost to Margaret Abe-Koga. - **Key positions:** - Keep the BOE, which she calls "lean and effective." - Help ordinary residents (not just the wealthy) navigate the state tax system. - Help nonprofits such as affordable-housing providers use property-tax exemptions. - Educate residents about Prop 19 (inherited property and transfer rules). - Work with legislators on tax legislation. (Mountain View Voice, May 2026) - **Notable endorsements** (Ballotpedia): - California Democratic Party - Working Families Party - California Labor Federation - California Nurses Association - California Teachers Association - SEIU Local 521 - Equality California #### John Pimentel (Democratic) - **Ballot designation:** Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College District. - **Background:** - Lives in Menlo Park; first-generation college student (UC Berkeley, Harvard MBA). - Clean-energy and infrastructure executive. - Former California Deputy Secretary for Transportation. - San Mateo County CCD trustee. - **Key positions:** - Open to abolishing the BOE and moving its duties to other agencies, or reforming it. He has called it a "sinecure for retired legislators." - Simplify the tax system. - Eliminate the sales tax on food and close "unfair" tax loopholes. - Government accountability. - **Notable endorsements and support:** - Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association - San Francisco Chronicle editorial board - Reported backers include State Treasurer Fiona Ma and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. - GrowSF switched its endorsement to him for the general election. **Sources:** - Ballotpedia BOE 2026: https://ballotpedia.org/California_State_Board_of_Equalization_election,_2026 - Ballotpedia, John Pimentel: https://ballotpedia.org/John_Pimentel - Ballotpedia, Sally Lieber: https://ballotpedia.org/Sally_Lieber - Mountain View Voice: https://www.mv-voice.com/election/2026/05/19/should-the-states-tax-commission-even-exist/ - GrowSF: https://growsf.org/voter-guide/san-francisco-voter-guide-november-2026-election/contests/board-of-equalization/ - SOS Santa Clara County BOE-2 results: https://dp.electionresults.sos.ca.gov/returns/board-of-equalization/district/2/county/santa-clara --- ### 2.4 Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water), Director District 7 Nonpartisan. There was no June primary; the race is decided in November. Four-year term. **Who votes in it:** Most of central and southern Almaden Valley. GIS checks put Leland HS, Graystone Elementary and Williams Elementary in D7. Almaden Lake Park and the Guadalupe Elementary (Union SD) area are in **D4**, where incumbent Jim Beall was re-elected without appearing on the ballot. D7 is mostly North County (Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills), plus Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and this slice of south San Jose. The two candidates are North County officials. #### Rebecca Eisenberg, incumbent - **Background:** - Director since December 2022; won in 2022 with 54.9% over incumbent Gary Kremen. - Palo Alto attorney. - Former vice chair of the San Francisquito Creek JPA. - Legal adviser to the North American African American Civil Rights Organization. - **Key positions and record:** - Priorities: affordability, sustainability, and community and flood protection. - Credits herself with helping stop the proposed Pacheco Dam, which she argued would have sharply raised water rates. - Says she pushed changes to the agency's culture. - **Controversy (both sides):** - A February 2024 investigation substantiated 9 of 25 complaints against her. The board censured her and removed her from committee roles, including the San Francisquito Creek JPA. The agency also sued her over taking a confidential investigation document; that case is ongoing. - She denies the allegations and says her remarks were taken out of context. In October 2026 she filed a whistleblower-retaliation lawsuit against Valley Water, its former CEO and its district counsel. Those claims have not been adjudicated. - **Endorsements:** None found in 2026 coverage. - **Campaign finance:** About $2,660 in donations plus $38,000 in personal loans. One reported contribution: $1,000 from Plumbers Local 393. #### Pete Dailey - **Background:** - Los Altos City Councilmember (2022–present) and former mayor; gave up his council seat to run. - Chair of the Santa Clara Valley Water Commission (advisory body; chair since 2025). - Member of the County Emergency Operations Area Council and the North County Library Authority. - California Democratic Party AD-23 delegate. - **Key positions:** - Flood protection, especially along San Francisquito Creek. Wants District 7 to have an active voice on the creek JPA again. - Water conservation. - Handle homeless encampments along creeks by reducing access to watersheds rather than repeated removals, which he describes as more humane and cheaper. - More collaborative representation. Argues D7 has been "ineffectively represented" since the censure. - **Endorsements:** None reported in coverage I found. - **Campaign finance:** About $13,600 in donations plus $80,000 in personal loans, including $3,750 from AFSCME Local 101 and Council 57. **Sources:** - Mountain View Voice / Palo Alto Online candidate profiles (Oct 18, 2026): - https://www.mv-voice.com/election/2026/10/18/rebecca-eisenberg-for-progress-and-flood-protection/ - https://www.mv-voice.com/election/2026/10/18/pete-dailey-flood-protection-and-representation-for-north-county/ - Palo Alto Daily Post (Feb 19, 2026): https://padailypost.com/2026/02/19/los-altos-councilman-to-challenge-eisenberg-for-water-board-seat/ - Mountain View Voice, donations (Nov 2, 2026): https://www.mv-voice.com/election/2026/11/02/incoming-silicon-valley-water-district-ceo-donates-to-board-candidates/ - Ballotpedia SCC 2026: https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Santa_Clara_County,_California_(2026) --- ### 2.5 West Valley–Mission Community College District, Trustee Area 7 **Only for the Union School District / Campbell Union HSD portion of Almaden Valley.** That is roughly the northwest part, west of Camden Ave / Coleman Rd, around Guadalupe and Alta Vista elementary schools. Nonpartisan, November only. Area 7 runs south of Hwy 85 from Los Gatos east to about Camden/Coleman and includes Almaden Quicksilver Park and part of Santa Cruz County. #### Susan Oster Fish, incumbent - **Background:** - Trustee since 2016; re-elected unopposed in 2018 and 2022. - Attorney who founded her own law firm in 2020 (per the district's page). - **Key positions** (campaign site, via Ballotpedia): - Student success: counseling, transfer pathways, career and technical education, and basic-needs support (food, housing, mental health). - Fiscal responsibility and budget transparency; protect classroom funding. - K-12-to-college pipelines and employer internship partnerships. - Equity and access: outreach to first-generation students, childcare and transportation help, online and hybrid options. - **Endorsements:** - Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN) - Jewish Democratic Coalition of the Bay Area - Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte #### Doug Robb - **Background, positions, endorsements:** Not found. Ballotpedia has only a placeholder, and he did not complete its survey. He took part in a League of Women Voters forum on Sept. 15, 2026. - **Gap:** Check his candidate statement in the voter's county Voter Information Guide, or the LWV forum recording (https://my.lwv.org/node/73700). **Sources:** - Ballotpedia: - https://ballotpedia.org/Susan_Oster_Fish - https://ballotpedia.org/Doug_Robb - WVMCCD Area 7 page: https://www.wvm.edu/board/trustees/area-7.html - LWV forum: https://my.lwv.org/node/73700 --- ## 3. Races that are NOT on the Almaden Valley ballot (and why) - **State Senate (SD-15, Dave Cortese):** Odd-numbered districts were elected in 2024. Only even-numbered seats are up in 2026. - **Board of Supervisors:** - Almaden Valley is in **District 5** (Margaret Abe-Koga, elected 2024, term to January 2029). - Districts 1 and 4 were the only seats up in 2026, and both were decided in June. D1: Sylvia Arenas 63.7% over Rebecca Munson 36.3%. D4: Susan Ellenberg was unopposed. - **San Jose City Council:** - Almaden Valley is in **District 10** (George Casey, elected 2024). - Runoffs on the ballot are D5 (Peter Ortiz vs. Nora Campos), D7 (Bien Doan vs. Van Le) and D9 (Genny Altwer vs. Gordon Chester). D9 covers neighboring Willow Glen, Hillsdale and Cambrian Park, **not** the Almaden Valley addresses tested. - The Mayor's seat is not up (Matt Mahan, term through 2028). - **County offices, all decided in the June 2 primary:** - District Attorney: Jeff Rosen re-elected with 58.7% over Daniel Chung (41.3%). - Sheriff: Bob Jonsen, unopposed. - Assessor: Neysa Fligor, unopposed. - The County Superintendent of Schools is appointed by the County Board of Education in Santa Clara County, not elected. - **Superior Court:** All 28 judicial offices were canceled in November because they were uncontested. - **County Board of Education:** - Almaden Valley is in Area 4 (SJUSD portion) or Area 3 (Union SD portion). Both were elected in 2024. - 2026 seats: Area 2 canceled (Yan Zhao), Area 6 canceled (Maimona Afzal Berta), Area 7 contested (Raeena Lari vs. Karla Dominguez Vega). Area 7 covers South County, Evergreen and part of Oak Grove, not Almaden Valley. - **San Jose Unified:** Areas 2 (José Magaña, Carson Dance, Tomara Hall) and 4 (Mary Grunthaner, Michael Melillo) are up. Almaden Valley is in **Area 5** (Nicole Gribstad, elected 2024). - **Union School District:** Three seats were filled without an election after candidates ran unopposed: - Sheila Billings (returning) - Aengus Linehan (returning) - Brooke Libman (new) - Source: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/86346009 - **Campbell Union HSD:** Areas 1–3 canceled; incumbents James Kim, Elisabeth Halliday and Jason Baker re-elected. - **SJ-Evergreen CCD:** Area 5 (Almaden Valley) is not up. Areas up: 2 (contested: Karen Martínez vs. Scott Hung Pham), 4 (canceled) and 6 (canceled). - **Valley Water District 4:** James (Jim) Beall Jr. re-elected without appearing on the ballot. - **Open Space Authority:** Districts 2, 5, 6 and 7 were all canceled (unopposed). - **Oak Grove SD, Cambrian SD, Campbell Union SD:** Each has contested 2026 races, but none of the 95120 test points fall in these districts. A few edge addresses near Blossom Valley or Cambrian should check their sample ballot. **Sources:** - Ballotpedia Santa Clara County 2026 (certified June results, canceled contests): https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Santa_Clara_County,_California_(2026) - Ballotpedia San Jose 2026: https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_San_Jose,_California_(2026) - Ballotpedia SJUSD 2026: https://ballotpedia.org/San_Jose_Unified_School_District,_California,_elections_(2026) - Ballotpedia Campbell Union HSD 2026: https://ballotpedia.org/Campbell_Union_High_School_District,_California,_elections_(2026) - San Jose Spotlight on council runoffs: https://sanjosespotlight.com/six-san-jose-council-candidates-advance-to-november/ - San Jose Spotlight on uncontested county races: https://sanjosespotlight.com/only-two-santa-clara-county-races-are-competitive/ - SJUSD board page (odd-numbered areas elected in presidential years, even-numbered in gubernatorial years): https://www.sjusd.org/about/board-of-education - Union SD board page: https://sites.google.com/unionsd.org/union-school-district/about/board-of-trustees --- ## 4. Gaps and caveats 1. **Valley Water D4/D7 split:** The exact boundary through Almaden Valley wasn't traced street by street. Points around Leland HS, Graystone and Williams are D7; Almaden Lake Park and the Guadalupe Elementary area are D4. Voters near the line should check their sample ballot. (The D7 map shows the line running roughly along the Trinidad Dr / Graystone Ln / Alamitos Creek area.) 2. **WVMCCD Area 7 vs. SJECCD Area 5:** This follows the school-district line (Union SD/CUHSD vs. SJUSD). I confirmed it with Census school-district geography at the test points, not at every address. 3. **Doug Robb (WVMCCD Area 7):** No biography, positions or endorsements found. 4. **Carol Pefley (AD-28):** Only her ballot statement and endorsement lists were found; no detailed biography. 5. **Endorsements for the Valley Water D7 candidates:** None reported in 2026 coverage. 6. **Fringe addresses:** Parts of 95120 near Los Gatos, Lexington Hills or the hills toward McKean/Calero, and the 95118/95136 edges, may fall in different school or water districts. ZIP code alone is not enough; the sample ballot is authoritative. 7. **Results:** Polls close at 8 p.m. today. No general-election results are included.