Villa Park Election Central 2026

Welcome to Villa Park Election Central, a local resource for the November 3, 2026 General Election. Find Villa Park election information, races affecting local voters, ballot measures, voter registration and voting resources, and election results as they become available.

See the Villa Park Election Results page for local results and updates.

Election Information

Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Polling Hours: 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Ballots Begin Mailing: By October 5, 2026
Secure Ballot Drop Boxes Open: October 6, 2026
Last Day to Register Online or by Mail: October 19, 2026
Conditional/Same Day Voter Registration: October 20 through November 3, 2026
First Orange County Vote Centers Open: October 24, 2026
All Orange County Vote Centers Open: October 31, 2026

2026 Villa Park Election News & Resources

2026 Candidate Statements

Official Voting Resources

2026 Villa Park City Council

Three candidates qualified for three four-year City Council seats: Nicol Jones, Jordan Wu and Chad Zimmerman. Because the number of qualified candidates did not exceed the number of available offices, the City Council considered appointments under California Elections Code Section 10229 and approved a resolution following its August 19 special meeting.

Nicol Jones
Jordan Wu
Chad Zimmerman

See the City of Villa Park Election Information page for the official notice and resolution.

2026 Orange Unified School District (OUSD) School Board

Four OUSD trustee areas are on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Areas 1, 4, 5 and 7.

OUSD Trustee Area 1

Ivan Kokos
Andrea Yamasaki – incumbent

OUSD Trustee Area 4

Sara J. Pelly – incumbent
Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato
Crystal K. Miles

OUSD Trustee Area 5

Chip Ahlswede
Kristin “Kris” Erickson – incumbent

OUSD Trustee Area 7

Jack Chang
Stephen Glass – incumbent

Villa Park is part of Trustee Area 4. Candidate information is based on the Orange County Registrar of Voters qualified candidate list.

2026 City of Orange Elections

The City of Orange will elect a mayor and councilmembers for Districts 1, 4 and 6 on November 3, 2026. The filing period for qualified write-in candidates runs September 7 through October 20, 2026.

Orange Mayor

Dan Slater – incumbent mayor
Arianna Barrios – District 1 councilmember

Orange City Council, District 1

Albert “AJ” Ricci
Brandy Romero
Jonathan St. Clair
Ernest Glasgow

Orange City Council, District 4

Denis Bilodeau – incumbent District 4 councilmember

Orange City Council, District 6

Brendon Moeller

Candidate information may change if qualified write-in candidates file. See the City of Orange Elections page for official election updates.

City of Orange Ballot Measures

Measure I – City of Orange Public Safety/Essential Services Measure (sales tax measure)
Measure J – City of Orange Hotel Guest Tax Modification Measure (transient occupancy tax measure)
Measure K – Proposed Charter for the City of Orange

Orange voters will consider all three local measures on November 3, 2026. See the City of Orange Elections page for official measure information.

U.S. House of Representatives – District 40

Ken Calvert – Republican, U.S. Representative
Young Kim – Republican, U.S. Representative for the 40th District

Villa Park is in California’s 40th Congressional District for the November 3, 2026 General Election. Ken Calvert and Young Kim are the two qualified general election candidates.

California State Assembly – District 59

Phillip Chen – Republican, incumbent Assemblymember
Victor Hernandez – Green

Villa Park is in California’s 59th Assembly District. Phillip Chen and Victor Hernandez are the two qualified candidates for the November 3, 2026 General Election.

Serrano Water District – Division 4

Patrick O’Hara – College Vice President
Frederick Fascenelli – Attorney

Division 4 is the Serrano Water District contest on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Incumbent Frank Bryant did not file for re-election by the original deadline, which extended the candidate filing period. Patrick O’Hara and Frederick Fascenelli are the two qualified candidates.

November 3, 2026 California Statewide Ballot Measures

Fourteen statewide propositions have qualified for California’s November 3, 2026 General Election ballot.

Proposition 1

Authorizes bonds for housing affordability programs.

Proposition 2

Increases California’s Rainy Day Fund.

Proposition 3

Provides permanent funding for schools and health care by extending an existing tax on high incomes.

Proposition 4

Repeals the prohibition against public funding of election campaigns.

Proposition 5

Changes the recall election process for statewide officers.

Proposition 37

Creates a loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homes.

Proposition 38

Authorizes bonds for immunology medical research.

Proposition 39

Requires government-issued identification for voting and adds citizenship verification requirements.

Proposition 40

Imposes a one-time tax on certain taxpayers and trusts.

Proposition 41

Requires audits for programs funded by new state special taxes and restricts new state taxes excluded from the state spending limit.

Proposition 42

Prohibits new state personal property taxes and certain retroactive state taxes.

Proposition 43

Limits voters’ ability to raise revenues for local government services.

Proposition 44

Requires community health clinics to spend 90% of revenue on program services.

Proposition 45

Modifies environmental review requirements for certain projects.

See the California Secretary of State’s qualified ballot measures page for official titles and additional information.

State/Federal Elections

Statewide candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Member of State Board of Equalization and State Superintendent of Public Instruction
U.S. Representative in Congress, State Senator and State Assembly Member
Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices, as well as local candidates and local measures