Everything you need to know about the June 2 primary election — races, candidates, election forums, key dates and how to vote.
Key dates
April 6-May 19: The write-in nomination period is open.
April 22: Richmondside mayoral forum
May 4: Mail-in voting begins
May 7: Richmondside District 3 candidate forum
May 13: Richmondside District 4 candidate forum
May 18: Last day to register to vote in the primary election
June 2: Primary election
Oct. 19: Last day to register to vote in general election
Nov. 3: General election (only races without a winner in primary)
Election resources
Attend a candidate forum
Richmondside, in partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Contra Costa College, will host free, moderated forums to give voters a chance to hear from city council and mayoral candidates and ask them questions.
Mayoral forum: April 22 at CoBiz, 6:30 p.m-8 p.m., RSVP
District 3 council forum: May 7 at Easter Hill United Methodist Church, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (RSVP coming soon.)
District 4 council forum: May 13 at De Anza High School library, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (RSVP coming soon.)
Learn more and submit a question
Richmond election forums: Meet June 2 primary candidates for mayor, city council
Ask questions and hear from the candidates at Richmondside’s candidate forums. The first one, for the mayoral race, is April 22.
Election news
Richmonders to vote on 2 significant, but often overlooked, county offices in June primary
Ballots for Richmond’s first primary election will be mailed by May 4. Two offices that can significantly impact voters’ daily lives are the Contra Costa County clerk-recorder and the assessor.
Foros electorales de Richmond: Conozca a los candidatos a la alcaldía y al Concejo Municipal
Richmondside organizará tres foros antes de las elecciones primarias del 2 de junio. El primero será con los aspirantes a la alcaldía el 22 de abril.
Richmond mayoral candidates go after incumbent for controversial remarks
A recent forum ahead of the June primary started off with all four of Mayor Eduardo Martinez’s challengers critiquing his performance.
Richmond mayoral candidates clash over Flock cameras, crime, Chevron funds
Mayoral hopefuls sparred about the Chevron settlement and license plate readers during an online election forum hosted by the Marina Bay Neighborhood Council.
Will Richmond’s next mayor be a progressive, a moderate or a staunch conservative?
The decision voters make in June could shape the city for decades, say candidates and political observers.
Two Richmond Progressive Alliance members officially running for mayor
District 2 council member Cesar Zepeda will run unopposed while RPA-endorsed Claudia Jimenez and three others will try to unseat RPA-member Mayor Eduardo Martinez.
Claudia Jimenez to run for mayor against RPA ally Eduardo Martinez
In a reversal, the Richmond Progressive Alliance endorsed Claudia Jimenez as the group’s mayoral candidate for the city’s 2026 primary election.
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