Everything you need to know about the Nov. 3, 2026 election in Richmond and west Contra Costa County — races, candidates and how to vote. Check back for live local election results on Election Day.
Key dates
Sept. 21 — League of Women Voters mayoral debate
Sept. 24 — Voter Information Guide mailed
Oct. 1 — Richmondside mayoral candidates forum
Oct. 5 — Vote-by-mail ballots mailed; drop-off locations open
Oct. 19 — Deadline to register to vote
Oct. 21 — Supplemental voter information guide mailed
Oct. 27 — Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot
Oct. 30, Oct. 31, Nov. 2 — Early voting opens, Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza. Friday and Monday hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Nov. 3: Election Day, polls open 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
Voter resources
mayoral candidate forums
Richmond mayoral debate: Candidates clash over public safety
Anderson advocates for hiring more police officers while Jimenez doubled down on the city’s alternative policing programs.
+ Watch a recording of Richmondside’s mayoral forum
+ League of Women Voters mayoral forum recap
latest Election news
Ahmad Anderson concedes to Claudia Jimenez in Richmond mayoral election
The progressive-backed Jimenez holds a double-digit lead over Ahmad Anderson as of Tuesday’s Contra Costa County election results update.
Election Day might be over, but the ballot counting isn’t
Behind the scenes at the Contra Costa elections office it takes six steps to tally a single ballot. There are 280,000 of them.
Mayoral race
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parcel tax, bond measure, transit tax
Measure V parcel tax costs ‘less than a Netflix subscription,’ WCCUSD says. Here’s what it pays for
Student athletes fear what they might lose if it fails. Tax also funds libraries and other programs that have already been significantly cut back.
How Measure Q would fix Richmond’s outdated fire stations
The $120 million bond would fix stations, some of which were built in the 1940s, but some voters think the work could be paid for with Chevron funds.
If transit tax fails, local riders say BART and bus service cuts will hurt
If Prop. RTM fails and BART closes the red line at 9 p.m., west Contra Costa commuters fear they’ll be stuck shelling out money for on-demand rides. AC Transit and others are also planning reductions.
more election news
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