Everything you need to know about the June 2 primary election — races, candidates, key dates and how to vote.
Key dates
Feb. 9 — March 6: Candidate nomination period
March 11: Extended filing deadline (if incumbent in a particular race or district doesn’t file)
May 4: Mail-in voting begins
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. Dates and locations will be announced soon.
Election news
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.
Candidate filing period opens for Richmond’s June primary election
A community college student and a sitting city council member plan to run in the city’s June primary election.
Coming soon
Check back for Richmondside’s coverage of the issues most important to voters plus candidate profiles.
