San Luis, AZVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

San Luis Mayor & City Council Election 2026

3 of 7

council seats up

2 contests

6 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Voters citywide choose a mayor and two council members on November 3. A third council seat was filled in the July primary.

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Mayor Nieves Riedel, Maria Cecilia Cruz and Tadeo Azael De La Hoya hold terms that expire in December 2026 and are not on the November ballot. City of San Luis

Already on the council, not on the ballot

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Mon, Oct 5, 2026

What the next council decides

Townhomes on commercial land

Where it standsIn August 2026 the council did not approve a General Plan change for a 64-unit townhome project in the Plaza Colibri Commercial Subdivision.

What's on the tableThe next council will decide how much commercial land can be changed to residential use.

Commercial zoning on state land

Where it standsThe council approved rezoning about 29.8 acres of state-owned land on Cesar Chavez Boulevard in August 2026.

What's on the tableThe next council will oversee the planned auction and development of the state land.

License plate readers and cameras

Where it standsThe council heard a police presentation on license plate readers and surveillance cameras in August 2026 and took no vote.

What's on the tableThe next council will decide how to fund and expand the camera systems once grant funding ends.

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. Should the city let commercial land be changed to townhome housing?

  2. 2. How should the city zone state land along Cesar Chavez Boulevard?

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The seat math

3 stay (not up this year): Luis E. Cabrera, Esteban C. Rosales, Lizeth Servin3 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The City Council is a seven-member, non-partisan body elected at large to represent all citizens. City of San Luis
  • The Mayor and Council serve four-year terms, with no term limits. City of San Luis
  • Through an agreement with Yuma County, San Luis holds council elections in the fall of even-numbered years. City of San Luis

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