Sierra Vista, AZVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Sierra Vista Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

5 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.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council · Unopposed

Voters choose a mayor and up to four council members citywide. Only two council candidates are printed on the ballot, so write-in candidates who receive at least 726 votes can also win. The top three council vote-getters receive four-year terms and the fourth receives a two-year term.

5 notes on these statements

The city's candidate list names Wesley Hewitt, Marvin Kouza, Limor Cummings and Chris Holston as City Council write-in candidates for the November 3, 2026 election. City of Sierra Vista · Aug 18, 2026

Mayor Clea McCaa announced he will not seek reelection. Tucson Spotlight

Carolyn Flowers was re-elected to Council in November 2022 and appointed Vice Mayor in January 2023. Mark Rodriguez was elected to Council in November 2022. City of Sierra Vista

Ken Kilmurray was appointed in July 2025 to fill the remainder of David Jones’ City Council term, which ends December 31, 2026. City of Sierra Vista

City Clerk Jill Adams said at least 10 people submitted interest statements, but only two council candidates gathered the required 726 signatures. KGUN 9 · Jul 13, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Faye JacksonCouncil Member; elected November 2024 to a four-year term2sourcedAngelica LandryCouncil Member; elected November 2024 to a four-year term2sourced

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesVista 2040 General Plan, City budget and property tax, Credit card processing feesKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Vista 2040 General Plan

Where it standsThe council voted on June 11, 2026 to send the updated Vista 2040 General Plan to voters on the Nov. 3 ballot.

What's on the tableThe next council will use the plan, if voters approve it, to guide planning, growth and housing decisions; if not, the city keeps using Vista 2030.

City budget and property tax

Where it standsThe council approved a $140,710,916 tentative budget for 2026-27 and set the property tax rate at .0993 per $100.

What's on the tableThe next council will adopt future budgets, set the property tax levy and decide how to fund city services.

Credit card processing fees

Where it standsIn June 2026 the council voted to let the city pass credit card processing fees on to people who pay by card.

What's on the tableThe next council will decide whether to keep, adjust or end the pass-through of card fees on city payments.

Police grants and public safety funding

Where it standsThe council accepted a $193,503 Operation Stonegarden grant and a $6,553 HIDTA grant for the Police Department in June 2026.

What's on the tableThe next council will decide whether to accept future federal and regional public safety grants and how to staff police and fire services.

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. How should Sierra Vista approach growth?

  2. 2. What should the city do with its property tax rate?

  3. 3. How should the city encourage more housing?

  4. 4. Who should pay credit card processing fees on city payments?

  5. 5. Should the Police Department accept the federal Operation Stonegarden grant?

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Key dates

The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Faye Jackson, Angelica Landry5 on this ballot

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

  • Sierra Vista is a council-manager city: the City Council defines public policy and the City Manager administers it. City of Sierra Vista
  • The City Council is made up of a mayor and six council members elected at large to staggered four-year terms, in nonpartisan elections. City of Sierra Vista
  • Of the four council seats on the 2026 ballot, the top three vote-getters receive four-year terms ending December 31, 2030, and the fourth receives a two-year term ending December 31, 2028. City of Sierra Vista
  • The ballot has four council seats instead of the usual three because of a recent council resignation and appointment. City of Sierra Vista

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