Clovis, CAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Clovis City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

7 candidates

Updated Oct 2, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

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

City Council District 1 · 1 seat

City Council District 4 · 1 seat

City Council District 5 · 1 seat

Only voters who live in Districts 1, 4 and 5 vote this year, and each district elects one councilmember; Districts 2 and 3 vote in 2028.

2 notes on these statements

Matt Basgall and Drew Bessinger, current at-large councilmembers, are running in Districts 4 and 5, where they live. The Fresno Bee · Jul 15, 2026

Mayor Pro Tem Diane Pearce, whose council term ends this year, decided to run for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. The Fresno Bee · Jul 15, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Lynne AshbeckClovis councilmember since 2001 and senior vice president at Valley Children's Healthcare. She has served as mayor three times, most recently from 2022 to 2024.6sourcedVong MouanoutouaClovis mayor since December 2024 and councilmember since 2017. He is director of external relations and project development for Community Medical Centers and served more than 10 years on the Clovis Planning Commission.6sourced

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Match quiz4 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesCourt-ordered housing rezoning, Council term limits, Road funding and Measure SKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Next date

Mail ballots start going out; early voting opens at the County Clerk's office

Mon, Oct 5, 2026

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What the next council decides

Court-ordered housing rezoning

Where it standsIn August 2026 the council rezoned 15 of 20 planned sites for apartments and pulled five for review, leaving the city short of a court-ordered target.

What's on the tableWhether to rezone the five pulled sites or find replacements, and how to finish meeting the 2024 settlement.

Council term limits

Where it standsClovis has no term limits; in May 2026 the council voted 3-2 not to put a term-limits measure on the November 2026 ballot.

What's on the tableWhether to revisit term limits and put a measure before voters in a future election.

Road funding and Measure S

Where it standsFresno County's Measure C transportation tax expires in 2027; its proposed replacement, Measure S, is on the November 2026 ballot.

What's on the tableHow Clovis plans road and transit spending, with or without Measure S money.

Growth in Heritage Grove and the General Plan

Where it standsClovis is updating its General Plan and expects to propose a specific plan for the Heritage Grove growth area in early 2027.

What's on the tableWhether to approve the Heritage Grove plan and how new roads, water and sewer lines are paid for.

Measure Y sales tax and public safety

Where it standsMeasure Y, a 1-cent sales tax approved in 2024, brings in about $26 million to $28 million a year; the first budgets put public safety positions first.

What's on the tableHow to divide Measure Y money among police, fire, streets, parks and other services in future budgets.

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  1. 1. Should Clovis set term limits for City Council members?

  2. 2. Should voters approve Measure S, the county transportation sales tax that would replace Measure C?

  3. 3. Who should pay for roads, water and sewer lines in new growth areas like Heritage Grove?

  4. 4. What should Measure Y sales-tax money mainly pay for?

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Key dates

The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Lynne Ashbeck, Vong Mouanoutoua3 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

  • The City Council has five members who serve four-year terms with no term limits. City of Clovis
  • After each election the council chooses one member to serve as mayor and one as mayor pro tem for two years. City of Clovis
  • Clovis is switching from at-large to district elections: Districts 1, 4 and 5 vote in 2026, and Districts 2 and 3 in 2028. City of Clovis
  • Current councilmembers complete their full at-large terms before their seats move to districts. City of Clovis
  • The council appoints the city manager, who runs city operations. City of Clovis

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