Lompoc, CAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Lompoc Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 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.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council District 2 · 1 seat

City Council District 3 · 1 seat

All Lompoc voters choose the mayor; only voters in District 2 and District 3 choose a councilmember for those districts.

3 notes on these statements

Councilmember Dirk Starbuck, who holds the District 3 seat, did not seek re-election. Noozhawk · Sep 7, 2026

Jeremy Ball is in the middle of a four-year term as District 4 councilmember; if he wins the mayor's race, the four council members could appoint his replacement or call a special election. Noozhawk · Sep 7, 2026

A nonpartisan candidate forum is planned for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Lompoc City Council Chambers, organized by the Lompoc-Vandenberg Branch of the American Association of University Women. Noozhawk · Sep 7, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Steve BridgeCouncilmember, District 1; term ends November 20282sourced

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What the next council decides

Streets and city upkeep

Where it standsVoters rejected a half-cent special sales tax for street repair in June 2026, so the council still has to decide how to pay for road maintenance.

What's on the tableHow to fund street and alley repair, and how much priority to give neglected properties.

  • Measure B2026 would have added a 0.5% special sales tax for 15 years, raising the rate from 8.75% to 9.25%, and needed two-thirds voter approval. Noozhawk
  • In semi-official election-night results, Measure B2026 had 46.6% yes and 53.4% no. Noozhawk · Jun 2, 2026
  • Ballotpedia lists Measure B2026 as defeated, with 66.67% required for approval. Ballotpedia
  • In his ballot argument, Mayor Mosby wrote that 78% of the city's alleys and 52% of its streets "are considered to be in poor or very poor condition." Noozhawk · Jun 2, 2026

Housing, fees and renters

Where it standsThe council cut development impact fees in 2025 and new homes are under construction, while a proposal on renter protections did not move forward.

What's on the tableWhether to keep the lower impact fees, where to add housing, and whether to take up renter protections.

  • The council adopted an ordinance at its May 20 meeting that lowers development impact fees from about $40,000 to $3,100 per housing unit. Santa Maria Times
  • Construction is underway on the River Terrace development on Lompoc's southeast side, which will add 259 units. Noozhawk
  • Lompoc has encountered hurdles trying to add 2,200 housing units west of the city to the Bailey Corridor. Noozhawk
  • Councilman Ball's proposal for the city to ensure renters know their rights and protections was one his colleagues declined to push forward. Noozhawk · Sep 7, 2026

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  1. 1. How should Lompoc pay to repair its streets after Measure B2026 failed?

  2. 2. The city cut development impact fees on new homes by about 92%. What should happen next?

  3. 3. Should Lompoc take up local protections for renters?

  4. 4. How much priority should the city give to neglected and blighted properties?

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The seat math

1 stay (not up this year): Steve Bridge3 on this ballot

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

  • The mayor is elected at-large by all voters of the city; each of the four council districts elects one council member who lives in that district. City of Lompoc
  • The mayor serves a two-year term and has the same voting power as the four other council members, who serve four-year terms. Noozhawk · Sep 7, 2026
  • The mayor's job goes to the top vote-getter. Noozhawk · Sep 7, 2026

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