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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Ripon City Council Election 2026

2 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 3 candidates running. Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

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Voters citywide choose two of three candidates for two at-large council seats; the other three seats are not on this ballot.

Last day to register to vote online · Oct 19

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What the next council decides

01Fire and emergency staffing3 sourced facts

Where it standsProperty owners in the Ripon Consolidated Fire District approved a new assessment in August 2026 to staff a second engine company.

What's on the tableHow the city works with the fire district and what the city's share of the assessment costs the general and utility funds.

02City budget and street lighting3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe 2026-27 budget is balanced, and the $42 per home lighting district assessment will need to rise or be supplemented within three years.

What's on the tableHow to fund street lighting and keep the general fund balanced as sales tax sources change.

03Roads, signals and developer agreements3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe budget includes $3 million in state grant funds for traffic signals at North Ripon Road and River Road.

What's on the tableWhich road projects move forward and who pays for road work tied to new subdivisions.

04Growth, annexation and West Main Street3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe city is evaluating annexation west of Jack Tone Road and planning for the west side of Ripon.

What's on the tableWhether to annex land for commercial development and how to zone commercial corridors.

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Two of five council seats are on the ballot: the terms of Dean D. Uecker and Michael Restuccia end in November 2026. City of Ripon

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  1. 1. How should Ripon pay for fire and emergency staffing?

  2. 2. Should Ripon allow more commercial uses along West Main Street?

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Key dates

The seat math

3 stay (not up this year): Gary Barton, Daniel de Graaf, Leo Zuber2 on this ballot

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

  • Ripon is a General Law City operating under a Council-City Administrator form of governance. City of Ripon
  • Council members are elected to four-year terms; three are elected at one general election and two at the next. City of Ripon
  • Council members are elected at-large. City of Ripon
  • Vice Mayor Dean Uecker has been selected by his council peers four times to serve as mayor. Manteca Bulletin · Mar 10, 2026
  • The council meets at 6:00 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month in the City Council Chambers. City of Ripon

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