Tracy, CAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Tracy Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

8 candidates

Updated Oct 3, 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 1 · 1 seat

City Council District 3 · 1 seat

All Tracy voters elect the mayor; only voters who live in District 1 or District 3 vote for those council seats.

2 notes on these statements

This is Tracy's first by-district council election. Dan Evans, a current councilmember elected to a citywide seat in 2022, is running in the new District 3 seat; District 1 has no incumbent. Tracy Press · Aug 14, 2026

Mateo Bedolla's current council term expires at the end of 2026. Tracy Press · Jan 10, 2025

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Steve AbercrombieMayor Pro Tem (citywide seat); term of office 2024–20288sourcedDotty NygardCouncilmember (citywide seat); term of office 2024–20286sourced

Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesAquatic center, Warehouses and industrial growth, Water rates and repairsKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Aquatic center

Where it standsIn June 2026 the council voted 4-1 to start construction documents for the city-led design, and in August it voted 5-0 to settle its lawsuits with Ellis developer Surland.

What's on the tableHow much of the center to build, how to pay for added features, and how much yearly operating subsidy the city will carry.

  • The designer put capital costs at $67.8 million for the competition and recreation pools, rising to $91.4 million with the waterslides, lazy river, toddler pool and community building. Tracy Press · Jun 19, 2026
  • Operating the pools was estimated to cost the city $1.95 million to $2.2 million a year; the target opening is summer 2029. Tracy Press · Jun 19, 2026
  • Under the settlement, which needs court approval, Surland will transfer the aquatic center property to the city and pay $8 million toward the center. City of Tracy · Aug 21, 2026

Warehouses and industrial growth

Where it standsIn July 2025 the council approved the Tracy Hills Commerce Center, about 1.73 million sq. ft. of warehouses, on a 3-2 vote after the Planning Commission rejected it.

What's on the tableWhether to approve further industrial annexations and warehouse projects, including the Tracy Northeast Business Park, which is under city review.

Water rates and repairs

Where it standsIn June 2026 the council adopted water rate increases of 28% in each of the next two years and 4% in each of the three years after, on a 3-2 vote.

What's on the tableWhether the new council revisits the water fund plan and how it pays for the system's backlog of repairs.

Council pay

Where it standsOn Sept. 1, 2026 the council voted unanimously to keep pay at $1,900 a month for council members and $2,100 for the mayor.

What's on the tableCouncil pay comes up for review every two years, so the new council will decide whether to raise it.

  • The council approved an 85% raise in October 2024, from $1,029 to $1,900 a month for council members and from $1,129 to $2,100 for the mayor. Tracy Press · Sep 11, 2026
  • Staff said increases of up to 5% a year were allowed, which would have meant $1,995 a month for council members in 2026. Tracy Press · Sep 11, 2026

Retail and local jobs

Where it standsTrader Joe's opened next to West Valley Mall in 2025, and West Valley Bowl, the city's bowling center, closed in 2025 after no buyer was found.

What's on the tableWhether to offer incentives or other help to revive West Valley Mall and attract employers to Tracy.

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  1. 1. How should Tracy move forward on the aquatic center?

  2. 2. Should the city approve large warehouse projects like the Tracy Hills Commerce Center?

  3. 3. How should Tracy pay for water system repairs?

  4. 4. Should the next council get a pay raise?

  5. 5. What should the city do first to bring businesses and jobs to Tracy?

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The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): Steve Abercrombie, Dotty Nygard3 on this ballot

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

  • The City Council consists of the Mayor and four council members. City of Tracy
  • The Mayor is elected citywide to a two-year term; council members serve four-year terms. City of Tracy
  • In February 2026 the council adopted by-district elections for council members; the Mayor is still elected citywide. City of Tracy
  • Districts 1 and 3 vote in 2026 and Districts 2 and 4 in 2028; Mayor Pro Tem Abercrombie and Council Member Nygard serve out their current terms. City of Tracy City Clerk

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