List of candidates for the 2024 General Election

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Editor’s Note: If the Elections Office updates data this article will be updated.

The deadline to file for candidacy for the Nov. 5 general election was Aug. 9 at 5:54 p.m. Below are the candidates for congressional, state and local races including Hollister and San Juan Bautista City Council, school districts and San Benito Health Care District.

The list is from the San Benito County Elections Office website.

U.S. Representative, 18th District:

  • Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
  • Peter D. Hernandez

State Senate, 17th District:

State Assembly, 29th District:

  • Robert Rivas (incumbent)
  • J.W. Paine

Hollister Mayor:

  • Mia Casey (incumbent)
  • Roxanna Stephens

Hollister City Council District 1:

  • Rick Perez (incumbent)
  • Rudy Picha

Hollister City Council District 4:

  • Tim Burns (incumbent)
  • Priscilla De Anda

San Juan Bautista City Council: (vote for 2, nomination period extended until 8/14/24)

  • Scott Freels (incumbent)
  • Jose Aranda

San Benito Health Care District zone 1: (Nomination period extended until 8/14/24)

San Benito Health Care District zone 3:

  • Richard Perez Sr.
  • William C. “Bill” Johnson
  • Esther Perez

San Benito Health Care District zone 5: (Nomination period extended until 8/14/24)

San Benito Board of Education District 1:

  •  Rodney Bianchi (appointed incumbent)

San Benito Board of Education District 2:

San Benito Board of Education District 5:

Aromas-San Juan School District TA 2:

Aromas-San Juan School District TA 5:

San Benito High School District TA 1:

  • Patty Nehme (appointed incumbent)

San Benito High School District TA 5:

  • Maria Vallejo Agredano (appointed incumbent)

Cienega Union School District: (vote for 2)

  • Nancy Norine Wirz (incumbent)
  • Sandy Barker (incumbent)

Hollister School District TA 1:

  • Kim O’Connor (appointed incumbent)

Hollister School District TA 2:

  • Elizabeth Martinez (appointed incumbent)

Hollister School District TA 4: (Nomination period extended until 8/14/24)

Jefferson School District: (vote for 2)

  • Joanne Falsey (incumbent)
  • Amy Strohn (incumbent)

North County Joint Union School District: (vote for 3)

  • Dianne Ribeiro Mandes
  • Norma Nichols (appointed incumbent)
  • CC Biggs

Southside School District: (vote for 2)

  • Aaron Kaelin (appointed incumbent)
  • Michael Ruth (appointed incumbent)

Aromas Water District: (vote for 2)

  • Vicki Morris (incumbent)
  • Wayne R. Holman
  • Jesus Miguel Diaz

Sunnyslope County Water District: (Vote for 2, Nomination period extended until 8/14/24)

Tres Pinos Water District: (Vote for 3, Nomination period extended until 8/14/24)

Aromas Tri-County Fire Protection District: (Vote for 2)

  • Kevin L Stotrup (incumbent)
  • Michael Miller (incumbent)
  • Nazhat Parveen Sharma

Races that did not receive candidate filings:

Bitterwater-Tully Union School District (2 seats)

Jefferson School District (2 year, 1 seat)

Panoche School District (2 year -partial terms-, 2 seats)

Panoche School District (1 seat)

Southside School District (2 year-partial term, 1 seat)

Tres Pinos Union School District (2 year-partial term, 1 seats)

Tres Pinos Union School District (2 seats)

Willow Grove Union School District (3 seats)

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