Review note: Gina Latimerlo for Belmont City Council -- 'Districts/Voting' page on her own campaign site: names Belmont's four City Council districts and their current representatives (District 1: Latimerlo; District 2: Cathy Jordan; District 3: Robin Pang-Maganaris; District 4: Tom McCune) plus the citywide, at-large Mayor (Julia Mates). and Mayor Julia Mates -- 'About Julia' page on her own re-election campaign site: her account of becoming Belmont's first directly elected mayor in 2022 after joining the council in 2018, her background, and her regional-agency roles. may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- smcacre.gov (opens in a new tab)San Mateo County ACRE (Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder-Elections) -- Roster of Candidates, Qualified Candidates Only, November 3, 2026 General Election (CFMR009), dated 2026-08-25: confirms Belmont's Mayor, Council District 1, and Council District 3 are each 'On Ballot: Yes' with exactly one qualified candidate apiece (Julia Mates, Gina Latimerlo, Sarah K.M. Delisle)
- smdailyjournal.com (opens in a new tab)San Mateo Daily Journal -- "San Mateo County election races take shape across cities, schools" (Daily Journal staff report, published Aug. 11, 2026): independently confirms Mayor Julia Mates, Councilmember Gina Latimerlo (District 1), and Sarah Delisle (District 3) are each running unopposed/uncontested, and identifies District 3 as the seat currently held by Councilmember Robin Pang-Maganaris, who is not seeking reelection
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Belmont, California": used narrowly for the current-officeholder roster (Mayor Julia Mates; Vice Mayor Robin Pang-Maganaris; Councilmembers Tom McCune, Gina Latimerlo, Cathy Jordan), not for anything volatile
- ginaforbelmont.org (opens in a new tab)Gina Latimerlo for Belmont City Council -- 'Districts/Voting' page on her own campaign site: names Belmont's four City Council districts and their current representatives (District 1: Latimerlo; District 2: Cathy Jordan; District 3: Robin Pang-Maganaris; District 4: Tom McCune) plus the citywide, at-large Mayor (Julia Mates)
- juliamates.com (opens in a new tab)Mayor Julia Mates -- 'About Julia' page on her own re-election campaign site: her account of becoming Belmont's first directly elected mayor in 2022 after joining the council in 2018, her background, and her regional-agency roles
Last updated September 1, 2026.
City of Belmont
Mayor of Belmont
Belmont's Mayor is a separately elected, citywide office. Voters have elected the Mayor directly only since 2022. Before that, the City Council chose the Mayor from its own members. The term is four years.
Mayor Julia Mates is running for reelection unopposed. She was the only candidate who qualified by the filing deadline.
Belmont's Mayor is a separately elected, citywide office with a 4-year term -- unlike the city's four councilmembers, each of whom represents one of Belmont's geographic districts. By her own account, Mates became Belmont's first directly elected mayor when she won the office in 2022; before that, the City Council chose the Mayor from among its own members, the same arrangement several other California cities still use.
The county's own certified candidate roster and independent San Mateo Daily Journal reporting (Aug. 11, 2026) both confirm no one else filed to challenge Mates this cycle.
Julia Mates
Julia Mates is the incumbent Mayor, seeking a second term. She joined the council in 2018. In 2022 she became Belmont's first directly elected mayor. She says she is the first Chinese American Jewish mayor in the United States.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.