City of Blythe · Statewide General Election
Blythe City Council
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
This is one contest. Enter your address to see every race on your November ballot, and keep track of your picks.
On the ballot
- Alfonso Sonny Hernandez
- Jayson D. Lusk
- Joseph (Joey) DeConinck — Incumbent
- Joseph Halby III — Incumbent
- Johnny Z. Rodriguez — Incumbent
- Trevor Farrage
This person would hold one of three at-large seats up this cycle on Blythe's 5-member City Council, elected to staggered 4-year terms: city ordinances, the budget, and land use. The council selects one of its own members to serve as Mayor and another as Vice Mayor -- the titles rotate rather than being separately elected -- and day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager.
Six candidates are running for Blythe's three at-large City Council seats: incumbents Joseph (Joey) DeConinck -- the sitting Mayor -- and Johnny Z. Rodriguez -- the sitting Vice Mayor -- and Joseph Halby III, against challengers Alfonso Sonny Hernandez, Jayson D. Lusk and Trevor Farrage. Vote for up to three -- no primary.
Council seats carry staggered 4-year terms on Blythe's 5-member council. Winners take up city ordinances, the budget, and land use; day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager. The council doesn't elect its Mayor and Vice Mayor directly -- members choose those titles from among themselves, rather than voters electing a separate Mayor's office.
Two sitting councilmembers, Sam Burton and Summer Spraggins, are not on this year's ballot -- their seats aren't up this cycle, consistent with staggered terms rather than a gap in this research. No biography, occupation, or platform statement could be found for any of the six candidates after a real search of the city's own site (which lists only names and titles, not individual bios), a Cal-Access filer lookup, and a news search -- so the choice here rests on incumbency alone: three sitting councilmembers seeking another term against three first-time challengers.
Joseph (Joey) DeConinck
The incumbent, currently serving as Mayor -- a title the council selects from among its own members rather than a separately elected office. No independent biography or platform statement was found for him.
Strengths
Already serving as Mayor, the most visible seat on the council, which gives him institutional continuity and name recognition if reelected.
Trade-offs
No independent biography, professional background, or stated platform was found for him in this research pass.
Keep in mind
With no public record of his priorities beyond his incumbency, this is a vote on continuity itself rather than on any specific plan.
Johnny Z. Rodriguez
The incumbent, currently serving as Vice Mayor -- also a title the council selects from among its own members. No independent biography or platform statement was found for him.
Strengths
Already serving as Vice Mayor, the council's second-ranking title, giving him institutional continuity if reelected.
Trade-offs
No independent biography, professional background, or stated platform was found for him in this research pass.
Keep in mind
With no public record of his priorities beyond his incumbency, this is a vote on continuity itself rather than on any specific plan.
Joseph Halby III
The incumbent, a sitting councilmember seeking another term. No independent biography or platform statement was found for him.
Strengths
Already serving on the council, giving him institutional continuity if reelected.
Trade-offs
No independent biography, professional background, or stated platform was found for him in this research pass.
Keep in mind
With no public record of his priorities beyond his incumbency, this is a vote on continuity itself rather than on any specific plan.
Alfonso Sonny Hernandez
A challenger, not a sitting officeholder. No independent biography or platform statement was found for him.
Strengths
None could be independently confirmed in this research pass.
Trade-offs
No incumbency, and no independent biography, professional background, or stated platform was found for him.
Keep in mind
With no public record to evaluate, voters weighing this race have only the choice between continuity (the three incumbents) and change (the three challengers, of whom he is one) to go on.
Jayson D. Lusk
A challenger, not a sitting officeholder. No independent biography or platform statement was found for him.
Strengths
None could be independently confirmed in this research pass.
Trade-offs
No incumbency, and no independent biography, professional background, or stated platform was found for him.
Keep in mind
With no public record to evaluate, voters weighing this race have only the choice between continuity (the three incumbents) and change (the three challengers, of whom he is one) to go on.
Trevor Farrage
A challenger, not a sitting officeholder. No independent biography or platform statement was found for him.
Strengths
None could be independently confirmed in this research pass.
Trade-offs
No incumbency, and no independent biography, professional background, or stated platform was found for him.
Keep in mind
With no public record to evaluate, voters weighing this race have only the choice between continuity (the three incumbents) and change (the three challengers, of whom he is one) to go on.
Source review: Very strong (91/100) · 3 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- cityofblythe.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Blythe -- "Notice of Offices and Nominations for General Municipal Election," November 3, 2026: three at-large City Council seats (full 4-year terms), one City Clerk seat and one City Treasurer seat, nomination period July 13 - Aug. 7, 2026
- cityofblythe.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Blythe -- "Nominees for Public Office" (City Clerk Mallory Crecelius, published 8/19/26): names all six qualified Council candidates (Joseph Halby III, Alfonso Sonny Hernandez, Jayson D. Lusk, Joseph (Joey) DeConinck, Johnny Z. Rodriguez, Trevor Farrage) and the single qualified candidate for City Clerk (Mallory Crecelius) and City Treasurer (Christa Elms)
- cityofblythe.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Blythe -- official staff/elected-officials directory: Mayor Joseph DeConinck, Vice Mayor Johnny Rodriguez, Councilmembers Sam Burton, Summer Spraggins and Joseph Halby, City Clerk Mallory Crecelius, City Treasurer Christa Elms -- independently confirms the three Council candidates' current titles and that Crecelius and Elms are each the sitting officeholder
Last updated August 31, 2026.