- 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
- netfile.com (opens in a new tab)Riverside County NetFile public campaign-disclosure portal — Blythe candidate-name searches
Last updated September 3, 2026.
City of Blythe
Blythe City Council
This person would hold one of three at-large seats on Blythe's City Council. These seats are up this cycle. The council has five members in all. Terms are four years and staggered. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. The council picks one of its own members as Mayor. Another member serves as Vice Mayor. These titles rotate rather than being separately elected. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations.
Six candidates are running for Blythe's three at-large council seats. The incumbents are Mayor Joseph "Joey" DeConinck and Vice Mayor Johnny Z. Rodriguez. Joseph Halby III is also an incumbent, running against three challengers. The challengers are Alfonso Sonny Hernandez, Jayson D. Lusk, and Trevor Farrage.
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
Joseph "Joey" DeConinck is the incumbent, currently serving as Mayor. The council picks the Mayor from among its own members. No other biography or platform was found for them.
Johnny Z. Rodriguez
Johnny Z. Rodriguez is the incumbent, currently serving as Vice Mayor. The council also picks the Vice Mayor from among its own members. No other biography or platform was found for them.
Joseph Halby III
Joseph Halby III is the incumbent, seeking another term. No other biography or platform was found for them.
Alfonso Sonny Hernandez
Alfonso Sonny Hernandez is a challenger, not a sitting officeholder. No other biography or platform was found for them.
Jayson D. Lusk
Jayson D. Lusk is a challenger, not a sitting officeholder. No other biography or platform was found for them.
Trevor Farrage
Trevor Farrage is a challenger, not a sitting officeholder. No other biography or platform was found for them.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.