Review note: Christian Peacox's own campaign site ("Meet Christian"): elected City Treasurer in November 2024, serving since December 2024; his own framing of his record and priorities may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.

sdvote.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego County Registrar of Voters -- Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (current through the 8/24/2026 2:44pm snapshot): confirms Mayor, City Council Districts 1 and 3, City Clerk, and City Treasurer as Carlsbad's five November 2026 races, and Mayor plus City Council Districts 1 and 3 as Poway's three November 2026 races, each Vote for 1
carlsbadca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carlsbad -- City Council page: an elected mayorplus four district-elected council members, each a 4-year term; names Mayor Keith Blackburn, Mayor Pro Tem Priya Bhat-Patel (District 3), and Council Member Melanie Burkholder (District 1); confirms the Mayor is elected citywide and Council members by district, and that the City Clerk and City Treasurer are also separately elected
carlsbadca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carlsbad -- Clerk Services / Election Information page: names City Clerk Sherry Freisinger and states the City Clerk serves an elected 4-year term
thecoastnews.com (opens in a new tab)The Coast News Group -- "Election 2026: A guide to North County races" (Carlsbad City Council section): names all nine qualified candidates across Mayor, Districts 1 and 3, Treasurer, and confirms City Clerk Sherry Freisinger is running unopposed, current as of the Aug. 7, 2026 filing deadline
sandiegouniontribune.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego Union-Tribune (Phil Diehl) -- "Carlsbad's mayor, 2 council seats, treasurer and clerk on the ballot in November": independently confirms five incumbents on the ballot against a small field of challengers and reports Blackburn's re-election campaign raised $42,673; the full article is paywalled beyond its opening paragraphs as retrieved
christianpeacox.com (opens in a new tab)Christian Peacox's own campaign site ("Meet Christian"): elected City Treasurer in November 2024, serving since December 2024; decades of corporate-finance and entrepreneurship experience; his own framing of his record and priorities
sandiegouniontribune.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego Union-Tribune -- "Carlsbad's elected city treasurer announces he will retire": Craig Lindholm's retirement effective mid-June 2024; Carlsbad's municipal code requires a special election if an elected official resigns with more than 25 months left in the term
thecoastnews.com (opens in a new tab)The Coast News Group -- "Carlsbad city treasurer announces retirement": Craig Lindholm's June 6, 2024 retirement announcement after 11 years as an elected official, effective June 14, 2024
ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia -- Christian Peacox (Carlsbad City Treasurer, California): certified results of the Nov. 5, 2024 special general election for the unexpired treasurer term, a four-candidate field (Kahn, Krouse Jr., Peacox, Williams) won by Peacox
ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia -- Thomas Krouse Jr. (Carlsbad City Treasurer, California): certified results confirming Krouse ran and lost the same Nov. 5, 2024 special election Peacox won
cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- filer search: Christian Peacox carries ACTIVE "Peacox for Treasurer" committees for both 2024 and 2026; Thomas Krouse carries ACTIVE committees from three prior Assembly runs (2014, 2016, 2018) and his 2024 Carlsbad Treasurer run, with no separate 2026-specific filing found under his name as of this retrieval

Last updated September 7, 2026.

City of Carlsbad

Carlsbad City Treasurer

This person manages the city's cash and investments. They report on Carlsbad's finances. The job is technical, not a policy role. The term is four years.

Incumbent Christian Peacox faces challenger Thomas E. Krouse for Carlsbad City Treasurer. This is a rematch of the Nov. 5, 2024 special election, which Peacox won. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins, with no runoff.

The City Treasurer oversees Carlsbad's cash and investments and reports on the city's financial position -- a technical, non-policymaking role separately elected from the mayor and council. The term is four years.

This race has real history behind it. Craig Lindholm, an 11-year elected treasurer, retired effective June 14, 2024; Carlsbad's municipal code requires a special election when an elected official resigns with more than 25 months left in the term, which is what put the office on the Nov. 5, 2024 ballot for its unexpired two years. Peacox won that four-candidate special election and has served since December 2024; Krouse was one of the three candidates he beat. Now they're running again, head to head, for a full four-year term.

Christian Peacox

Christian Peacox is the incumbent Treasurer, elected in a Nov. 5, 2024 special election. In office, he updated the city's investment policy and created its first Investment Review Board. He filled Craig Lindholm's unexpired term and is now seeking his first full term.

Thomas E. Krouse

Thomas E. Krouse is an investment company CEO. This is his second run for Treasurer, after finishing behind Peacox in the 2024 election. He ran unsuccessfully for the California State Assembly in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

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