carpinteriaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carpinteria -- "CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR CITY OF CARPINTERIA GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2026" (dated August 12, 2026; the city's website links this document under a later "WEBSITE Updated 08-28-26" filename, but its content is the same August 12 certified roster): three contests -- District 1 (Monica Solorzano vs. Aja Forner), District 3 (Julia Mayer, unopposed), and District 5 (Alexandra "Xy" VanAntwerp vs. Randy Carrasco) -- with each candidate's approved ballot designation and whether they filed a candidate statement
carpinteriaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carpinteria -- "NOTICE OF OFFICES AND NOMINATIONS" (posted August 4, 2026, signed by City Clerk/Elections Official Brian C. Barrett): confirms three City Council seats -- District Nos. 1, 3, and 5, each a full four-year term -- and states the District No. 5 incumbent is not seeking re-election, extending that district's nomination window to August 12, 2026
carpinteriaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carpinteria -- City Clerk / Elections page: confirms the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election covers three Council seats (Districts 1, 3, 5), the nomination-period dates, and links the certified candidate list, notices, and district candidate-statement documents; states the City Clerk is the local filing officer for candidate campaign-disclosure reports but links no self-service filing portal, directing inquiries to the state FPPC generally
carpinteriaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carpinteria -- City Council page: describes a 5-member, district-elected Council whose Mayor and Vice Mayor are "selected by their fellow Council members" and "customarily serve two-year terms" (not directly elected), and lists the current roster -- Mayor Natalia Alarcon (District 2, term ends Dec. 2028), Vice Mayor Monica Solorzano (District 1, term ends Dec. 2026), Al Clark (District 5, term ends Dec. 2026), Julia Mayer (District 3, term ends Dec. 2026), and Wade T. Nomura (District 4, term ends Dec. 2028) -- confirming which three districts are up this cycle and that Al Clark, not a certified candidate, is the retiring District 5 incumbent
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Carpinteria, California": 2020 Census population (13,264) and independently corroborates Natalia Alarcon as Mayor; used narrowly for demographic/structural facts and does not cover the 2026 election
coastalview.com (opens in a new tab)Coastal View News -- "November ballot set: Council races, sales tax" (Aug. 19, 2026): Carpinteria's own local paper independently confirms all three Council contests (District 1 and 5 contested, District 3 uncontested), summarizes each candidate's campaign framing, and reports a proposed quarter-cent sales-tax ballot measure (parked as a ballot measure per this dataset's measures-descoped policy, not built here)
cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- filer searches for all five Carpinteria candidates (Solorzano, Forner, Mayer, VanAntwerp, Carrasco): every query returned no extractable content, consistent with this dataset's documented pattern of Cal-Access blocking automated queries elsewhere this session; the session's live-browser fallback was disconnected throughout, so no in-browser retry was possible either
carpinteriaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carpinteria -- District 3 Candidate Statement (filed under Elections Code 13307): Julia Mayer's filed statement, in her own words
mayerforcouncil.com (opens in a new tab)Julia Mayer's own campaign site (mayerforcouncil.com): independently corroborates her filed statement's framing -- third-generation Carpinteria resident, business owner, and community volunteer

Last updated September 1, 2026.

City of Carpinteria

Carpinteria City Council, District 3

This person would hold your district's seat on Carpinteria's five-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Carpinteria is a Santa Barbara County city of 13,264 residents. A professional city manager runs day-to-day operations. The council picks the Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its own members. Voters do not elect the Mayor or Vice Mayor directly. The term is four years.

Only one candidate qualified for Carpinteria's District 3 City Council seat. Julia Mayer holds the seat now. She runs unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

This is one of Carpinteria's five City Council districts. Council members set city laws, the budget, and land use policy. Carpinteria is a Santa Barbara County beach town of 13,264 residents in the 2020 Census. A professional city manager runs the town day to day. The Mayor and Vice Mayor are not elected by voters. The Council picks them from its own members, usually for two-year terms. This seat carries a four-year term.

No one else filed nomination papers for District 3 by the August 7, 2026 deadline. So the seat goes to the ballot uncontested rather than by council appointment. Mayer is on the city's certified candidate list for a November election. The seat was not filled under the state's cancel and appoint rule for under filled races. Voters still cast a ballot for her to formally elect her to the seat.

Julia Mayer

Julia Mayer holds this seat now and is a third generation Carpinteria resident. She wants to meet housing needs, protect the environment, and pay for key services. She also pledges a careful city budget. She owns a local business and is a mother of two.

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