- carsonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carson — REVISED Notice of General Municipal Election, November 3, 2026 (City Clerk, City Treasurer, Council Districts 2 and 4, each a term expiring November 2030; dated Aug. 26, 2026)
- carsonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carson — "Candidates who have pulled returned or qualified for the ballot" (City Clerk's own running tracker, linked from the City Clerk's page as "November Election"; last updated 2026-08-11 — one day after the standard Aug. 7 filing deadline and inside the same Aug. 10-12 extension window that produced Arleen Bocatija Rojas's District 4 qualification. Lists exactly one qualified filer each for City Clerk (Dr. Khaleah Bradshaw, qualified July 20, 2026) and City Treasurer (Monica Cooper, qualified July 20, 2026); also shows a District 2 filer, Sue Quedado, who pulled papers but never reached 'Date Qualified,' confirming the document distinguishes qualified filers from mere paper-pullers)
- southtechhosting.com (opens in a new tab)City of Carson — CampaignDocs eRetrieval (SouthTech/Granicus public campaign-finance disclosure portal)
- carsonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Carson — City Clerk Dr. Khaleah K. Bradshaw (official biography: raised in Compton; B.A. English Literature and M.A. African American Literature/Black Political Thought, CSU Dominguez Hills; Ed.D., Educational Leadership, CSU Long Beach, 2020; 10-plus years at CSUDH including Admissions Supervisor and Director of Government and Community Relations; appointed City Clerk by the City Council Dec. 13, 2021; won election to the office in 2022)
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Carson
Carson City Clerk
This person is Carson's elections official. They also keep the city's records, like agendas, minutes, contracts, and campaign disclosure filings. The term is four years.
Only one candidate qualified for this seat. Incumbent City Clerk Dr. Khaleah K. Bradshaw is unopposed. She is running for a second term. This contest is settled. Your vote here will not change the outcome.
The city clerk runs Carson's municipal elections. The clerk keeps the city's official public records. Those include agendas, minutes, contracts, and campaign-disclosure filings. The clerk also runs lobbyist registration. The term is four years.
With no opponent, the useful question is not who to choose. It is what the office has done. The City Council appointed Bradshaw as City Clerk in December 2021. She won election to the office outright in 2022. Before that she worked in higher-education administration.
Dr. Khaleah K. Bradshaw
Dr. Khaleah K. Bradshaw is the incumbent City Clerk. She was appointed in 2021 and elected in 2022. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership. She spent over a decade at CSU Dominguez Hills. Her roles there included Admissions Supervisor and Director of Government and Community Relations.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.