stanvote.gov (opens in a new tab)Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters -- official "Unofficial Candidate List," General Election Nov. 3, 2026 (document timestamped by the county 7:57 AM 8/31/2026, refetched fresh for this shard): under "CITY OF CERES," lists exactly two contests -- Council Member, District 1 (Vote for 1: Gary M. Condit, Dorie Perez, neither flagged incumbent) and Council Member, District 2 (Vote for 1: Galen Guzman, Jorge Guerrero Jr., *Rosalinda L. Vierra) -- with no Ceres Mayor contest anywhere in the document.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Ceres -- own "2026 General Municipal Election Sign-Up" chart (posted to the city's Elections page, "Last Updated: 8/7/2026 3:45 PM"): the City Clerk's real-time filing record naming District 1's incumbent as James Casey and District 2's as Rosalinda L. Vierra, and giving exact papers-pulled/filed/verified dates for all 5 qualified candidates -- independently corroborates the county's roster.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Ceres -- own "Notice of Offices and Nominations" (posted July 30, 2026, per Elections Code 10224.5): certifies the two one-seat, 4-year-term District 1 and District 2 offices and states City Clerk Fallon Martin furnished nomination papers to only one sitting incumbent -- "Councilmember, District 2 -- Rosalinda L. Vierra" -- confirming District 1's incumbent James Casey did not pull papers to seek reelection.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Ceres -- own live "City Council" page: names the current roster -- Mayor Javier Lopez (at-large), District 1 James Casey, District 2 Rosalinda L. Vierra, District 3 Cerina Otero, District 4 Vice Mayor Daniel A. Martinez -- confirming the district structure and that Districts 3 and 4 aren't up this cycle.
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Ceres, California": used narrowly for the 2020 Census population figure (49,302) and the council-manager government structure (an elected Mayor plus four district council members, a hired City Manager); does not mention the 2026 city council race.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Ceres -- own live "Planning Commission" page: lists both District 1 candidates as current sitting appointees of that 5-member body -- Gary Condit as Chair (term to Dec. 31, 2027) and Dorie Perez as a commissioner (term to Dec. 31, 2028) -- meaning District 1 pits two sitting Planning Commissioners against each other for the open council seat.
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Gary Condit" (citing the Ceres Courier): confirms that District 1 candidate Gary M. Condit is a grandson of the former U.S. Representative, "named after his grandfather," who was "appointed to the Ceres Planning Commission" in 2023 and "ran for Ceres mayor in 2024 but lost the race to the incumbent mayor, Javier Lopez, by a little under 5%" -- used narrowly for that family/biographical detail; the article does not mention the 2026 council race.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)James Edwin Casey's FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement), filed with the City of Ceres 10/30/2025, declaring intent to run for Council Member, District One in 2026 -- an intent he ultimately did not follow through on, per the city's own Notice of Offices and Nominations and Sign-Up chart, neither of which lists him as a qualified 2026 District 1 candidate.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)Gary M. Condit's FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement), filed with the City of Ceres 5/7/2026, declaring candidacy for Councilmember, City of Ceres, District 1, non-partisan, primary/general 2026.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)"Neighbors for Condit / Ceres City Council District One / Gary M Condit" FPPC Form 410 (Statement of Organization), qualification threshold met 7/11/2026, treasurer James E. Casey -- the outgoing District 1 incumbent -- filed with the City of Ceres 8/3/2026.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)Dorie Perez's FPPC Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement), filed with the City of Ceres 11/6/2025, declaring candidacy for City Council of Ceres, District One, non-partisan, primary/general 2026.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)"Dorie Perez for Ceres City Council District 1" FPPC Form 410 (Statement of Organization), qualification threshold met 7/27/2026, self-treasurer, filed with the City of Ceres 7/30/2026.
ceres.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Ceres -- own "Election Campaign Statements" index page: as of this retrieval, lists Form 501/410 filings for all 5 qualified 2026 candidates but no FPPC Form 460 (periodic contribution/expenditure disclosure) for any of Condit, Perez, Guerrero, or Guzman -- a documented absence because their committees (where formed at all) qualified too recently to owe a periodic report yet, not a claim about any of their actual fundraising.

Last updated September 1, 2026.

City of Ceres

Ceres City Council, District 1

This person would represent one of Ceres's four City Council districts. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Ceres is a Stanislaus County city of about 49,302 residents. A professional city manager runs day-to-day operations. The elected council sets city policy. The Mayor is elected citywide to a 4-year term. Javier Lopez won the Mayor's race in 2024. The Mayor's seat is not on this ballot. The four council seats are elected by district for staggered 4-year terms. Districts 1 and 2 are up this November.

Two candidates are running for Ceres's open District 1 council seat. They are Planning Commission Chair Gary M. Condit and fellow commissioner Dorie Perez. Incumbent James Casey is not running again. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins. There is no runoff.

This seat is one of Ceres's four district-elected City Council seats. A Mayor is elected citywide. Councilmembers vote on the city's budget, ordinances, and land use. A professional city manager runs day-to-day operations. The seat is open because sitting District 1 incumbent James Casey did not return nomination papers. The city's own certified Notice of Offices and Nominations lists sitting officeholders furnished papers this cycle. Only District 2's incumbent, Rosalinda Vierra, is on that list.

Both candidates already sit together on Ceres's 5-member Planning Commission. Condit is Chair and Perez is a commissioner. So whoever wins keeps one seat on that body vacant while gaining a City Council vote. Casey filed a state candidate-intention statement in October 2025, signaling he might run again. But he never returned nomination papers by the filing deadline.

Gary M. Condit

Gary M. Condit chairs Ceres's Planning Commission and works as a Sheriff's Office Analyst. He is a grandson of the former U.S. Representative of the same name. He ran for Ceres Mayor in 2024. He lost to Javier Lopez by a little under 5 percentage points.

Dorie Perez

Dorie Perez serves alongside Condit on Ceres's Planning Commission and works as an educator. Their term on the commission runs through December 2028. They filed to run in November 2025, earlier than any other 2026 Ceres council candidate.

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