# Chula Vista City Attorney Marco Verdugo is running uncontested for Chula Vista City Attorney. Full ballot at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person is Chula Vista's directly elected City Attorney. They give legal advice to the City Council and city departments. They also draft laws and advise on land use and public safety. The term is four years. - Jurisdiction: City of Chula Vista - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/chula-vista-city-attorney - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: October 7, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 88 out of 100 (Strong), across 8 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Marco Verdugo** — Incumbent A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. Incumbent City Attorney Marco Verdugo is unopposed. He was the only candidate to qualify, so the June 2, 2026 primary was canceled outright and his name is the only one voters will see for this office in November. The city attorney is Chula Vista's elected general counsel: legal advice to the City Council, city officials, boards and departments, including drafting ordinances and contracts and advising on land use, public safety and labor law. The term is four years. With no opponent, the useful question is what the office has done, not who to choose. Verdugo has held the seat since a March 2024 special-election runoff and is now seeking his first full term. ## Marco Verdugo The incumbent, elected in a March 2024 special-election runoff over Bart Miesfeld and sworn in that April 9. A lifelong Chula Vista resident with a law degree and over a decade of legal experience, he has done pro bono asylum work through Casa Cornelia Law Center. His campaign lists safety, affordability and accountability as his priorities (per his campaign website). **Strengths:** Elected in a March 2024 runoff and sworn in that April; a lifelong Chula Vista resident and attorney with pro bono asylum work through Casa Cornelia Law Center. **Trade-offs:** Running unopposed means his first two years in office face no organized counter-argument this cycle. **Keep in mind:** The office is legal counsel to the council and staff, not a policymaking seat, so continuity in that advisory role is close to the whole case for an unopposed incumbent. ## Review notes - San Diego County Democratic Party -- Democratic Candidates in the 2026 General Election: Imperial Beach Mayor, Matthew Leyba-Gonzalez; City Council District 1, Jose Lopez Eguino; City Council District 3, O'mar Diallo may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources. ## Sources 1. [County of San Diego Registrar of Voters — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election](https://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/election/nov-3-2026-gubernatorial-general-election/candidate-list.pdf) 2. [City of Chula Vista, City Clerk — Elections (November 3, 2026 General Election candidates: Mayor, City Council Districts 1 and 2, City Attorney)](https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/city-clerk/elections) 3. [California Secretary of State — CAL-ACCESS committee search (Chula Vista Mayor, Council Districts 1/2, and City Attorney candidates, 2026)](https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/list.aspx) 4. [City of Chula Vista — Office of the City Attorney (Marco Verdugo)](https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/city-attorney/about-us) 5. [Ballotpedia — Marco Verdugo](https://ballotpedia.org/Marco_Verdugo) 6. [San Diego County Democratic Party — Democratic Candidates in the 2026 General Election](https://www.sddemocrats.org/candidates-2026g) 7. [City of Chula Vista NetFile — public campaign-disclosure search](https://netfile.com/public/CCV/campaign/search-entities) 8. [League of Women Voters -- Vote411 voter guide, 'City of Chula Vista City Attorney' race (statewide All Races list): each candidate's self-submitted ballot designation and campaign contacts, plus answers to the League's questions -- If elected, what are your top 3 priorities?; What background, experience and/or education qualify you for this elected office?; Please summarize your criteria for deciding whether to accept endorsements and/or campaign contributions, and give a few examples of individuals or organizations whose support you are particularly proud to have.? No answers were on file at capture. Capture in data/nov-2026/sources/vote411/chula-vista-city-attorney.json.](https://www.vote411.org/plan-your-vote) ## The rest of the ballot Chula Vista City Attorney is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. Vote or Else builds the full list for any California address and breaks down each contest the way this page does, with no account and without storing the address: https://voteorelse.com/ ## How to cite this page Vote or Else, "Chula Vista City Attorney — November 3, 2026 California general election," https://voteorelse.com/2026/chula-vista-city-attorney (sources last retrieved October 7, 2026). Link the canonical page above rather than this Markdown file. Coverage is updated as the race develops, so quote it with its retrieval date.