City of Compton · Statewide General Election
Compton City Council, District 2
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
This is one contest. Enter your address to see every race on your November ballot, and keep track of your picks.
On the ballot
- Anthony Perry
- Bennie Tinson
This person holds your district's seat on Compton's 4-member City Council: city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the directly elected Mayor. A 4-year term.
The seat is open: sitting councilmember Andre Spicer ran for Mayor rather than reelection. No one cleared a majority in the June 2 primary, so the two leading finishers meet in a November 3 runoff: Bennie Tinson, who led with about 30% of the vote, against Anthony Perry, who took about 23%.
The winner serves a 4-year term as one of four district councilmembers, voting on the citywide budget, land-use and zoning decisions, and city ordinances alongside the directly elected Mayor. District 2 includes part of the Long Beach Boulevard commercial corridor.
With no incumbent in the race, the decision turns on which candidate's background — Tinson's government and labor-organizing experience versus Perry's community-organizing and small-business background — best fits a first term on the council.
Bennie Tinson
Bennie Tinson is a challenger for the open District 2 seat, with a background as a paralegal in Compton's City Attorney's office, an SEIU union organizer, and executive director of a countywide adult-care nonprofit. He is running on street and infrastructure repairs, revitalizing the Long Beach Boulevard corridor, and neighborhood-quality measures like graffiti removal and truck-parking enforcement. He led the June primary field with about 30% of the vote.
Strengths
Institutional experience: former paralegal in the City Attorney's office, SEIU union organizer, and nonprofit executive director; led the June field.
Trade-offs
His case rests on government experience over outsider energy — a candidate who knows City Hall's workings, not one promising to shake it up.
Keep in mind
Has worked inside Compton government (City Attorney's office) and organized labor (SEIU); says on his own campaign channels that he will decline a council salary, a pledge not independently verified.
Anthony Perry
Anthony Perry is a challenger for the open District 2 seat, a community organizer, educator, and small-business owner with more than two decades of community work in Compton. He is running on community-safety initiatives, youth programs, small-business support, and affordable housing. He finished second in the June primary with about 23% of the vote.
Strengths
Two decades of community organizing plus small-business ownership; platform centers equity and expanding opportunity; finished second in the June field.
Trade-offs
His case rests on grassroots organizing rather than City Hall experience — a candidate promising fresh perspective over institutional know-how.
Keep in mind
No campaign-finance filing appears in the city clerk's disclosure index under his name, unlike the other finalist in this race — a documented absence, not a claim about his fundraising.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Strong (82/100) · 8 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with several source types checked for context; advocacy or endorsement sources are treated as attributed perspective.
Review note: The National Law Review and Anthony Perry for Compton Council 2026 (campaign site) may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- results.lavote.gov (opens in a new tab)LA County RRCC — Certified June 2, 2026 Primary Nominating Election results, City of Compton (Mayor and Member of the City Council, 2nd District)
- comptoncity.org (opens in a new tab)City of Compton Clerk — General Election Information
- comptoncity.org (opens in a new tab)City of Compton — Elected Officials
- losangelescountypolitics.com (opens in a new tab)LA County Politics — LA County Municipal Primary Results (2026-06-04)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — Emma Sharif, Andrew A. Spicer, Bennie Tinson, and Anthony Perry (Compton, California, candidates 2026)
- natlawreview.com (opens in a new tab)The National Law Review — Bennie Tinson Candidate for Compton City Council, District 2 (EIN Presswire, 2026-05-13)
- perryforcompton.com (opens in a new tab)Anthony Perry for Compton Council 2026 — campaign site
- comptoncity.org (opens in a new tab)City of Compton Clerk — 410/460 Campaign Statements
Last updated August 31, 2026.