Review note: Aeysha Corio's own campaign site for Concord City Council District 5: her small business, her sitting Planning Commission seat, her nonprofit fundraising-leadership roles, and her platform and Laura Nakamura's own campaign site for Concord City Council District 5: her framing of her record as sitting Mayor and Homelessness Strategic Plan Working Group chair, and her platform may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Positions Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election": the only county-section contest in the document is County Board of Education Areas 2, 4, and 5 (under Schools) -- no Board of Supervisors, row office, or Superior Court seat appears anywhere, consistent with both Supervisor seats up this cycle (Districts 1 and 4) having been decided outright in the June 2026 primary
- cityofconcord.org (opens in a new tab)City of Concord -- "November 2026 Candidates" official roster (cityofconcord.org/1394): every qualified candidate for City Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 and City Treasurer, with filing and qualification dates and an incumbent flag -- Laura Hoffmeister*, Maria Bagley, and Trish Brazil for District 1; Don Seta, Robyn Kuslits, Dena Acosta Beere, and Douglas Lezameta for District 3; Laura Nakamura* and Aeysha Corio for District 5; Edith Patricia "Patti" Barsotti*, unopposed, for Treasurer
- cityofconcord.org (opens in a new tab)City of Concord -- "Elections" page (cityofconcord.org/226): confirms the 5-member, district-elected City Council structure with staggered 4-year terms (three seats one cycle, two the next -- Districts 1, 3, 5 this cycle), that the Council chooses its own Mayor and Vice Mayor each year from among its five members (a 1-year term, no separate directly-elected mayoral contest), and that the City Treasurer is elected citywide for a 4-year term, paid $600 a month, and does not serve full-time
- cityofconcord.org (opens in a new tab)City of Concord City Clerk -- individual "Candidate Information Packet" PDFs for all nine qualified Nov. 2026 candidates (cityofconcord.org/DocumentCenter/View/<id>/, linked from the candidates roster; parsed locally with pypdf): supplies each candidate's filed ballot designation -- Hoffmeister "City Council Member," Bagley "Government Finance Manager," Brazil "Business Owner," Seta "Retired Lt. Colonel," Kuslits "Substitute Teacher," Acosta Beere "Community Volunteer," Lezameta "Small Business Owner," Nakamura "City Council Member," Barsotti "Incumbent" -- and confirms none of the nine submitted the optional Candidate Statement of Qualifications
- contracosta.news (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa News -- "November Ballot Taking Shape in Contra Costa County" (Aug. 7, 2026): independent local-news roundup of the county's own candidate filings, listing the same three-candidate Area 2 field, Mike Maxwell alone for Area 4, and Clyde Lewis, Jr. alone for Area 5
- lauraforconcordcitycouncil.com (opens in a new tab)Laura Nakamura for Concord City Council District 5 -- campaign site (lauraforconcordcitycouncil.com): her own framing of her record as the sitting Mayor and chair of the city's Homelessness Strategic Plan Working Group, and her platform (Naval Weapons Station planning, homelessness, housing and neighborhoods, public safety and fiscal management, downtown/parks investment) -- her cited homelessness-reduction figure is her own campaign's claim, not an independently verified statistic
- aeyshacorio.com (opens in a new tab)Aeysha Corio for Concord City Council District 5 -- campaign site (aeyshacorio.com): her own account of her small business, her sitting seat on the Concord Planning Commission, her membership on the Concord Pavilion Community Outreach Committee, fundraising-leadership roles with the Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area and the John Muir Community Health Fund, and her platform (public safety, responsive city government, responsible growth, economic opportunity)
- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Positions Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election": lists Concord's four city-government contests (Treasurer, Districts 1/3/5) with no separate Mayor line
Last updated September 7, 2026.
City of Concord
Concord City Council, District 5
This person holds your district's seat on Concord's City Council. The council has five members. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. They also appoint the city manager who runs day to day government. The council elects its own Mayor and Vice Mayor each year. Each of those roles is a one year term. There is no separate Mayor of Concord contest on this ballot. Council seats are staggered. Districts 1, 3, and 5 are up this cycle. Districts 2 and 4 follow in 2028. The term is four years.
Two candidates are running for Concord City Council District 5. Incumbent Laura Nakamura, currently the city's Mayor, faces challenger Aeysha Corio. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright, with no runoff.
This person holds District 5's seat on Concord's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, plus appointing the city manager who runs day-to-day government. Concord's council elects its own Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its five district members each year rather than voters choosing a separate citywide mayor -- Nakamura currently holds that annual title by their colleagues' choice, not by a citywide vote. The term is four years.
Nakamura is running on their record as the sitting District 5 councilmember and current Mayor, citing the city's Naval Weapons Station planning progress and their homelessness-reduction work. Corio, a first-time candidate, is running as a sitting Planning Commissioner and small business owner with a platform centered on public safety and responsive city government.
Laura Nakamura
Laura Nakamura is the incumbent District 5 councilmember and the city's current Mayor. Their Council colleagues chose to give them the Mayor title for a one-year term. That is rather than through a separate citywide election. Their campaign site cites their chairmanship of the city's Homelessness Strategic Plan Working Group. It claims a 50% reduction in homelessness in Concord during their tenure. That figure comes from their own campaign, not an independent source. Their stated priorities include progress on long-stalled Naval Weapons Station planning. They cite a May 2026 term sheet with the U.S. Navy. They also want to balance housing affordability with neighborhood input. They list public safety, fiscal management, and downtown and parks investment too.
Aeysha Corio
Aeysha Corio is a small business owner and sitting Concord Planning Commissioner, according to her campaign site. Her site also lists her as a member of the Concord Pavilion Community Outreach Committee. It also lists her as a fundraising leader for the Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a fundraising leader for the John Muir Community Health Fund. Her platform centers on public safety and safer streets. She also wants to help residents get responses from city government. She backs growth that preserves neighborhood character and economic opportunity.
Your pick
A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.