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City of Coronado · Statewide General Election

Coronado City Council

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

This person holds one of two at-large seats up this cycle on Coronado's 5-member City Council, alongside the directly-elected mayor: city ordinances, the budget, and land use, with day-to-day operations run by an appointed city manager. A 4-year term.

Four candidates are running for two at-large seats on the Coronado City Council: incumbent Kelly Purvis, first appointed to the council in January 2025, faces three first-time challengers -- small-business owner Andrew Gade, Navy Reserve pilot Ricky Hoyt, and attorney Rebecca King. Vote for up to two -- there's no primary or runoff.

Winners join Coronado's directly-elected mayor and two other council members as five votes on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, with day-to-day operations run by an appointed city manager rather than any single elected official. Terms run four years, from December 2026 to December 2030.

One of the two seats on this ballot is the one Purvis was appointed to in January 2025, filling the vacancy left when John Duncan was elected mayor -- her appointed term was always going to run only through this election. The other is a full four-year-term seat whose sitting incumbent chose not to run: the city's own election-info page notes that an eligible incumbent didn't file by the regular Aug. 7 deadline, which under state law triggered a five-day filing extension that brought the rest of this field in.

Kelly Purvis

The only incumbent in the field, appointed to the council in January 2025 after nearly 11 years in Coronado's City Manager's Office, where she served as the city's first Arts Administrator starting in 2014 and later as a Senior Management Analyst. A Coronado resident since 1987 with a political-science degree from USC, she describes her approach as research-driven and nonpartisan, per a paid endorsement in her support.

Strengths

Nearly two decades of direct City Hall experience before ever taking office, plus about 19 months already serving on the council since her appointment.

Trade-offs

Has never won a contested public election for this seat -- her council service so far rests on a 4-0 council vote, not a public vote.

Keep in mind

No CAL-ACCESS or NetFile filing for her 2026 run could be confirmed in this pass -- see Financial info.

Andrew Gade

A small-business owner (San Diego Tint) and longtime Coronado resident, making his second run at a council seat after an unsuccessful 2024 campaign. He has publicly advocated for stricter enforcement of the city's short-term-vacation-rental ban -- including fines for violators and collecting the transient occupancy tax on legal rentals -- framing full-time-resident housing access as one of Coronado's most pressing problems. His 2024 campaign centered on fiscal restraint, supporting local businesses, and pushing back on state agencies (the Coastal Commission, HCD, Caltrans) that he says constrain the city's autonomy.

Strengths

A second run gives him a public record to point to, including a specific, concrete proposal on vacation-rental enforcement rather than only general themes.

Trade-offs

Ran once before, in 2024, and didn't win a seat.

Keep in mind

No CAL-ACCESS or NetFile filing for his 2026 run could be confirmed in this pass -- see Financial info.

Ricky Hoyt

A Navy Reserve V-22 Osprey pilot and small-business owner who came to Coronado in 2015 on active duty at Naval Air Station North Island; he holds an economics degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School. A first-time candidate, he's campaigning on a permanent fix for the Tijuana River sewage crisis, practical e-bike and traffic-safety rules, transparent management of major infrastructure projects, and preserving the city's partnership with the Navy.

Strengths

Direct military and operational experience with the Navy partnership that anchors Coronado's economy -- and one of his own stated priorities.

Trade-offs

A first-time candidate with no prior city government or commission experience.

Keep in mind

No CAL-ACCESS or NetFile filing for his 2026 run could be confirmed in this pass -- see Financial info.

Rebecca King

A former Deputy and Assistant City Attorney for Norfolk, Virginia, who moved to Coronado as a Navy spouse in 2007 and settled permanently in 2018. A first-time candidate, she has served on the city's Planning and Design Review Commission and the school district's Guiding Coalition. Her platform centers on a permanent fix for the Tijuana River sewage crisis, transparency around privatized city services, faster construction of a modern fire station, updated e-bike rules, and replacing aging water and wastewater pipes. She's endorsed by sitting Council Member Carrie Downey and former Mayor Casey Tanaka.

Strengths

A decade of direct municipal-government legal experience as a city attorney, plus a sitting council member's endorsement.

Trade-offs

A first-time candidate for elected office, with no prior campaign to weigh her platform against.

Keep in mind

No CAL-ACCESS or NetFile filing for her 2026 run could be confirmed in this pass -- see Financial info.

Source review: Mixed (79/100) · 9 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: Coronado Times -- "Why is Coronado not enforcing short-term vacation rental ban while leaving millions on the table?": a letter to the editor submitted by Andrew Gade (2026) on short-term-rental enforcement -- his own words, attributed, Coronado Times -- "Ricky Hoyt announces candidacy for Coronado City Council": submitted by Ricky Hoyt, a first-person candidacy announcement with his background and platform -- his own words, attributed, Coronado Times -- "Rebecca King announces candidacy for Coronado City Council": submitted by Rebecca King, a first-person candidacy announcement with her background and platform, and naming Council Member Carrie Downey and former Mayor Casey Tanaka as endorsers -- her own words, attributed, and Coronado Times -- "Kelly Purvis: A path to nonpartisan politics": a paid political endorsement letter (Dawn Richards, Aug. 19, 2026) supporting Purvis's 2026 council candidacy -- an interested party's stated position, attributed; also independently timestamps her as an active 2026 candidate may have more bias because they are advocacy or endorsement sources compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.

  • sdvote.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego County Registrar of Voters -- Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (current through the 8/24/2026 2:44pm snapshot): confirms Mayor, City Council Districts 1 and 3, City Clerk, and City Treasurer as Carlsbad's five November 2026 races, and Mayor plus City Council Districts 1 and 3 as Poway's three November 2026 races, each Vote for 1
  • coronado.ca.us (opens in a new tab)City of Coronado -- 2026 Election Information page: confirms two City Council seats up for a 4-year term (Dec. 2026-Dec. 2030), the Aug. 7, 2026 filing deadline and its extension through Aug. 12 (an eligible incumbent did not file by the regular deadline), and names the four qualified candidates (Andrew Gade, Kelly Purvis, Ricky Hoyt, Rebecca King) plus one withdrawn filer (Mark Warner)
  • coronado.ca.us (opens in a new tab)City of Coronado -- Mayor & City Council page: names the sitting 5-member council (Mayor John Duncan; Council Members Carrie Downey, Mark Fleming, Kelly Purvis, Amy Steward) -- the source confirming Purvis is the only sitting councilmember among this race's four candidates
  • coronadotimes.com (opens in a new tab)Coronado Times (reporter Megan Kitt) -- "City Council Candidate Andrew Gade Hopes to Protect What Makes Coronado Unique": bylined news profile from Gade's unsuccessful 2024 council run, describing his background (owner of San Diego Tint, a prior 2020 San Diego City Council run), his move to Coronado, and his platform themes (fiscal restraint, local control against state agencies, supporting local business) -- cited only for enduring biographical facts and platform themes, not for any 2026-specific claim
  • coronadotimes.com (opens in a new tab)Coronado Times -- "Why is Coronado not enforcing short-term vacation rental ban while leaving millions on the table?": a letter to the editor submitted by Andrew Gade (2026), arguing for stricter enforcement of the city's short-term-rental ban, fines for violators, and collecting the transient occupancy tax on legal rentals -- his own words, attributed
  • coronadotimes.com (opens in a new tab)Coronado Times -- "Ricky Hoyt announces candidacy for Coronado City Council": submitted by Ricky Hoyt, a first-person candidacy announcement covering his Navy career (V-22 Osprey pilot, Naval Academy/Naval Postgraduate School degrees), arrival in Coronado in 2015, and platform (Tijuana River sewage crisis, e-bike/traffic safety, infrastructure-project transparency, the Navy partnership) -- his own words, attributed
  • coronadotimes.com (opens in a new tab)Coronado Times -- "Rebecca King announces candidacy for Coronado City Council": submitted by Rebecca King, a first-person candidacy announcement covering her Navy-spouse arrival in 2007, her Norfolk, VA city-attorney career, her Planning and Design Review Commission service, and her platform (Tijuana River sewage crisis, transparency on privatized city services, a modern fire station, e-bike rules, water/wastewater pipe replacement); also names Council Member Carrie Downey and former Mayor Casey Tanaka as endorsers -- her own words, attributed
  • coronadotimes.com (opens in a new tab)Coronado Times (reporter Megan Kitt) -- "Kelly Purvis Appointed as City Council Member": bylined news coverage of the council's Jan. 21, 2025 appointment vote (four rounds, Purvis winning 4-0 over former Councilmember Whitney Benzian), her nearly-11-year City Manager's Office career and role as the city's first Arts Administrator (2014), and confirmation that two Council seats -- including the one she was appointed to -- would be up in 2026
  • coronadotimes.com (opens in a new tab)Coronado Times -- "Kelly Purvis: A path to nonpartisan politics": a paid political endorsement letter (Dawn Richards, Aug. 19, 2026) supporting Purvis's 2026 council candidacy, citing her 40 years in the Coronado community, Cultural Arts Commission service, and cultural-arts economic-impact-study work -- an interested party's stated position, attributed; also independently timestamps her as an active candidate in the current cycle

Last updated August 31, 2026.