# Coronado City Council Compare records and positions simply between Ricky Hoyt, Rebecca King, Kelly Purvis, or Andrew Gade for Coronado City Council at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person holds one of two at-large seats up this cycle. The seats are on Coronado's City Council. The council has five members. A directly elected mayor also serves on the council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations. The term is four years. - Jurisdiction: City of Coronado - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Seats: 2 - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/coronado-council - 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: September 7, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 79 out of 100 (Mixed), across 9 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Ricky Hoyt** — Aviator/Business Owner - **Rebecca King** — Attorney - **Kelly Purvis** — Appointed City of Coronado Councilmember · Incumbent - **Andrew Gade** — Small Business Owner A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. 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; they hold an economics degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School. A first-time candidate, they're 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 their 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 their 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, they have served on the city's Planning and Design Review Commission and the school district's Guiding Coalition. Their 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. They're 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 their platform against. **Keep in mind:** No CAL-ACCESS or NetFile filing for their 2026 run could be confirmed in this pass -- see Financial info. ## Review notes - 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. ## Sources 1. [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](https://www.sdvote.com/content/dam/rov/en/election/nov-3-2026-gubernatorial-general-election/candidate-list.pdf) 2. [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)](https://www.coronado.ca.us/1120/2026-Election-Information) 3. [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](https://www.coronado.ca.us/232/Mayor-City-Council) 4. [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](https://coronadotimes.com/news/2024/06/30/city-council-candidate-andrew-gade-hopes-to-protect-what-makes-coronado-unique/) 5. [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](https://coronadotimes.com/news/2026/02/08/why-is-coronado-not-enforcing-short-term-vacation-rental-ban-while-leaving-millions-on-the-table/) 6. [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](https://coronadotimes.com/news/2026/07/26/ricky-hoyt-announces-candidacy-for-coronado-city-council/) 7. [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](https://coronadotimes.com/news/2026/08/17/rebecca-king-announces-candidacy-for-coronado-city-council/) 8. [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](https://coronadotimes.com/news/2025/01/22/kelly-purvis-appointed-as-city-council-member/) 9. [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](https://coronadotimes.com/news/2026/08/19/kelly-purvis-a-path-to-nonpartisan-politics/) ## The rest of the ballot Coronado City Council 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. 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