# Merced County — November 3, 2026 California general election

Every candidate contest on Merced County ballots in Vote or Else's coverage: 19 races. Each link is the Markdown edition of one contest; drop the `.md` for the page to cite. Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/county/merced

## County offices

- [County Superintendent of Schools](https://voteorelse.com/2026/merced-superintendent-of-schools.md): Choose between Richard Lopez or Ana Boyenga for County Superintendent of Schools.

## School boards

- [Merced County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1](https://voteorelse.com/2026/merced-boe-area-1.md): Choose between Peg Larson or John Magneson for Merced County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1.
- [Merced County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2](https://voteorelse.com/2026/merced-boe-area-2.md): Choose between Ryan Richard Heller or Guadalupe M. "Lupe" Gonzalez for Merced County Board of Education, Trustee Area 2.

## Atwater ([every Atwater race](https://voteorelse.com/2026/city/atwater.md))

- [Mayor](https://voteorelse.com/2026/atwater-mayor.md): Choose between Mike Nelson or Roberto Montes-Yepez for Mayor.
- [Council, District 3](https://voteorelse.com/2026/atwater-council-3.md): Shawn Conour is running uncontested for Council, District 3.
- [Council, District 4](https://voteorelse.com/2026/atwater-council-4.md): Adam R Conour is running uncontested for Council, District 4.

## Gustine ([every Gustine race](https://voteorelse.com/2026/city/gustine.md))

- [Mayor](https://voteorelse.com/2026/gustine-mayor.md): Patrick Nagy is running uncontested for Mayor.
- [Council](https://voteorelse.com/2026/gustine-council.md): Rich Ford and Sherri Marsigli are running uncontested for Council.

## Livingston ([every Livingston race](https://voteorelse.com/2026/city/livingston.md))

- [Mayor](https://voteorelse.com/2026/livingston-mayor.md): Choose between Jason E. Roth or Japjeet Singh Uppal for Mayor.
- [Council (Short Term)](https://voteorelse.com/2026/livingston-council-short-term.md): Robert S. Wallis is running uncontested for Council (Short Term).
- [Council](https://voteorelse.com/2026/livingston-council.md): Choose between Mohinder Kanda, Terika DeGraw, Gurpal S. Samra, or Parwinder Singh Uppal for Council.

## Los Banos ([every Los Banos race](https://voteorelse.com/2026/city/los-banos.md))

- [Mayor](https://voteorelse.com/2026/los-banos-mayor.md): Michael S. Amabile is running uncontested for Mayor.
- [Council, District 2](https://voteorelse.com/2026/los-banos-council-2.md): Refugio Morales Llamas is running uncontested for Council, District 2.
- [Council, District 3](https://voteorelse.com/2026/los-banos-council-3.md): Choose between Marcus Chavez or Erasmo Viveros for Council, District 3.
- [Clerk](https://voteorelse.com/2026/los-banos-city-clerk.md): Lucy Mallonee is running uncontested for Clerk.
- [Treasurer](https://voteorelse.com/2026/los-banos-city-treasurer.md): Lucy Lawrence is running uncontested for Treasurer.

## Merced ([every Merced race](https://voteorelse.com/2026/city/merced.md))

- [Council, District 2](https://voteorelse.com/2026/merced-city-council-2.md): Choose between Felipe Rojas-Flores or Yang Pao Thao for Council, District 2.
- [Council, District 4](https://voteorelse.com/2026/merced-city-council-4.md): Shane Smith is running uncontested for Council, District 4.
- [Council, District 6](https://voteorelse.com/2026/merced-city-council-6.md): Choose between Fue Xiong, John G. Bliss Jr., or Yader Zeledon for Council, District 6.

## On every ballot in Merced County

- [Governor](https://voteorelse.com/2026/governor.md): Choose between Steve Hilton or Xavier Becerra for Governor.
- [Lieutenant Governor](https://voteorelse.com/2026/lt-governor.md): Choose between Gloria Romero or Fiona Ma for Lieutenant Governor.
- [Secretary of State](https://voteorelse.com/2026/secretary-of-state.md): Choose between Donald P. (Don) Wagner or Shirley N. Weber for Secretary of State.
- [Controller](https://voteorelse.com/2026/state-controller.md): Choose between Malia M. Cohen or Herb W Morgan for Controller.
- [Treasurer](https://voteorelse.com/2026/state-treasurer.md): Choose between Jennifer Hawks or Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer.
- [Attorney General](https://voteorelse.com/2026/attorney-general.md): Choose between Rob Bonta or Michael E. Gates for Attorney General.
- [Insurance Commissioner](https://voteorelse.com/2026/insurance-commissioner.md): Choose between Jane Kim or Ben Allen for Insurance Commissioner.
- [Superintendent of Public Instruction](https://voteorelse.com/2026/superintendent.md): Choose between Sonja Shaw or Richard Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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