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City of Dixon · Statewide General Election

Dixon City Council, District 1

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On the ballot

This person would hold your district's seat on Dixon's 5-member City Council, alongside an at-large Mayor and three other district seats, under a council-manager government where an appointed City Manager runs day-to-day city operations. The council sets the city's budget, land-use and development policy, and ordinances. A 4-year term, staggered so only some seats are up in a given November -- this cycle it's District 1, District 2, and the separately elected City Clerk; the Mayor and Districts 3 and 4 are not on this ballot.

Dixon's District 1 council seat is a two-person race: Vice Mayor Jim Ernest is seeking another term against challenger Emily Schroeder, a legislative assistant. Both candidates filed by early August 2026, and the contest goes straight to the November 3 ballot -- Dixon's city council races have no June primary.

The winner holds one of four district seats on Dixon's 5-member City Council, alongside an at-large Mayor, under a council-manager government where an appointed City Manager runs day-to-day city operations. Dixon (2020 population 18,988, an estimated 21,116 as of 2025) is a Solano County general-law city; the council sets the budget, land-use and development policy, and city ordinances. Terms are staggered so only some seats are up in a given November -- this cycle it's District 1, District 2, and the separately elected City Clerk; the Mayor and Districts 3 and 4 are not on this ballot.

This is a low-profile race with a thin public record: beyond the county's own candidate filing and the Daily Republic's coverage of the qualified field, no campaign website or social-media presence could be found for either candidate. The choice is largely continuity -- Ernest, the sitting Vice Mayor -- against a new voice in Schroeder, a legislative assistant new to Dixon elected office.

Jim Ernest

Jim Ernest is Dixon's sitting Vice Mayor and the incumbent District 1 councilmember, seeking re-election. His ballot designation is simply "Incumbent" -- he filed no occupational designation with his nomination papers, submitted July 23, 2026. He currently serves alongside Mayor Steve Bird, District 2's Thom Bogue, District 3's Kevin Johnson, and District 4's Don Hendershot, per the city's own council roster.

Strengths

Sitting Vice Mayor with an existing council seat and direct familiarity with current city business.

Trade-offs

His ballot filing lists no occupation or background beyond "Incumbent," and no campaign website, social-media presence, or dedicated news profile could be found for his 2026 re-election bid.

Keep in mind

The county's own candidate log and the Daily Republic's coverage of the qualified field are, as of this retrieval, the only sources confirming his candidacy -- treat further claims about his platform with caution until better-sourced coverage appears.

Emily Schroeder

Emily Schroeder is a legislative assistant challenging incumbent Jim Ernest for the District 1 seat. She filed her nomination papers Aug. 5, 2026. No campaign website or social-media presence could be found for her candidacy.

Strengths

Her ballot designation, "Legislative Assistant," suggests professional familiarity with legislative process, though this dataset could not independently verify an employer or specific role.

Trade-offs

As a first-time candidate she has no prior elected experience on the Dixon council, and no campaign website, social-media presence, or dedicated news profile could be found for her candidacy.

Keep in mind

Like her opponent, the county's own filing record and the Daily Republic's coverage of the qualified field are the only sources this dataset could confirm her candidacy through.

Source review: Strong (88/100) · 7 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with several source types checked for context.

  • content.solanocounty.gov (opens in a new tab)Solano County Registrar of Voters -- official "Candidate Filed Log - November 3, 2026 General Election" (as of 8/20/2026, print timestamp 8/27/2026 9:31 AM) -- City of Dixon section, page 10 of 15
  • cityofdixonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Dixon -- its own City Council page: names the current Mayor, all four district councilmembers, and the Administrative City Clerk
  • en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Dixon, California": 2020 census population, a 2025 population estimate, and the district-based City Council / at-large Mayor structure
  • dailyrepublic.com (opens in a new tab)Daily Republic -- "Voters have plenty of city, education choices across Solano County" (Todd R. Hansen, Aug. 13, 2026, updated Aug. 18, 2026)
  • dailyrepublic.com (opens in a new tab)Daily Republic -- "Nomination period still open for nearly half of offices up for election" (Todd R. Hansen, Aug. 8, 2026)
  • cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- filer searches for all five Dixon candidates (Jim Ernest, Emily Schroeder, Thom Bogue, Christina Cerna, Lupe Ruiz): every query returned only an Incapsula bot-detection challenge page, confirmed via both the automated fetch tool and a direct HTTP request -- a documented access failure, not a confirmed absence of filings
  • dailyrepublic.com (opens in a new tab)Daily Republic -- "Chat about Dixon: Grown over coffee with city staff, council members" (Daily Republic Staff, Aug. 11, 2026): confirms Jim Ernest's Vice Mayor title and Thom Bogue's current councilman role

Last updated September 1, 2026.