- ocvote.gov (opens in a new tab)OC Registrar of Voters -- Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election 11/3/2026 -- City of Garden Grove section (pages 94-99 of 188): confirms Mayor (2 qualified candidates), City Council District 1 (3), District 3 (3), and District 4 (4) as the city's four November 2026 races, each Vote for 1, with incumbent flags and every candidate's filed ballot designation
- ggcity.org (opens in a new tab)City of Garden Grove -- Election Information page: confirms the same four offices up in the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election ("Mayor at Large; Council District 1; Council District 3; and Council District 4") and links the city's own candidate list and incumbency-information documents
- ggcity.org (opens in a new tab)City of Garden Grove -- 2026 Official Candidate List (the city clerk's own spreadsheet-to-PDF): every candidate's name, filing dates, ballot designation, and contact email/phone for all 12 candidates across the four contests -- independently matches the county's Proof List exactly
- ggcity.org (opens in a new tab)City of Garden Grove -- City Council page: the full sitting 7-member roster (Mayor Stephanie Klopfenstein; George S. Brietigam III, Mayor Pro Tem/District 1; Phillip Nguyen, District 2; Cindy Ngoc Tran, District 3; Joe DoVinh, District 4; Yesenia Munoz-Munoz, District 5; Ariana Arestegui, District 6) -- confirms which three districts (1, 3, 4) have terms expiring in 2026 and that District 1's incumbent, Brietigam, is not among the three qualified 2026 candidates for his own seat
- vote411.org (opens in a new tab)League of Women Voters -- Vote411 voter guide, 'City of Garden Grove City Council Member, District 1' race (statewide All Races list): each candidate's self-submitted ballot designation and campaign contacts, plus answers to the League's questions -- If elected, what are your top 3 priorities?; What background, experience and/or education qualify you for this elected office?; What is your position on the use of Flock cameras or similar devices? Answers on file from William Zylla. Capture in data/nov-2026/sources/vote411/garden-grove-council-1.json.
Last updated October 7, 2026.
City of Garden Grove
Garden Grove City Council, District 1
This person holds your district's seat on Garden Grove's six-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Garden Grove also has a citywide-elected Mayor. An appointed city manager runs daily operations. Not all six council districts are elected the same year. Only Districts 1, 3, and 4 have terms expiring in 2026. The term is four years.
Three candidates are running for Garden Grove City Council District 1's open seat. They are William Zylla, Long Nguyen, and Roger Flanders. Incumbent and Mayor Pro Tem George S. Brietigam III did not file for reelection. Whichever candidate gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright. There is no runoff.
This person holds District 1's seat on Garden Grove's 6-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the citywide-elected Mayor and an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. Not all six council districts are elected the same year -- only Districts 1, 3, and 4 have terms expiring in 2026. The term is four years.
This is Garden Grove's one genuinely open council seat this cycle: no incumbent is on the ballot, and none of the three candidates has held elected office in the city before, as far as this dataset could confirm. Beyond each candidate's own filed occupation, no campaign site, news coverage, or other independent source could be found for any of the three despite a real, per-candidate search effort -- documented below as a gap, not filled in with speculation.
William Zylla
William Zylla filed their candidacy under the ballot designation "Retired Emergency Technician." They say they worked 12 years in emergency rooms. They also say they spent 16 years in city government. Their priorities are community safety, retail revitalization, and neighborhood preservation.
Long Nguyen
Long Nguyen filed their candidacy under the ballot designation "Urgent Care Doctor." No campaign website or news coverage describing their background or platform was found.
Roger Flanders
Roger Flanders filed their candidacy under the ballot designation "Court Investigator." No campaign website or news coverage describing their background or platform was found.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.