herculesca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hercules -- City Clerk "Municipal Elections" page (same Google Translate proxy workaround): independently names the same 4 qualified November 3, 2026 City Council candidates with the same filed ballot designations as the county's own documents -- Preet Sidhu, Dion Bailey (incumbent), Adrena Breckenridge, and John Delgado -- confirming the county's filing data directly from the city
herculesca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Hercules -- "City Council" page (read via a Google Translate proxy workaround after herculesca.gov itself returned HTTP 403 (Akamai) to every direct fetch attempt in this pass, the same technique already documented in this dataset for Galt and Martinez): names all 5 sitting members -- Mayor Chris Kelley, Vice Mayor Alex Walker-Griffin, and Council Members Dilli Bhattarai, Tiffany Grimsley, and Dion Bailey -- confirms all 5 seats are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis on staggered 4-year terms, and that Mayor and Vice Mayor are titles the council selects annually from among its own members rather than directly elected offices
contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Positions Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election": the only county-section contest in the document is County Board of Education Areas 2, 4, and 5 (under Schools) -- no Board of Supervisors, row office, or Superior Court seat appears anywhere, consistent with both Supervisor seats up this cycle (Districts 1 and 4) having been decided outright in the June 2026 primary
contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Contest/Candidate Proof List" (8-27-26_candidatelist_detail_final.pdf), the county's post-certification ballot-order-proofing export: shows Hercules Member, City Council (contest 5601) as ON BALLOT, vote for 2, with 4 qualified candidates -- Preet Sidhu ("Educator/Business Owner," qualified 7/24/2026), Dion Bailey ("Councilmember," qualified 8/4/2026), Adrena Breckenridge ("Civil Service Employee," qualified 8/11/2026), and John Delgado ("Assistant District Attorney," qualified 8/7/2026) -- and lists the contest's two outgoing incumbents as Anjulant D Bailey and Christine Anne Kelley
contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Candidate List" (8-14-26_candidatelist_summary_final.pdf), the county's complete qualified-candidate roster: independently confirms the same 4-candidate Hercules Council field (Preet Sidhu, Dion Bailey, Adrena Breckenridge, John Delgado) and their qualification dates
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Hercules, California article -- confirms Hercules sits in western Contra Costa County on San Pablo Bay, with a 2020 census population of 26,016
contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Positions Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election": lists Hercules's only office with an expiring term this cycle as "2 Councilmembers" -- no City Clerk or City Treasurer line item appears for Hercules, consistent with the city's own site showing no such separately elected office.

Last updated September 7, 2026.

City of Hercules

Hercules City Council

This person would hold one of Hercules's five at-large City Council seats. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this San Pablo Bay city of about 26,000. The term is four years. Whichever two candidates get the most votes win -- no ranked-choice voting or June primary is documented for Hercules. The council selects its own Mayor and Vice Mayor annually from among its own members rather than electing either directly.

Four candidates are running for Hercules's two open City Council seats. They are incumbent Dion Bailey and challengers Preet Sidhu, John Delgado, and Adrena Breckenridge. The two candidates with the most votes win, with no runoff.

This person would hold one of Hercules's five at-large City Council seats. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this San Pablo Bay city of about 26,000 in western Contra Costa County. The term is four years. Whichever two candidates get the most votes win -- no ranked-choice voting or June primary is documented for Hercules. The council selects its own Mayor and Vice Mayor annually from among its own members rather than electing either directly, and there is no separately elected City Clerk or City Treasurer.

Both seats up this November are held by outgoing officeholders in different situations. Dion Bailey is the sitting councilmember (their legal name is Anjulant D. Bailey) and is running for another term. The other seat belongs to Christine "Chris" Kelley, currently serving as Mayor -- a title the council rotates among its own members annually, not a separately elected office -- whose underlying Council seat is also up this cycle; she did not requalify for it, leaving it open.

Dion Bailey

Dion Bailey is the incumbent, seeking reelection to the Council. Their filed ballot title is "Councilmember." The city lists them as Dion, though their legal name is Anjulant D. Bailey.

Preet Sidhu

Preet Sidhu is a first-time candidate. Their filed ballot title is "Educator/Business Owner." No campaign website or news coverage was found for them beyond that title.

John Delgado

John Delgado is a first-time candidate. Their filed ballot title is "Assistant District Attorney." No campaign website or news coverage was found, and their office is unclear.

Adrena Breckenridge

Adrena Breckenridge is a first-time candidate. Their filed ballot title is "Civil Service Employee." No campaign website or news coverage was found for them beyond that title.

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