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City of Kingsburg · Statewide General Election

Kingsburg City Council, District 4

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

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On the ballot

This person would hold one of Kingsburg's five district-elected City Council seats: city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this Fresno County city of about 12,400 residents. A 4-year term. Kingsburg's Council selects a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tem from among its own members after each election rather than voters choosing either office directly, and the city has no elected City Clerk or City Treasurer.

Only one candidate qualified for this seat. Incumbent Mayor Staci Smith appears unopposed -- so this contest is settled and your vote here does not change the outcome.

This person holds Kingsburg's District 4 seat on a five-member, district-elected City Council: city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this Fresno County city of about 12,400 residents. A 4-year term. The Council selects a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tem from among its own members after each election rather than voters choosing either office directly -- Smith currently holds the Mayor title -- and Kingsburg has no elected City Clerk or City Treasurer.

With no opponent, the useful question is not who to choose but what's known about the officeholder and what to watch next. An unopposed return means accountability for this seat over the next four years runs through public records and the next election rather than through this ballot.

Staci Smith

The incumbent Mayor, unopposed for another term; her filed ballot designation is simply "Incumbent," with no stated occupation. The city's own Council page confirms she currently holds the Mayor title, a role the Council assigns from among its own members rather than a separately elected office. This dataset found no independent biographical detail (occupation, background, or platform) for her beyond the county's own filing and the city's own Council roster.

Strengths

A term already served on the Council and current selection by her Council colleagues as Mayor.

Trade-offs

This dataset found no independent reporting or biography evaluating her record -- occupation, background, and platform are all unconfirmed here.

Keep in mind

Running unopposed, she has had little occasion to generate contested-campaign coverage or disclosure.

Source review: Very strong (90/100) · 5 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

  • cityofkingsburg-ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Kingsburg -- "Election Information" page: states City Council Districts 1, 4, and 5 are up for election on November 3, 2026; the candidate nomination period runs July 13-Aug. 7, 2026 (extendable to Aug. 12, 2026 if an eligible incumbent does not file); and names City Clerk Abigail Palsgaard as the contact for pulling nomination papers
  • cityofkingsburg-ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Kingsburg -- "City Council" page: names the sitting Council by district -- David M. Silva (District 1), Laura North (District 2, term to Nov. 2028), Brandon Pursell (District 3, term to Nov. 2028, Mayor Pro Tem), Staci Smith (District 4, Mayor), Vince Palomar (District 5) -- and states "following each election, the City Council elects from its members a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem"
  • www2.fresnocountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters -- CFMR009 "Candidate List" for the Nov. 3, 2026 Consolidated Statewide General Election (printed 8/12/2026 5:37:13PM, post-filing-deadline): lists Kingsburg's three City Council district contests (5105, 5112, 5113), each Vote For 1 -- David M. Silva (District 1, "Incumbent"), Staci Smith (District 4, "Incumbent"), and District 5's two qualified candidates, Charlie Soto ("Tax Auditor") and Vince Palomar ("Machinist/Wrestling Coach")
  • www2.fresnocountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters -- CFMR001 "Contest/Candidate Proof List," filtered to Contests on Ballot, for the Nov. 3, 2026 election (printed 8/18/2026 8:39:55AM): independently confirms the same three Kingsburg contests, each ON BALLOT despite Districts 1 and 4 having only one qualified candidate apiece -- not cancelled under Elections Code Section 10229 -- and separately confirms David Michael Silva, Staci Deann Smith, and Vincent Palomar each reached their current seats by direct election (not appointment)
  • en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Kingsburg, California article: population 12,380 (2020 census), incorporated May 29, 1908

Last updated September 1, 2026.