# Kingsburg City Council, District 4 Staci Smith is running uncontested for Kingsburg City Council, District 4. Full ballot at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person would hold one of Kingsburg's five district-elected City Council seats. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Kingsburg is a Fresno County city of about 12,400 residents. The term is four years. After each election, the council selects a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tem. Both come from among its own members. Voters do not choose either office directly. The city has no elected City Clerk or City Treasurer. - Jurisdiction: City of Kingsburg - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/kingsburg-council-4 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: September 1, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 90 out of 100 (Very strong), across 5 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Staci Smith** — Incumbent A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. 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. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this Fresno County city of about 12,400 residents. The term is four years. 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; Smith's filed ballot designation is simply "Incumbent," with no stated occupation. The city's own Council page confirms they currently hold 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 them 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 Smith's Council colleagues as Mayor. **Trade-offs:** This dataset found no independent reporting or biography evaluating their record -- occupation, background, and platform are all unconfirmed here. **Keep in mind:** Running unopposed, they have had little occasion to generate contested-campaign coverage or disclosure. ## Sources 1. [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](https://www.cityofkingsburg-ca.gov/153/Election-Information) 2. [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"](https://www.cityofkingsburg-ca.gov/156/City-Council) 3. [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")](https://www2.fresnocountyca.gov/2850/post/2026NOV/CandidateList.pdf) 4. [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)](https://www2.fresnocountyca.gov/2850/post/2026NOV/Contests%20on%20Ballot%20with%20Qualified%20Candidates.pdf) 5. [Wikipedia's Kingsburg, California article: population 12,380 (2020 census), incorporated May 29, 1908](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsburg,_California) ## The rest of the ballot Kingsburg City Council, District 4 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. Vote or Else builds the full list for any California address and breaks down each contest the way this page does, with no account and without storing the address: https://voteorelse.com/ ## How to cite this page Vote or Else, "Kingsburg City Council, District 4 — November 3, 2026 California general election," https://voteorelse.com/2026/kingsburg-council-4 (sources last retrieved September 1, 2026). Link the canonical page above rather than this Markdown file. Coverage is updated as the race develops, so quote it with its retrieval date.