- lake-elsinore.org (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Elsinore City Clerk — "Upcoming Elections" page: states Districts 1 and 3 (full terms) and District 4 (partial term) are up Nov. 3, 2026, with Districts 2, 5 and City Treasurer deferred to Nov. 7, 2028; carries the clerk's own nomination table showing exactly one qualified candidate per district -- Brian Tisdale (D1), Timothy J. Sheridan (D3), Michael Carroll (D4) -- and two non-qualifying filers (Adela Gonzales, D1; Adelina Vega-Velasquez, D4); nomination period July 13-Aug. 7, 2026, write-in period Sept. 7-Oct. 20, 2026
- lake-elsinore.org (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Elsinore City Clerk — "Election Districts" page: five single-member council districts, adopted Feb. 1, 2018 (switching from at-large elections), updated for the 2021-2022 redistricting cycle
- lake-elsinore.org (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Elsinore — "City Government" page: "Lake Elsinore is a General Law city governed by a five-member City Council"; council members "elected by district" and "the City Treasurer is elected at-large for a four-year term" (no City Clerk election -- the Clerk is appointed by the City Manager, per the Clerk's own department page)
- lake-elsinore.org (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Elsinore — City Council page: sitting roster as of Aug. 2026 -- Mayor Robert 'Bob' Magee (D5), Mayor Pro Tem Timothy J. Sheridan (D3), Councilmembers Steve Manos (D2), Michael Carroll (D4) and Brian Tisdale (D1) -- with each member's term-expiration date; Carroll's listed term ("November 2025 to December 2026") is the source for treating D4 as a short/partial term this cycle
- lake-elsinore.org (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Elsinore — Brian Tisdale's filed Candidate's Statement, City Council District 1: cites service as the council's rotating Mayor, a balanced budget, Police/Fire funding, regional road-project funding (Railroad Canyon Road off-ramp), three new skate parks, a new City Hall and Library, the "Lake Elsinore 2040 Vision Plan," and priorities on homelessness; lists 22 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and 20 years in local government, plus a Master's in Emergency Services Administration
- netfile.com (opens in a new tab)City of Lake Elsinore NetFile — public campaign-disclosure search
Last updated September 3, 2026.
City of Lake Elsinore
Lake Elsinore City Council, District 1
This person holds one of five single-member districts on Lake Elsinore's City Council. They vote on the city budget, zoning, land use, and city laws. The council picks a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem from its own members. Voters do not elect the Mayor directly. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations.
Brian Tisdale is the only candidate for this seat. It is District 1 on Lake Elsinore's City Council. They run unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
This seat is one of five single-member districts on Lake Elsinore's City Council — the city switched from at-large to by-district council elections on February 1, 2018. The council sets the city budget, zoning and land-use rules, and municipal ordinances; day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager. The term is four years.
A second candidate, Adela Gonzales, pulled nomination papers for this seat but did not qualify for the ballot by the August 7, 2026 filing deadline, per the city clerk's own nomination table — so this is a genuinely uncontested race, not simply a thin field. Registered D1 voters may still file as write-in candidates through October 20, 2026; a qualified write-in's votes would be counted even though they won't appear on the printed ballot.
Brian Tisdale
Brian Tisdale is the incumbent. They won this seat in 2022. They point to a balanced budget and road funding. They also point to a new City Hall and Library. They have a graduate degree in emergency services. They served 22 years in the Marine Corps.
Your pick
A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.