alamedacountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Alameda County Registrar of Voters -- official Candidate List system (electionId 260, "General Election - 11/03/2026 (Official)"), queried directly via its own JSON API (GET /rov_app/racelist/260/600) for the City category: names all three Livermore races (raceIds 118-120) -- For Mayor, For Member Of City Council #1, For Member Of City Council #2 -- alongside the other 43 Alameda County city races countywide.
alamedacountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Alameda County Registrar of Voters -- official Candidate List system, queried directly via its own POST-based HTML API (POST /rov_app/candidatelist/) for all three Livermore races: For Mayor -- John Marchand, sole qualified filer, ballot designation "Mayor," race flagged NOT ON BALLOT; For Member Of City Council #1 -- Evan Branning, sole qualified filer, ballot designation "Incumbent/Teacher," race flagged NOT ON BALLOT; For Member Of City Council #2 -- Ben Barrientos ("Incumbent") and Narayan Tadimeti ("Physician"), race flagged ON BALLOT. The system's own "Incumbent" detail field reads "N" for all three candidates even where the ballot designation itself says "Incumbent" -- this dataset does not treat that field as reliable, per the same finding already documented for San Leandro's city races.
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Livermore, California article -- confirms the city's council-manager government, an at-large Mayor and four district City Council seats, and names the sitting officeholders as of 2026: Mayor John Marchand, and City Council members Evan Branning (District 1), Ben Barrientos (District 2), Steven Dunbar (District 3), and Kristie Wang, vice mayor (District 4) -- independent confirmation that Marchand and Branning are genuinely incumbents despite the county system's raw "Incumbent: N" field, and that Barrientos is the sitting District 2 councilmember being challenged. Also cited for the city's 2020 census population (87,955) and its status as the most populous city in the Tri-Valley.

Last updated September 1, 2026.

City of Livermore

Livermore City Council, District 2

This person would hold one of Livermore's four district-elected City Council seats. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed City Manager runs day-to-day operations. A separately elected, citywide Mayor also serves on the council. The term is four years. Whichever candidate gets the most votes wins. Livermore does not use ranked-choice voting.

Ben Barrientos holds this seat now. Barrientos faces one challenger, Narayan Tadimeti, a physician. They are running for District 2 on Livermore's City Council. It is the only Livermore city race voters will decide this November.

This person would hold one of Livermore's four district-elected City Council seats, alongside a separately, citywide-elected Mayor, on a council-manager government with an appointed City Manager. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for the Tri-Valley's most populous city (about 88,000 residents as of the 2020 census). The term is four years. Whichever candidate gets the most votes wins -- no ranked-choice voting is documented for Livermore.

Livermore's other two Nov. 2026 city races aren't decided by voters this cycle. Mayor John Marchand and City Council District 1's Evan Branning each drew no challenger, and Alameda County's own candidate system flags both races NOT ON BALLOT -- meaning the City Council may appoint each of them directly to a new term under California Elections Code Section 10229 rather than print an uncontested race. District 2 is the only Livermore city contest that will actually appear on the ballot.

Ben Barrientos

Ben Barrientos already holds the District 2 seat. They are running again. Their ballot title is just "Incumbent." No other details about them were found.

Narayan Tadimeti

Narayan Tadimeti is a physician. They are running against the incumbent. This is their first run for office. No other details about them were found.

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