City of Monrovia · Statewide General Election
Mayor of Monrovia
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
This is one contest. Enter your address to see every race on your November ballot, and keep track of your picks.
On the ballot
- Becky A. Shevlin — Incumbent
This person presides over City Council meetings and represents Monrovia publicly, but votes as one of five members on the budget and city ordinances — day-to-day city government runs through an appointed city manager. A 2-year term.
Only one candidate qualified for this seat. Incumbent Mayor Becky A. Shevlin, on the council since 2009 and mayor since 2022, appears unopposed for a second term as mayor — so this contest is settled and your vote here does not change the outcome.
Monrovia's mayor presides over City Council meetings and represents the city publicly, but votes as one of five members on the budget and city ordinances, the same as any other councilmember. A 2-year term — half the length of a council seat's four years. Day-to-day city government runs through an appointed city manager, not the mayor's office.
With no opponent, the useful question is not who to choose but what the officeholder has done and what to watch next. An unopposed return means accountability for this seat over the next two years runs through the council and the public rather than through the ballot.
Becky A. Shevlin
The incumbent mayor, on the council since 2009 and mayor since 2022, unopposed for a second term as mayor. She names public safety, affordable housing, financial stability and mental-health services as her priorities (per the city's official bio). She also represents Monrovia on several regional bodies, including the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and the LA County Executive Committee for Regional Homeless Alignment.
Strengths
17 years on the council, two of them as mayor, plus liaison roles on regional bodies spanning transit, housing and homelessness policy.
Trade-offs
Running unopposed means her record faces no organized counter-argument this cycle.
Keep in mind
Her priorities are broad by design; a specific plan for any one of them is what would distinguish a second mayoral term from her first, and unopposed races rarely surface one before Election Day.
Source review: Strong (88/100) · 3 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- monroviaca.gov (opens in a new tab)Monrovia City Clerk — Certified Qualified Candidates list, November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election (published 8/7/26)
- monroviaca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Monrovia — Meet the City Council (official officeholder bios)
- monrovianow.com (opens in a new tab)Monrovia Now — Here are the city and school district candidates for the Nov. 3 election (2026-08-17)
Last updated August 31, 2026.