- moval.org (opens in a new tab)City of Moreno Valley -- "City Council" government page: "In 2014, voters approved the direct election of a City Mayor"; describes a directly elected, at-large Mayor plus a 4-member City Council elected by district, and lists the current roster (Mayor Ulises Cabrera; District 1, Elena Baca-Santa Cruz; District 2, Ed A. Delgado; District 3, Erlan Gonzalez, Mayor Pro Tem; District 4, Cheylynda Barnard). Fetched directly, with no bot-blocking.
- moval.org (opens in a new tab)City of Moreno Valley -- City Clerk "General Election Info" page: the Mayor serves a 2-year term elected at large; Councilmembers serve staggered 4-year terms by district; general municipal elections are held in even-numbered years; for November 3, 2026 the offices up are the Mayor and the District 2 and District 4 Council seats.
- moval.org (opens in a new tab)City of Moreno Valley -- City Clerk "2026 Election" page: November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election overview naming all 6 Mayoral candidates (Jaime Hurtado, Ulises Cabrera, Rylee Joseph Peak, Christopher Baca, Patsy Brown, Vanessa Moore) and all 3 candidates each for District 2 (David Zeitz, Liza Arellano, JoAnn Martinez Stephan) and District 4 (Nikita Wilson, Cheylynda Barnard, Steven Granda Alvarado), with links to each candidate's FPPC campaign-finance disclosure forms.
- moval.org (opens in a new tab)City of Moreno Valley -- City Clerk-certified "Candidate List, November 3 2026 General Election" (signed and dated August 27, 2026): the qualified-candidates-only roster for Mayor, City Council District 2 and City Council District 4, with each candidate's ballot designation and randomized ballot-order number.
- moval.org (opens in a new tab)City of Moreno Valley -- City Clerk "2026 Candidate Information" tracker, "List of Nomination Papers Issued and Filed for Members of the City Council: Mayor, District 2 and District 4" (updated August 7, 2026): the same 12 candidates as the certified candidate list, with each one's nomination-paper pull, filing, and Registrar-of-Voters qualification dates.
- voteinfo.net (opens in a new tab)Riverside County Registrar of Voters — 2026 Annual Election Calendar (lists every November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election office by city, including "City of Cathedral City: City Council District 3 / District 4 / District 5 / City Treasurer")
- netfile.com (opens in a new tab)City of Moreno Valley NetFile — public campaign-disclosure search
- vote411.org (opens in a new tab)League of Women Voters -- Vote411 voter guide, 'City of Moreno Valley City Council Member, District 2' race (statewide All Races list): each candidate's self-submitted ballot designation and campaign contacts, plus answers to the League's questions -- If elected, what are your top 3 priorities?; What background, experience and/or education qualify you for this elected office? Answers on file from David Zeitz, Liza Arellano. Capture in data/nov-2026/sources/vote411/moreno-valley-council-2.json.
Last updated October 7, 2026.
City of Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley City Council, District 2
This person holds your district's seat on Moreno Valley's four-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. The term is four years. Only two of the four districts are up in any given November. Moreno Valley's Mayor is elected separately, citywide, to a two-year term.
Three people are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Moreno Valley's District 2 seat. They are JoAnn Martinez-Stephan, David Zeitz, and Liza Arellano. The seat is open. Ed A. Delgado holds it now and is not running again. The top vote getter wins a four-year term. There is no primary or runoff.
This person holds your district's seat on Moreno Valley's 4-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Terms are four years. They are staggered, so only two of the four districts are up in any November. Moreno Valley's Mayor is elected citywide to a separate 2-year term. Most nearby cities instead rotate the mayor's title among sitting councilmembers. Day to day work runs through an appointed city manager.
All three candidates hold appointed city jobs, per their own ballot titles. Martinez-Stephan and Zeitz both list Planning Commissioner. Arellano lists Commissioner, City of Moreno Valley, without naming which board. No outside source could confirm more about any of the three. The city's certified candidate record and its nomination papers tracker are all that was found.
JoAnn Martinez-Stephan
JoAnn Martinez-Stephan is a challenger. Their ballot title is Planning Commissioner. Nothing else was found on them in the city's candidate record.
David Zeitz
David Zeitz is a challenger. Their ballot title is Planning Commissioner. Nothing else was found on them in the city's candidate record.
Liza Arellano
Liza Arellano is a challenger. Their ballot title is Commissioner, City of Moreno Valley. Nothing else was found on them in the city's candidate record.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.