# Morgan Hill City Council, District B Compare records and positions simply between Steven Hayes or Yvonne Martinez Beltran for Morgan Hill City Council, District B at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person would hold one of four district seats. The seat is on the Morgan Hill City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. Morgan Hill is a Santa Clara County city of about 45,000 people. Morgan Hill also has a separately elected, citywide Mayor, also on this ballot. Three other district Council members are not up this cycle. The term is four years. Districts A and C are not up again until 2028. - Jurisdiction: City of Morgan Hill - 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/morgan-hill-council-b - 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: August 31, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 89 out of 100 (Strong), across 9 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Steven Hayes** — Fire Captain / Paramedic - **Yvonne Martinez Beltran** — City Councilmember · Incumbent A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. Two candidates are running for Morgan Hill City Council District B: incumbent Yvonne Martinez Beltran and challenger Steven Hayes. Whoever gets the most votes wins outright -- this is a plurality election, not ranked-choice. This person would hold Morgan Hill's District B seat on the City Council -- covering the city's northern corner, bordered by Monterey Road and Dunne Avenue, per local reporting. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use in this Santa Clara County city of about 45,000, alongside a separately elected, citywide Mayor (also on this ballot -- see that contest) and three other district Council members. The term is four years. District D is also contested this cycle (see that contest); Districts A and C aren't up again until 2028. ## Steven Hayes Steven Hayes has lived in Morgan Hill more than 20 years and is raising two daughters there with their wife. Local reporting describes them as a retired Gilroy fire captain and paramedic; their own candidate statement describes an ongoing career as a Fire Captain/Paramedic and says they currently represent California firefighters at the state level and sit on the California Earthquake Authority Board, working on disaster-preparedness policy. Their stated priorities are strong police, fire, and emergency medical services; fiscal responsibility and transparent government; well-maintained roads and infrastructure; support for local businesses; and parks and open space. On growth, they say development "must serve our community, not overwhelm it" and call for holding developers accountable and keeping infrastructure and public safety capacity in step with new building. **Strengths:** A decades-long emergency services career. They also hold a state level firefighters' advocacy role and a seat on the California Earthquake Authority Board. **Trade-offs:** Their statement and local coverage cite no prior Morgan Hill city or commission experience. Martinez Beltran has a decade of city service. **Keep in mind:** Local reporting calls them retired from fire service. Their own statement uses the present tense about their advocacy roles. Ask about it if that matters to your read. ## Yvonne Martinez Beltran Yvonne Martinez Beltran is a lifelong Morgan Hill resident, a graduate of Live Oak High School, and holds a Master's in Urban Planning (Housing and Economic Development) from New York University; they have also been a small-business owner and are a mother of three. They have 10 years of city service: 8 on the City Council and 2 on the Planning Commission before that. In their candidate statement they cite, among their results in office, championing funding for public safety officers and an additional fire house, supporting resident-initiated referendums, leading the city's Climate Action efforts, and helping bring a fourth Caltrain service to Morgan Hill. Their stated priorities for another term are public safety, affordable and sustainable housing and infrastructure, smart use of city funds, business development, and youth sports, recreation, and mental-health access. **Strengths:** The only candidate with direct Morgan Hill city government experience. They served 8 years on the Council and 2 on the Planning Commission. They also hold a planning graduate degree. **Trade-offs:** As the incumbent, they own their full 8-year council record. That includes whatever a voter weighing Hayes's public safety framing thinks is unfinished. **Keep in mind:** Their statement lists broad citywide results with no District B detail. Ask what they would do for their own district. ## Sources 1. [City of Morgan Hill -- "Qualified Candidates," November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election: the certified ballot roster, in Secretary of State randomized-alphabet-drawing order (drawn Aug. 13, 2026) -- Mayor (Kristopher Clayton, Deborah Africa, incumbent Mark Turner), City Council District B (Steven Hayes, incumbent Yvonne Martinez Beltran), and City Council District D (Dolores Alvarado, incumbent Marilyn Librers) -- each with a campaign-contact link and a link to that candidate's own filed Candidate Statement. Also notes that Jacob Montoya filed a Candidate Intention Statement (Form 501) for Mayor on Aug. 7, 2026 but does not appear in the qualified roster itself -- he did not complete qualification and is not on the printed ballot.](https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/1735/Qualified-Candidates) 2. [City of Morgan Hill -- "Elections" page: confirms the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election, that the city partners with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters to conduct it, and links every other page this section cites (Qualified Candidates, Candidate Resources, Candidate Statements, City Council Districts).](https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/591/Elections) 3. [City of Morgan Hill -- "City Council Districts" page: confirms the city has four lettered districts (A-D), that only Districts B and D are up for election in 2026 (A and C aren't up again until 2028), and that Council terms are staggered 4-year terms.](https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/1682/City-Council-Districts) 4. [City of Morgan Hill -- "Candidate Resources" page: states Mayor is a 4-year, at-large term, City Council seats are 4-year, by-district terms, and the separately elected City Treasurer (also 4-year, at-large) -- confirming, by that Treasurer seat's own absence from the qualified-candidates roster, that no Treasurer race is on this cycle's ballot.](https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/1687/Candidate-Resources) 5. [City of Morgan Hill -- "City Council" page: names the current five-member Council (Mayor Mark Turner; Miriam Vega, District A; Yvonne Martinez Beltran, District B; Soraida Iwanaga, District C; Marilyn Librers, District D / Mayor Pro Tem) and the separately elected City Treasurer, Cindy Murphy -- and links each incumbent's own official bio document.](https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/147/City-Council) 6. [Wikipedia -- Morgan Hill, California: 2020 census population (45,483), incorporation in 1906, and its council-manager form of government.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Hill,_California) 7. [Steven Hayes's own filed Candidate Statement for the November 3, 2026 Morgan Hill City Council District B race -- his own words: a 20-plus-year Morgan Hill resident, a career as a Fire Captain/Paramedic who represents California firefighters at the state level and sits on the California Earthquake Authority Board, and a platform on public safety, fiscal responsibility, and holding developers accountable.](https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/57935/Steven-Hayes-Candidate-Statement) 8. [Yvonne Martinez Beltran's own filed Candidate Statement for the November 3, 2026 Morgan Hill City Council District B race -- her own words: a lifelong Morgan Hill resident and Live Oak High School graduate with an NYU Master's in Urban Planning, 10 years of city service (8 on the Council, 2 on the Planning Commission), and a record she cites on public safety funding, Climate Action efforts, and Caltrain service.](https://www.morganhill.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/57940/Yvonne-Martinez-Beltran-Candidate-Statement) 9. [Morgan Hill Times -- "Candidate list is set for mayor, city council election in Morgan Hill" (Aug. 14, 2026), read in full: confirms the closed nomination period and the qualified field for Mayor and Council Districts B and D, and adds independently reported detail -- Clayton's occupation as a carpenter, Africa's as a retired registered nurse, Hayes's as a retired Gilroy fire captain and paramedic, and Alvarado's as CEO of the San Jose-based Community Health Partnership -- plus each district's rough geographic boundary.](https://morganhilltimes.com/candidate-list-is-set-for-mayor-city-council-election-in-morgan-hill/) ## The rest of the ballot Morgan Hill City Council, District B 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. 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