- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)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.
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)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).
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)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.
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)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.
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)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.
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- Morgan Hill, California: 2020 census population (45,483), incorporation in 1906, and its council-manager form of government.
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Morgan Hill -- Mayor Mark Turner's own official biography document, hosted on the city's City Council page: 34 years as a Morgan Hill resident, community board and volunteer roles (Wreaths Across America South County director since 2014, Morgan Hill Community Foundation board), his career as a part-time auctioneer who has helped raise over $10 million for regional nonprofits, a 2020 Chamber Executive of the Year award, and prior service as an Associate Pastor -- independent of his own 2026 campaign material.
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Mark Turner's own filed Candidate Statement for the November 3, 2026 Morgan Hill Mayor's race -- his own words on his record (a blight ordinance, the READ 20 children's literacy initiative, Llagas Creek flood-control funding, a dedicated public-art funding mechanism, the Healthy Morgan Hill initiative) and his priorities if reelected, plus a list of endorsing organizations.
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Kristopher Clayton's own filed Candidate Statement for the November 3, 2026 Morgan Hill Mayor's race -- his own words: a lifelong Morgan Hill resident raising his children in the house he grew up in, two decades as a Bay Area carpenter, and a platform centered on opposing what he calls investor-driven development and protecting longtime residents' voice in city decisions.
- morganhill.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Deborah Africa's own filed Candidate Statement for the November 3, 2026 Morgan Hill Mayor's race -- her own words: 19 years as an ICU nurse, 10 years in nursing management, and 10 years teaching nursing students, a single mother of two, and a platform critical of the current Council's direction under the incumbent mayor.
- morganhilltimes.com (opens in a new tab)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.
- morganhilltimes.com (opens in a new tab)Morgan Hill Times -- "More challengers line up for Morgan Hill council, mayor, trustee elections" (July 28, 2026), read in full: reports the growing 2026 field mid-nomination-period, including Clayton's campaign message (a 46-year resident, self-funded, opposed to developer-driven growth) and Hayes's focus on public safety and youth programs, and separately notes a Nov. 2026 ballot measure concerning the City Treasurer office (out of scope here as a measure).
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Morgan Hill
Mayor of Morgan Hill
This person would be Morgan Hill's Mayor. They are the city's chief elected officer, presiding over City Council meetings and casting one vote as a member of the five-person Council, in this Santa Clara County city of about 45,000. Elected citywide (at-large), not by district. The term is four years.
Three candidates are running for Mayor of Morgan Hill. They are incumbent Mark Turner, carpenter Kristopher Clayton, and retired nurse Deborah Africa. Whoever gets the most votes wins outright, not through ranked choice voting.
This person would be Morgan Hill's Mayor. They are the city's chief elected officer, presiding over City Council meetings and casting one vote as a member of the five-person Council, in this Santa Clara County city of about 45,000. The Mayor is elected citywide (at-large); the city's four Council seats are each elected by district on staggered 4-year terms. Two of those four district seats -- B and D, both also contested this cycle -- are on this same ballot; Districts A and C aren't up again until 2028.
A fourth candidate, Jacob Montoya, filed initial paperwork (a Candidate Intention Statement) for this race on Aug. 7, 2026 but never appears on the city's own certified qualified-candidates roster -- he did not complete qualification and is not on the printed ballot.
Mark Turner
Mark Turner has served as Mayor of Morgan Hill since 2022. He wants to grow business and jobs, expand youth sports, and keep public safety funded. As Mayor, he says he passed a blighted properties ordinance and started a literacy program.
Kristopher Clayton
Kristopher Clayton is a carpenter who has lived in Morgan Hill his whole life. He is running against what he calls reckless development by outside investors. He says his campaign is self-funded and that this is his first run for office.
Deborah Africa
Deborah Africa spent 19 years as a bedside ICU nurse. Africa is critical of the current council and mayor, and wants to bring people together. They also spent 10 years in nursing management and 10 years teaching nursing students.
Your pick
A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.