Review note: Ditas Yamane's own re-election campaign site may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- sdvote.com (opens in a new tab)County of San Diego Registrar of Voters — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election
- nationalcityca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of National City, City Clerk — Election 2026: confirms Mayor and City Council Districts 1 and 3 as the city's November 3, 2026 General Election races, and that districts were adopted in Dec. 2021
- nationalcityca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of National City — Mayor and City Council: names the sitting Mayor and all four district council members (Molina D1, Rodriguez D2, Yamane D3, Bush D4) ahead of the 2026 election
- voiceofsandiego.org (opens in a new tab)Voice of San Diego — South County Report: "Voters Prefer Insiders" (2026-06-11): confirms National City held no June primary for its 2026 municipal races
- sandiegoreader.com (opens in a new tab)San Diego Reader — "Filipinos and Mexicans struggle for power in National City" (Adam Behar, 2024-06-05): National City's Dec. 2021 switch to district elections, District 3 drawn as a heavily Filipino district, and Ditas Yamane's path to becoming the first Filipino councilmember elected in over a decade after prior losing runs for council, mayor, and treasurer
- ditasyamane.com (opens in a new tab)Ditas Yamane's own re-election campaign site
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS — filer/committee search: an ACTIVE 2026 committee for Ditas Yamane ("Yamane Council 2026; Re-Elect Ditas," Filer #1486832) and for Edward Nieto ("Nieto for National City Council 2026; Ed," Filer #1487658), neither with an e-filed Form 460/461/450 this cycle as of retrieval; Jerry Cano carries only terminated committees from 2012 and 2016 council runs, no 2026 committee found
- efile.nationalcityca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of National City eFile — public campaign-disclosure search
Last updated September 3, 2026.
City of National City
National City Council, District 3
This person holds your district's seat on National City's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the citywide-elected mayor. The term is four years.
Ditas Yamane holds this seat now. She faces two challengers, Jerry Cano and Edward Nieto. District 3 was drawn in 2021 and has a heavily Filipino population. There is no primary. The top vote getter on November 3 wins the seat.
This seat holds one of National City's four district seats on a 5-member City Council that also includes the citywide-elected mayor: city ordinances, the budget, and land-use decisions. The term is four years.
National City adopted district elections in December 2021 after an attorney threatened a California Voting Rights Act suit over at-large dilution of Filipino and other API voters' influence; District 3 was drawn as a heavily Filipino district, per the San Diego Reader's reporting on the city's Filipino-Mexican political dynamics.
Ditas Yamane
Ditas Yamane holds the seat and works as a real estate broker. She lost several earlier races before she won in 2022. That was District 3's first-ever election. She was the first Filipino on the city council in over a decade.
Jerry Cano
Jerry Cano has run for this seat before. State records show council runs in 2012 and 2016. Their ballot title is Environmental Protection Specialist. No news profile, campaign website, or 2026 campaign committee was found for them.
Edward Nieto
Edward Nieto is running for this seat for the first time. Their ballot title is Retired Governmental Accountant. State records show no earlier campaign committee under their name. No news profile or campaign website was found for them.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.