uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov (opens in a new tab)San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters -- "Offices Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election" (the same document as sb-offices-up-2026, a different section): lists exactly two City of Needles offices -- "City of Needles, Mayor" (1 seat, 2-year term) and "City of Needles, Member, City Council" (3 seats, 4-year term).
uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov (opens in a new tab)San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters -- statewide "Report_CandidateList.pdf" candidate-filing report (the same document as sb-candidate-list-2026, a different section): the "City of Needles" section (pp. 155-158 of 249) names two qualified 2026 Mayor candidates -- Jeff Williams ("Retired Deputy Sheriff") and Janet Jernigan (flagged Incumbent, "Mayor") -- and five qualified City Council candidates for three at-large seats -- Sandra Queen Noble and Charles Dressler (both "No Ballot Designation Requested"), Henry Longbrake (flagged Incumbent, "City Council Member"), Wayne Colburn ("Non Profit President"), and Jamie McCorkle (flagged Incumbent, "Incumbent") -- each "Last Updated: 8/28/2026."
cityofneedles.com (opens in a new tab)City of Needles -- City Clerk's Election Information page: confirms the same two offices and term lengths (Mayor, 1 seat, 2 years; City Council, 3 seats, 4 years each), the July 13-August 7, 2026 nomination filing period (extendable to August 12 for City Council seats under Elections Code section 10225), and names the same seven qualified 2026 candidates as the county's own candidate list.
cityofneedles.com (opens in a new tab)City of Needles -- City Council page: names the sitting seven-member governing body (Mayor Janet Jernigan, Vice Mayor Ellen Campbell, and Council Members Henry Longbrake, Jamie McCorkle, JoAnne Pogue, Tona Belt, and Larry Ford) with each one's term-expiration date, confirming which three council terms (Longbrake, McCorkle, Pogue) expire this cycle and which three (Campbell, Belt, Ford) are on the other half of the staggered cycle, not up until 2028; states outright that "the Mayor is elected for a two-year term and there are six City Council members who are elected to serve four-year terms"; and gives each officeholder's own short biography.
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- "Needles, California": incorporated October 30, 1913; a charter city with an elected Mayor and a six-member City Council; independently states "Mayors serve two-year terms of office, and councilmembers serve four-year terms," citing the city's own site, and that "the council designates a vice mayor from among its members."
netfile.com (opens in a new tab)San Bernardino County's shared NetFile-hosted public campaign-finance portal (aid=SBD -- Needles does not appear to have its own city-specific portal, unlike some other San Bernardino County cities in this file), queried by name via its own QuickNameSearch/filings-by-filer JSON API for all seven 2026 candidates: Jernigan, Williams, Longbrake, McCorkle, Dressler, and Colburn each returned zero filers or committees. A "Noble, Sandra" filer/committee record returned exactly two filings, both dated October 15, 2015 -- a short-form FPPC Form 470 and a Form 501 candidate-intention statement, neither carrying a dollar figure and neither tied to a named office in the filing metadata itself -- which may or may not be the same Sandra Queen Noble running in 2026; nothing found in this pass confirms or rules out the connection.

Last updated August 31, 2026.

City of Needles

Needles City Council

This person would hold one of three open, at-large seats on Needles's City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. A separately elected Mayor also sits on the council. All six Council seats are elected citywide, not by district. Terms are four years and staggered. The other three seats were last up in November 2024. Vice Mayor Ellen Campbell, Tona Belt, and Larry Ford hold those seats now. None of them are on this ballot.

Five candidates are running for three open, at-large seats on Needles's City Council. Incumbents Henry Longbrake and Jamie McCorkle face challengers Charles Dressler, Sandra Queen Noble, and Wayne Colburn. The election is November 3, 2026. Whoever gets the three highest vote totals wins outright. There is no primary or runoff.

This person would hold one of three open seats on Needles's 6-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the separately elected Mayor. All six Council seats are elected citywide rather than by district, on a staggered 4-year term -- the other three seats (currently Vice Mayor Ellen Campbell, Tona Belt, and Larry Ford) were last up in November 2024 and aren't on this ballot.

Longbrake and McCorkle are both seeking another term after first winning their seats. A third incumbent whose term also expires this cycle, JoAnne Pogue, did not file for re-election and is not on the ballot -- leaving three open seats for five candidates rather than an incumbents-versus-challengers race for all three.

Henry Longbrake

Henry Longbrake is a sitting Needles City Councilmember. They have served since moving to the city in 2017 and is seeking another term. The city says they work with the Sheriff's K9 unit and host a radio show.

Jamie McCorkle

Jamie McCorkle is a sitting Needles City Councilmember, a resident since 2001, seeking another term. The city credits her marketing and project-management background for her council work. That work includes downtown development, off-highway-vehicle tourism planning, and cannabis-tax enforcement.

Charles Dressler

Charles Dressler is a candidate for Needles City Council. They did not request a ballot designation. No campaign finance committee, news coverage, or other background information was found for them.

Sandra Queen Noble

Sandra Queen Noble is a candidate for Needles City Council. They did not request a ballot designation. County records show two short filings from October 15, 2015 under the name Noble, Sandra. Neither filing lists a dollar amount or an office. It is not confirmed that this is the same Sandra Queen Noble running in 2026.

Wayne Colburn

Wayne Colburn is a candidate for Needles City Council. Their ballot title is Non Profit President. No campaign finance committee, news coverage, or other background information was found for them.

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