- stanvote.gov (opens in a new tab)Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters -- official "Unofficial Candidate List," General Election Nov. 3, 2026 (document timestamped by the county 7:57 AM 8/31/2026, the same fetch already on file for Modesto): under "MUNICIPAL OFFICES / CITY OF NEWMAN," lists exactly two contests -- Mayor (Vote for 1: Matthew L. Harden, "Procurement Manager/Parent," vs. *Casey Graham, "Incumbent") and Council Member (Vote for 2: Brett C. Short, "Police Lieutenant," vs. *Scott Ball, "Incumbent," vs. *Shane Tomlinson, "Incumbent") -- with no district numbers (both offices elected at-large) and no third Newman office anywhere in the document.
- cityofnewman.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Newman -- "2026 Election Information -- November 3, 2026 (Consolidated General Municipal Election)" page: confirms Mayor is 1 seat (2-year term) and City Council is 2 seats (4-year terms each), all offices elected At-Large, the nomination filing window (July 13-Aug. 7, 2026, extended to Aug. 12 if an incumbent hasn't filed), and the standard Elections Code Section 10229 appointment boilerplate -- which does not apply this cycle, since both Newman races drew more candidates than seats.
- cityofnewman.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Newman -- "Public Notice: 2026 Municipal Election -- Offices, Incumbents, and Nomination Papers": independently names the same field as the county's document, with the same incumbent/challenger split -- Mayor incumbent Casey Graham vs. challenger Matthew Harden; Council incumbents Scott Ball and Shane Tomlinson vs. challenger Brett C. Short.
- cityofnewman.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Newman -- "Elected Officials" page: names the sitting Mayor and Council (Casey Graham, Mayor, term expires 11/2026; Scott Ball and Shane Tomlinson, Council, terms expire 11/2026; Gisel Pimentel and Matthew Harden, Council, terms expire 11/2028) -- establishing that Harden is currently a sitting councilmember running for Mayor rather than an outsider, and that Ball/Tomlinson (not Pimentel/Harden) are the two council seats up this cycle.
- cityofnewman.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Newman -- "City Staff" page: names Michael Holland as City Manager, confirming Newman's council-manager structure with day-to-day operations run by an appointed manager rather than the elected Mayor or Council.
- cityofnewman.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Newman -- "Statements of Economic Interests / FPPC Candidate & Campaign Statements & Reports" page (posted per AB 2151): for all five 2026 candidates (Graham, Harden, Ball, Tomlinson, Short), lists only a Form 470 ("Officeholder and Candidate Campaign Statement -- Short Form," filed when a candidate does not anticipate raising or spending more than $2,000 total) and a Form 501 (candidate intention statement) -- no Form 460 (itemized committee statement) is posted for anyone. A documented finding that none of the five is running a committee-level campaign, not a research gap; the posted forms are themselves redacted per AB 2151 (street number and bank account info removed) and carry no itemized dollar figures.
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- Newman, California: cited only for the fixed, uncontroversial 2020 Census population figure (12,351, up from 10,224 at the 2010 census) -- the article carries no government-structure or candidate detail, and Ballotpedia's own Newman, California page returned empty content to a direct fetch this session and could not be used.
Last updated September 1, 2026.
City of Newman
Mayor of Newman
This person would preside over Newman's City Council meetings. They would also represent the city publicly. The Mayor votes as one of five members on budget, ordinances, and land use. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations. The Mayor is Newman's only citywide-elected seat. The other four council seats are elected at large. The Mayor serves a two-year term, shorter than the council's four-year terms.
Two candidates are running for Newman's Mayor seat, incumbent Casey Graham and Matthew Harden. Harden is a sitting City Council member running for Mayor instead of finishing their term. Whichever candidate gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright. There is no runoff.
Newman's Mayor presides over City Council meetings and represents the city publicly, but votes as one of five members on the budget, ordinances, and land use for this Stanislaus County city of about 12,000 residents -- day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager. It's the only Newman office elected citywide rather than shared among four at-large council seats, and unlike the council's 4-year terms, the mayor serves a 2-year term.
Both candidates already hold local elected office. Graham is completing a term as Mayor and seeking reelection. Harden is a sitting at-large councilmember whose own council term doesn't expire until November 2028 -- they are running for the citywide Mayor's office now rather than waiting to seek it in a future cycle, and if they win would leave two years remaining on their council seat unfilled by election, a vacancy this dataset does not track further.
Casey Graham
Casey Graham is Newman's sitting Mayor, seeking reelection, with a ballot title of simply Incumbent. They filed a short campaign finance form again, as they did in 2022 and 2024. That form is for candidates who don't expect to raise or spend more than $2,000.
Matthew L. Harden
Matthew L. Harden is a sitting Newman City Council member, elected in 2024. They are running for Mayor instead of finishing their term, which runs until November 2028. They filed the same short finance forms in 2026 as during their 2024 run.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.