- ocvote.gov (opens in a new tab)OC Registrar of Voters -- Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election 11/3/2026 -- City of Orange section (pages 138-142 of 188): confirms Mayor (2 qualified candidates), City Council District 1 (4 qualified of 5 filed), District 4 (1), and District 6 (1) as the city's four November 2026 races, each Vote for 1, with incumbent flags and every candidate's filed ballot designation
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- Orange, California: infobox confirms general-law incorporation (April 6, 1888), a council-manager government, a 6-member district city council, and the sitting officeholders by district, cited only for general civic-structure context, never for a candidate-specific claim
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Orange
Orange City Council, District 1
This person holds your district's seat on Orange's City Council. The council has six members, all elected by district. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. A citywide-elected mayor also serves on the council. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations. The term is four years.
Four candidates are running for Orange City Council District 1's open seat. They are Jonathan St Clair, Brandy Romero, Albert "AJ" Ricci, and Ernie Glasgow. Incumbent Arianna Barrios did not seek reelection here. She is running for Mayor instead. Whichever candidate gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright. There is no runoff.
This person holds District 1's seat on Orange's 6-member, district-elected City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the citywide-elected mayor and an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. The term is four years.
This is Orange's one open council seat this cycle -- no incumbent is on the ballot, and the county's own candidate filing shows five people originally filed for this seat but only four qualified. The city is also in the middle of a structural budget deficit and a proposed sales-tax increase on the same November ballot; none of the four candidates has a recorded public position on either question in any source found in this pass.
Jonathan St Clair
Jonathan St Clair filed their candidacy under the ballot title General Manager. No campaign site, news coverage, or other source describing their background or platform was found.
Brandy Romero
Brandy Romero filed their candidacy under the ballot title Orange Business Owner. No campaign site, news coverage, or other source describing their background or platform was found.
Albert "AJ" Ricci
Albert "AJ" Ricci filed their candidacy under the ballot title City of Orange Businessman. No campaign site, news coverage, or other source describing their background or platform was found.
Ernie Glasgow
Ernie Glasgow filed their candidacy under the ballot title Contractor. No campaign site, news coverage, or other source describing their background or platform was found.
Your pick
A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.