clerkrecorder.venturacounty.gov (opens in a new tab)Ventura County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters -- November 3, 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate Proof List (filtered to on-ballot contests): the City of Oxnard section carries exactly three contests -- District 1 (three qualified candidates: John Barrick, incumbent Bert E. Perello, Eduardo Huerta), District 2 (three filers shown but only two qualified: Lizanne Nañez, incumbent Gabriel "Gabe" Teran), and District 5 (two qualified candidates: Noemi Corpuz, incumbent Gabriela Basua) -- with each candidate's self-filed ballot designation
clerkrecorder.venturacounty.gov (opens in a new tab)Ventura County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters -- November 3, 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate Proof List, off-ballot companion document (single-filer and appointed-in-lieu contests under Elections Code Section 10229): carries no City of Oxnard entry of any kind -- corroborating, by absence, that Oxnard's Mayor, City Clerk, and City Treasurer seats are simply not up this cycle rather than quietly decided by a single filer
vcstar.com (opens in a new tab)Ventura County Star -- "Who's running for city council, mayor this November? Here's the lineup" (Cheri Carlson, Aug. 17, 2026): independently lists the same seven Oxnard candidates across the same three districts as the county's own document, and lists no Oxnard mayoral race among any city in the county
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- Oxnard, California: infobox government section -- council-manager government type, Mayor Luis McArthur, Mayor Pro Tempore Gabe Teran, City Council (Gabriela Basua, Bert Perello, Michaela Perez, Gabriela Rodriguez, Aaron Starr), City Treasurer Phil Molina, City Clerk Luly Lopez, and the 2020 Census population of 202,063
vcstar.com (opens in a new tab)Ventura County Star -- "Some Oxnard neighborhoods are in line for new City Council members. Here's the breakdown" (Brian J. Varela, March 2, 2022): confirms Oxnard has six council districts and, as of that redistricting cycle, that Gabe Teran represented District 2, Bert Perello District 1, and Gabriela Basua District 5 -- the same three seats and, for two of the three, the same incumbents on this cycle's ballot
cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)A negative-result campaign-finance check (Cal-Access covers state-level contests only; no filer found for any of the seven District 1/2/5 candidates in this dataset's cached statewide snapshot)
public.netfile.com (opens in a new tab)A negative-result local campaign-finance check: Ventura County's own NetFile public portal (public.netfile.com/pub2/?AID=VCO), linked from the county's own campaign-finance-reports-by-city page, is a client-rendered single-page app with no static content and no reachable public API endpoint found this session; Oxnard's own city-clerk campaign-disclosure page (oxnard.gov/city-clerks-office/election-information/campaign-disclosure-statements) returned a bare Cloudflare 403 on every automated attempt, browser User-Agent included
vcstar.com (opens in a new tab)Ventura County Star -- "With Basua and Lopez, Oxnard City Council grows to a seven-member board" (Wendy Leung, Dec. 10, 2018): Gabriela Basua and Vianey Lopez sworn in Dec. 11, 2018 as Oxnard's first two district-elected councilmembers, expanding the body from 5 to 7 seats (Mayor plus six district seats); Basua elected to a full 4-year term representing District 5, alongside sitting councilmember Bert Perello
vote411.org (opens in a new tab)League of Women Voters -- Vote411 voter guide, 'City of Oxnard City Council Member, District 5' race (statewide All Races list): each candidate's self-submitted ballot designation and campaign contacts, plus answers to the League's questions -- If elected, what are your top 3 priorities?; What background, experience and/or education qualify you for this elected office?; Is there anything else you'd like voters to know? No answers were on file at capture. Capture in data/nov-2026/sources/vote411/oxnard-council-5.json.

Last updated October 7, 2026.

City of Oxnard

Oxnard City Council, District 5

This person would hold one of six district seats on Oxnard's City Council. Oxnard also has a separately, directly elected Mayor. Council members vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. Oxnard is Ventura County's largest city, with about 202,000 people. Council terms are four years and staggered. Districts 1, 2, and 5 are up this cycle. Districts 3, 4, and 6 were last elected in 2024 and aren't up now. Mayor Luis McArthur was elected in November 2024. The City Clerk and City Treasurer are also directly elected, but not this cycle. Oxnard runs under a council-manager government with an appointed city manager.

Incumbent Gabriela Basua faces Noemi Corpuz here. The seat is District 5 on Oxnard's City Council. Basua was one of Oxnard's first two district-elected councilmembers. Corpuz is a registered nurse.

This person would hold one of six district seats on Oxnard's City Council. The city also elects a Mayor directly. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use. Oxnard is Ventura County's largest city, with about 202,000 residents. Terms are four years. They are staggered, so roughly half the six districts are up every two years. Districts 1, 2, and 5 are up this cycle. Districts 3, 4, and 6 last elected in 2024 are not. Oxnard's Mayor Luis McArthur was elected in November 2024. The City Clerk and City Treasurer are also elected citywide. None of the three is on this cycle's ballot. Neither the county's on-ballot nor its off-ballot Nov. 2026 candidate documents list a contest for any of them. Oxnard runs under a council-manager form of government. Day-to-day work runs through an appointed city manager.

Basua was elected in November 2018 and sworn in that December. Basua joined fellow first-time district councilmember Bert Perello of District 1. That was when Oxnard's council expanded from five to seven seats. They won their first term by about 20 percentage points. The field had three candidates. District 5 covers part of south Oxnard.

Gabriela Basua

Gabriela Basua is the incumbent. Their ballot title is City of Oxnard Councilwoman. They were elected in November 2018. They were one of the city's first two elected by district. They won that three-candidate race by about 20 points.

Noemi Corpuz

Noemi Corpuz is a registered nurse. That is their own ballot title. No news coverage of their campaign was found.

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