pattersonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Patterson -- "Final Nomination List," Consolidated General Municipal Election, Nov. 3, 2026 (posted by the City Clerk with each candidate's written permission): names all 5 qualified candidates across the city's 3 open offices (1 Mayor seat, 2-year term; 1 Council Member District B seat, 4-year term; 1 Council Member District D seat, 4-year term), with each candidate's office sought and exact filing/return/verification dates, all flagged "Qualified: Yes"
pattersonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Patterson -- "Nominees for Public Office" Legal Notice, published Aug. 20, 2026 (after the Aug. 7/12 filing deadlines): the ballot-facing office/candidate listing -- Mayor At Large (Gabriela Hernandez, Michael S. Clauzel), Council Member District B (Chichi Jack, Carlos E. Ortega), and Council Member District D (Carlos Roque, the only qualified candidate) -- independently confirming the Final Nomination List's roster
pattersonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Patterson -- "Mayor and City Council" page: names the 5 current officeholders and their term-expiration dates -- Mayor Michael Clauzel (at-large, term expires Nov. 2026), Gabriela Hernandez (District A, term expires Nov. 2028), Chinyere Jack (District B, term listed as running only Aug. 13, 2026-Nov. 2026, i.e. an appointment to complete a vacated term), Kendra Mora (District C, term expires Nov. 2028), and Carlos Roque (District D, term expires Nov. 2026) -- confirming which 3 seats are up this cycle and that Districts A/C are not
pattersonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Patterson -- "November 3, 2026 Election - Candidate Information" page: confirms the same 3 open offices (Councilmember District B, Councilmember District D, Mayor At-Large) and the nomination period (July 13-Aug. 7, 2026, extended to Aug. 12 for any office an incumbent doesn't file for); as retrieved, posts no candidate statements or biographical detail for any 2026 candidate
ttownmedia.com (opens in a new tab)Patterson Irrigator (Timothy Benefield) -- "Election season is underway": independently names the same 5-candidate field and adds context found nowhere else in this dataset's Patterson sourcing -- Mayor Clauzel is "seeking a third term"; Gabriela Hernandez is "currently on the Patterson city council ... representing District A" and "was elected to this seat in November 2024"; Chinyere Jack was "recently appointed to complete the term" for District B
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- Patterson, California: government section confirms a mayor-council system, mayor elected citywide to a 2-year term, four district councilmembers elected to staggered 4-year terms (2 seats plus the mayor up every 2 years), an appointed city manager, and a 2020 Census population of 23,781 -- cited only for this general structure, not for its own (stale) named council roster
netfile.com (opens in a new tab)A documented financial-info gap, not a claim about any candidate's fundraising: the City of Patterson's own Campaign Finances page (pattersonca.gov/2076) redirects to a NetFile public-disclosure portal (netfile.com/public/ptsn/campaign) that is a client-rendered single-page app; its own env-config.js names a Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA site key guarding the underlying API, and a direct query against that API returned only an authentication error with no static content or discoverable public endpoint reachable to this session's fetch tooling -- the same recurring NetFile failure mode already documented elsewhere in this dataset

Last updated September 1, 2026.

City of Patterson

Patterson City Council, District B

This person holds your district's seat on Patterson's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the citywide-elected mayor and three other district councilmembers. The term is four years. Districts A and C aren't up again until 2028.

Two candidates are running for Patterson's District B council seat. Chinyere "Chichi" Jack was appointed in August 2026 to finish the term. They face challenger Carlos Eduardo Ortega. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins, with no runoff.

This seat is one of Patterson's four district-elected City Council seats -- Districts A, B, C and D -- each a 4-year term, alongside the citywide-elected Mayor. Councilmembers vote on the city's budget, ordinances, and land use; day-to-day operations run through an appointed city manager. Districts A and C aren't up again until 2028.

Jack holds the seat by appointment, not election: the city's own council roster lists their current term as running only from August 13, 2026 to November 2026, meaning the council appointed them to fill a vacancy for the final months of the existing term rather than their having won it at the ballot box. This race is therefore their first time appearing before District B's voters for this seat.

Chinyere "Chichi" Jack

Chinyere "Chichi" Jack was appointed to Patterson's City Council in August 2026. They are now running for a full four year term of their own. No record explains why the seat became vacant or who held it before them.

Carlos Eduardo Ortega

Carlos Eduardo Ortega is challenging appointed incumbent Chinyere Jack for the seat. Ortega's filing was verified August 11, the last of any candidate this cycle. No other information about them could be found.

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