- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Positions Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election": the only county-section contest in the document is County Board of Education Areas 2, 4, and 5 (under Schools) -- no Board of Supervisors, row office, or Superior Court seat appears anywhere, consistent with both Supervisor seats up this cycle (Districts 1 and 4) having been decided outright in the June 2026 primary
- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Contest/Candidate Proof List" (8-27-26_candidatelist_detail_final.pdf), the county's post-certification ballot-order-proofing export: shows Area 2 as a 3-candidate contest (Sarah Butler, incumbent; Pamela West; Sibyl Minighini) with each candidate's filed ballot designation and qualification date -- this export omits single-filer contests entirely, which is why Areas 4 and 5 do not appear in it (see cc-candidate-summary-2026)
- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Candidate List" (8-14-26_candidatelist_summary_final.pdf), the county's complete qualified-candidate roster including single-filer contests: confirms Area 2 (Sarah Butler, Pamela West, Sibyl Minighini), Area 4 (Mike Maxwell, sole qualified candidate), and Area 5 (Clyde Henry Lewis, Jr., sole qualified candidate)
- phillca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasant Hill -- official "City Council" page: confirms Pleasant Hill is a General Law City with a 5-member Council on staggered 4-year terms, a Council-Manager government, and that the Mayor is "annually selected from among the City Council" rather than directly elected, plus names every sitting member and their district or at-large seat.
- phillca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasant Hill -- "District Based Election Process" page: the Council's July 17, 2023 ordinance transitioning the city to a five-district map, with Districts 1, 2, and 5 first elected in 2024 and Districts 3 and 4 first elected in 2026 -- the source for why the county's own record shows no incumbent in either 2026 Pleasant Hill race.
- phillca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasant Hill -- official "2026 Election" page: the certified candidate table for Districts 3 and 4 with nomination and qualification dates for Jason Seto, Zac Shess, Quy Tran, and Sue Noack, plus Samara Al-Jumaily's unreturned District 3 nomination papers and the election calendar.
- phillca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasant Hill -- official "City Clerk" page: confirms voters converted City Clerk from an elected to an appointed position via a Nov. 4, 2014 ballot measure, effective Dec. 2016 -- why City Clerk is not on the 2026 Pleasant Hill ballot.
- phillca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasant Hill -- official "City Treasurer" page: confirms the Council's Ordinance 969 (adopted June 3, 2024) converted City Treasurer from an elected to an appointed position, effective after the Nov. 2024 election was certified -- why City Treasurer is not on the 2026 Pleasant Hill ballot either, leaving City Council as the city's only elected office.
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Pleasant Hill, California article -- 2020 census population of 34,613, in Contra Costa County.
- phillca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasant Hill -- Sue Noack's own official Council biography page: first elected Nov. 2014, re-elected 2018 and 2022, and Mayor in 2016, 2021, and 2025; a Bucknell and Wharton graduate with a banking and finance career (Bank of America Leasing, then GATX as Chief Risk Officer and SVP of Air Operations) before leaving the corporate world in 2007 for local civic work, including co-founding the Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education and chairing the 2010 Measure C Bond Oversight Committee.
- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Positions Up for Election, November 3, 2026, General Election": lists Pleasant Hill's only two offices this cycle as District 3 and District 4 Councilmember -- no Mayor, City Clerk, or City Treasurer line item, confirming none of those are directly elected.
- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Contest/Candidate Proof List" (8-27-26_candidatelist_detail_final.pdf), the county's post-filing-deadline, final export: shows both Pleasant Hill contests ON BALLOT with 2 qualified candidates each, each candidate's filed ballot designation and qualification date, and both contest headers reading "Incumbent(s): Vacant / Vacated."
- contracostavote.gov (opens in a new tab)Contra Costa County Elections Division -- "Candidate List" (8-14-26_candidatelist_summary_final.pdf), the county's complete qualified-candidate roster: independently confirms the same two 2-candidate Pleasant Hill fields with each candidate's qualification date and time.
Last updated September 7, 2026.
City of Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill City Council, District 4
This person would hold one of five district seats on Pleasant Hill's City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. Pleasant Hill is a Contra Costa County city of about 34,600 residents. An appointed City Manager runs daily operations. Pleasant Hill is a General Law City. The Mayor is chosen each year by fellow Council members, not by voters. So this seat is simply Councilmember, even if its holder later becomes Mayor. The term is four years. Whichever candidate gets the most votes wins. There is no ranked-choice voting.
Sue Noack is a three term councilmember elected citywide. They have served three times as Mayor. Their current term ends this cycle. Noack faces first time candidate Quy Tran for Pleasant Hill's new District 4 seat.
This person would hold one of five district seats on Pleasant Hill's City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use for this Contra Costa County city of about 34,600 residents, under a council-manager government with an appointed City Manager. Pleasant Hill is a General Law City where the Mayor is chosen each year by fellow Council members, not directly elected by voters -- so this seat is simply "Councilmember," regardless of whether its holder later becomes Mayor. The term is four years. Whichever candidate gets the most votes wins -- there is no ranked-choice voting.
This is the first-ever election for Pleasant Hill's District 4 seat. The city moved from at-large to five-district elections under a 2023 Council ordinance responding to a California Voting Rights Act concern; Districts 1, 2, and 5 were elected in 2024, and Districts 3 and 4 -- the last two -- are up for the first time this November. That's why the county's own candidate record lists no incumbent for this race at all, even though Sue Noack is a sitting councilmember: their current at-large term, dating to their 2022 re-election, is one of the two ending this cycle as the city completes its shift to full district representation.
Sue Noack
Sue Noack is a three term councilmember. Their ballot designation is Pleasant Hill City Councilmember. They were first elected in November 2014 and have served as Mayor three times. They helped bring the new Pleasant Hill Library to its 2022 opening.
Quy Tran
Quy Tran is a first time candidate. Their ballot designation is Physician and Clinical Professor. No campaign website or news coverage was found for them. A local hospital directory search also found no listing.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.