alamedacountyca.gov (opens in a new tab)Alameda County Registrar of Voters -- official Candidate List system (electionId 260, "General Election - 11/03/2026 (Official)"), queried directly via its own JSON/HTML API (POST /rov_app/candidatelist/) for all three Pleasanton races (categoryId 600, raceIds 104, 129, 130): For Mayor (Jack Balch, Julie Testa); For Members Of City Council #1 (Vin Kruttiventi, Kathy Narum); For Members Of City Council #3 (Reena Gupta, Jamie Yee). Names ballot designations verbatim as filed: "Mayor/CPA" (Balch), "Councilmember, City of Pleasanton" (Testa), "Business Owner" (Kruttiventi), "Businesswoman" (Narum), "Local Business Owner" (Gupta), "Communications Manager" (Yee). The system's own "Incumbent" field reads "N" for all six candidates, including sitting Mayor Jack Balch -- this dataset does not treat that field as reliable given the City of Pleasanton's own confirmation (see pleasanton-council-roster-2026) that Balch currently holds the office he is running to keep.
cityofpleasantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasanton -- City Clerk's official "Qualified Candidate List" for the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election, updated 8/12/2026 at 5:00 PM (after the nomination period): names the identical six-candidate, three-race roster as the county's own Candidate List, with each candidate's own campaign phone, email, and website.
cityofpleasantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasanton -- City Clerk's official "Candidate Statements" booklet for the November 3, 2026 election: each of the six qualified candidates' own, self-authored statement and stated occupation, filed with and published by the city -- Kruttiventi ("Business Owner"), Narum ("Businesswoman / Nonprofit Director"), Gupta ("Entrepreneur/Workforce Consultant", age 56), Yee ("Public Health Communications Manager"), Balch ("Mayor / CPA"), and Testa ("Pleasanton City Councilmember") -- the backbone of each candidate's editorial profile here. Two candidates' statement occupations read slightly differently from their county-filed ballot designation (pleasanton-acgov-candidatelist-2026): Narum and Gupta, both noted in text rather than silently resolved.
cityofpleasantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasanton -- official "Mayor & City Council" page: names the sitting Mayor (Jack Balch, at-large) and all four district Councilmembers -- Jeff Nibert (District 1), Craig Eicher (District 2), Julie Testa (District 3), and Matt Gaidos (District 4, Vice Mayor) -- confirming who currently holds each seat up this cycle (Mayor and District 1 and 3) and who does not appear among this cycle's qualified candidates (Nibert).
cityofpleasantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Pleasanton -- official "Elections & Measures" page: states the three November 3, 2026 seats up for election as "Councilmember from District 1," "Councilmember from District 3," and "Mayor at-large," and describes the city's council structure as "one mayor elected at-large and four council members elected by-district."
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's Pleasanton, California article -- 2020 census population (79,871) and the city's council-manager government structure (a five-member council: four district representatives plus an at-large Mayor serving a 2-year term, an 8-year term limit for all seats, a Vice Mayor appointed annually by the Mayor), cited only for general context and as independent corroboration of the current roster.
netfile.com (opens in a new tab)The City of Pleasanton's own NetFile-hosted public campaign-finance portal (netfile.com, agency code COP), queried directly for all six 2026 candidates with each available FPPC filing downloaded and read for its actual reported figures -- real dollar amounts, not estimated. Balch's Form 460 (period Jan. 1-June 30, 2026) reports $13,955 raised and $33,158 cash on hand; Gupta's reports $4,928 raised (entirely in June 2026, when her committee organized) and $4,828 cash on hand; Yee's reports $2,949 raised and $731 cash on hand. Testa's only committee on file for this period, her 2022 City Council committee, reported zero contributions and zero expenditures for the first half of 2026; a separate "Julie A. Testa" committee organized in August 2026 (Form 501) with no Form 460 yet on file. Narum's committee reorganized for this cycle in July 2026 and likewise has no semi-annual statement yet, but reported a $5,000 personal loan to her own campaign via Form 497 on Aug. 19, 2026. Kruttiventi has filed only a Form 501 candidate intention statement -- no committee, no reportable contributions as of this dataset's retrieval.

Last updated September 1, 2026.

City of Pleasanton

Mayor of Pleasanton

Pleasanton's Mayor is the only city office elected citywide. The Mayor leads City Council meetings and represents the city publicly. The Mayor is one of five council members. The Mayor also votes on the budget and city laws. An appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations. The term is two years, with an 8-year term limit.

Sitting Mayor Jack Balch is running for a second term. Balch's opponent is Julie Testa, a sitting District 3 Councilmember giving up their seat. Whoever gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright, with no runoff.

Pleasanton's Mayor is the city's only citywide, at-large elected office. The Mayor presides over City Council meetings and represents the city publicly. The Mayor votes as one of five members on the budget and city ordinances. Day-to-day operations are run by an appointed city manager. The term is two years, subject to an eight-year limit shared with Council seats.

Both candidates emphasize fiscal discipline, water reliability, and public safety. They come at the office from different angles. Balch is running on their record as the sitting Mayor. Testa is giving up a District 3 seat they've held for eight years. Testa is running as a check on City Hall. Their own candidate statement says, "I am not a builder or developer." It says residents, not special interests, should be at the center of local government.

Jack Balch

Jack Balch is the sitting Mayor of Pleasanton and a certified public accountant. They are running on a vibrant downtown, public safety, and reliable water. Campaign filings show they first ran for council in 2020 and for Mayor in 2024.

Julie Testa

Julie Testa is a sitting Pleasanton City Councilmember for District 3. They are running on fiscal discipline, clean drinking water, and limiting special interests. They say they have served eight years on the City Council.

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