Review note: Denise Davis's own campaign site (deniseforredlands.com): her platform in her own words, plus endorsements from State Senator Eloise Gomez Reyes and Congressman Pete Aguilar and her FPPC campaign committee ID (#1484659) may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.
- uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov (opens in a new tab)San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters -- statewide "Report_OfficesUpForElection.pdf" (the same document as sb-offices-up-2026 above, a different section): its "City" category lists "City of Redlands, Member, City Council, District 1" / "...District 3" / "...District 5," each "Number to be elected: 1" and "Term (years): 4" -- no Mayor line anywhere for Redlands, and Districts 2 and 4 do not appear
- uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov (opens in a new tab)San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters -- statewide "Report_CandidateList.pdf" (the same document as sb-candidate-list-2026 above, a different section): within its "City of Redlands" section (pp. 169-172 of 249), three contests appear, each "Number to be elected: 1" -- District 1 (3 candidates: Denise Davis - Incumbent, Doug Gonzales, Andrew Hoder), District 3 (1 candidate: Mario Saucedo - Incumbent), and District 5 (1 candidate: Paul Barich - Incumbent), each with ballot designations as filed
- redlands.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Redlands -- live "Elections" page (redlands.gov/elections/): states the three contested council districts (1, 3, 5), the candidate filing period (July 13 - August 7, 2026), and links both the city's own qualified-candidates document and its Notice of Municipal Election, plus the city's NetFile campaign-disclosure portal
- redlands.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Redlands -- "Council Member Candidates Qualified for 11/3/26" (as of 8/7/26): names all five qualified candidates across the city's three November 2026 council districts with phone, email, and their intention-statement, papers-pulled, papers-filed, and qualified-for-ballot dates, in agreement with the county's own candidate-filing report
- redlands.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Redlands -- "City Council District Maps" page: confirms the city's 5-district structure and the staggered election cycle -- Districts 2 and 4 elected November 2024, Districts 1, 3, and 5 this November -- with maps for each district adopted March 15, 2022
- redlands.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Redlands -- District 1's own official bio page for Council Member Denise Davis: first elected 2018, re-elected 2022, previously Mayor Pro Tempore 2018-2021; her education (University of Redlands, London School of Economics), her higher-education career, and her city commission and regional-agency seats
- deniseforredlands.com (opens in a new tab)Denise Davis's own campaign site (deniseforredlands.com): her platform in her own words, plus endorsements from State Senator Eloise Gomez Reyes and Congressman Pete Aguilar and her FPPC campaign committee ID (#1484659)
- netfile.com (opens in a new tab)A documented financial-info gap, not a claim about any candidate's fundraising: the California Secretary of State's CAL-ACCESS filer search was blocked outright by an Incapsula bot wall on every attempt, including a direct fetch of Denise Davis's own filer-detail URL by the FPPC ID her campaign site discloses; the City of Redlands' own local NetFile portal (agency ID RDL) is a JavaScript single-page app with no static content and no discoverable public API endpoint to this session's automated fetchers
Last updated August 31, 2026.
City of Redlands
Redlands City Council, District 1
This person holds your district's seat on Redlands' five-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed City Manager runs daily operations. The term is four years. Redlands does not directly elect a Mayor. The council picks one of its own members to serve in that role. The role rotates among council members. The current Mayor is Mario Saucedo of District 3, serving since 2024. The city's five districts elect in staggered groups. Districts 2 and 4 last went before voters in November 2024. Districts 1, 3, and 5 are up this November.
Three candidates are running for Redlands' City Council District 1 seat. The election is on November 3, 2026. The candidates are Denise Davis, Doug Gonzales, and Andrew Hoder. Davis is the incumbent. Whoever gets the most votes wins the seat, with no primary or runoff.
This person would hold District 1's seat on Redlands' 5-member, district-elected City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, under a council-manager government -- an appointed City Manager runs day-to-day operations. The term is four years. Redlands does not directly elect a Mayor; the council selects one of its own members for that role on a rotating basis. The city's five districts elect in staggered groups -- Districts 2 and 4 last went before voters in November 2024, Districts 1, 3, and 5 this November.
Davis, first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, is seeking a third term. Gonzales, whose filed ballot designation is "Small Business Owner," and Hoder, a "Retired Airline Pilot," are both first-time candidates for this seat; neither has an independent public record found in this pass beyond that designation.
Denise Davis
Denise Davis is Redlands' incumbent District 1 councilmember. She works in higher education, currently in student affairs at UC Riverside. She was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. She also served as Mayor Pro Tempore from 2018 to 2021.
Doug Gonzales
Doug Gonzales is a first-time candidate challenging incumbent Denise Davis. Their ballot title is "Small Business Owner." No other information about them was found.
Andrew Hoder
Andrew Hoder is a first-time candidate challenging incumbent Denise Davis. Their ballot title is "Retired Airline Pilot." No other information about them was found, the same gap as for Doug Gonzales.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.