- 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
- sanpabloca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Pablo -- "Notice of Offices and Nominations" (signed Aug. 6, 2026 by Deputy City Clerk Casey Erlenheim, under Elections Code Sec. 10224.5): confirms three offices on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot -- Two (2) Members of the City Council, One (1) City Clerk, One (1) City Treasurer, each a 4-year term -- and names the four incumbents furnished nomination papers: Rita Xavier and Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado (each listed as "City Councilmember," not Mayor), Dorothy Gantt (City Clerk), and Viviana Toledo (City Treasurer)
- sanpabloca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Pablo -- "Notice of Election" (City Clerk Dorothy Gantt, published July 1, 2026): independently confirms the same three offices -- Two (2) City Councilmembers, One (1) Treasurer, One (1) City Clerk, each a 4-year term -- for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Municipal Election, plus the nomination period (July 13-Aug. 6, 2026) and Elections Code Sec. 10229 uncontested-office procedure
- sanpabloca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Pablo -- "2026 Campaign Docs Combined" (45-page PDF bundle of every 2026 candidate's FPPC filings, linked from the city's own Elections page; several pages are scanned images read visually, no extractable text layer): the only source found with an actual candidate roster. Shows a four-candidate City Council field -- incumbents Rita Xavier (Form 501 filed July 17, 2026) and Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado (Form 501 filed Aug. 5, 2026), plus challengers Caden Cotton-Blake (Form 501 filed March 10, 2026; Form 410 committee opened March 2026, amended July 2026, reporting $2,896 in contributions and $566 in expenditures for Jan.-June 2026 on his Form 460) and Anna M. Villalobos (Form 501 filed May 28, 2026; her Form 700 lists her occupation as Records Secretary, American Postal Workers Union) -- and confirms City Clerk Dorothy Gantt (Form 501 Aug. 3, 2026; Form 470) and City Treasurer Viviana Toledo (Form 501 July 29, 2026; Form 470; Form 700 disclosing real property in Yuba City) each drew no opponent
- sanpabloca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Pablo -- official City Clerk page for Dorothy Gantt: a San Pablo resident since Dec. 2009, 40 years of clerical experience in the medical field, appointed City Clerk January 2021 with a term ending November 2026, and community roles including chairing the Advisory Committee on Aging and the Senior Center Advisory Board
Last updated September 7, 2026.
City of San Pablo
San Pablo City Clerk
San Pablo's City Clerk is a separately elected, citywide office. The term is four years. The Clerk keeps official city records and prepares Council agendas and minutes. The Clerk also runs city elections and campaign-disclosure filings.
City Clerk Dorothy Gantt is the incumbent. They are running unopposed for a full term. They were the only candidate to qualify by the filing deadline.
San Pablo's City Clerk is a separately elected, citywide office with a 4-year term. The office keeps the city's official records. It prepares City Council agendas and minutes. It also administers city elections and campaign disclosure filings. Day to day clerk operations run through an appointed Deputy City Clerk.
No one else filed FPPC paperwork for City Clerk this cycle. The city's own Notice of Offices and Nominations confirms that. So does its '2026 Campaign Docs Combined' filings bundle. That makes the office uncontested rather than merely unopposed by omission.
Dorothy Gantt
Dorothy Gantt is San Pablo's City Clerk. They were appointed in January 2021 and are seeking their first full term. They have lived in San Pablo since 2009. They bring 40 years of clerical experience from the medical field.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.