Review note: Selica Diaz's own campaign site ("Selica Diaz for Santa Ana City Council Ward 2"): her own framing of her candidacy and platform may have more bias because it is an advocacy voter guide compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.

ocvote.gov (opens in a new tab)OC Registrar of Voters -- Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election 11/3/2026 -- City of Santa Ana section (PDF pages 150-154 of 188, recovered by locally inflating the document's FlateDecode page streams with Python's zlib, since a plain fetch returns undecodable PDF stream data): confirms Mayor (3 qualified candidates), City Council Ward 2 (2), Ward 4 (2), and Ward 6 (2) as the city's four November 2026 races, each Vote for 1, with incumbent flags and every candidate's filed ballot designation -- including that Ward 6's named incumbent, David Penaloza, does not appear among Ward 6's two qualified candidates
santa-ana.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Santa Ana -- City Council page: confirms the seven-member body (Mayor elected citywide plus six ward councilmembers), 4-year/three-term-limit councilmember terms vs. the Mayor's 2-year/four-term-limit terms, and the sitting roster (Mayor Valerie Amezcua; Mayor Pro Tem David Penaloza; Ward 1 Thai Viet Phan; Ward 2 Benjamin Vazquez; Ward 3 Jessie Lopez; Ward 4 Phil Bacerra; Ward 5 Johnathan Ryan Hernandez)
selicadiaz.com (opens in a new tab)Selica Diaz's own campaign site ("Selica Diaz for Santa Ana City Council Ward 2"): her own framing of her candidacy -- a Santa Ana native and mother of four with two decades of community service -- and platform (homelessness, neighborhood quality of life, community representation)
vote411.org (opens in a new tab)League of Women Voters -- Vote411 voter guide, 'City of Santa Ana City Council Member, Ward 2' race (statewide All Races list): each candidate's self-submitted ballot designation and campaign contacts, plus answers to the League's questions -- 'If elected, what are your top 3 priorities?', 'What background, experience and/or education qualify you for this elected office?' and the Santa Ana League's own question 'What is your position on the use of Flock cameras or similar devices?'. No answers were on file at capture. Capture in data/nov-2026/sources/vote411/santa-ana-council-2.json.

Last updated October 6, 2026.

City of Santa Ana

Santa Ana City Council, Ward 2

This person holds your ward's seat on Santa Ana's 6-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the citywide-elected Mayor and an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. Not all six wards are elected the same year -- only Wards 2, 4, and 6 have terms expiring in 2026. The term is four years, limited to three terms.

Incumbent Benjamin Vazquez is running for re-election against Selica Diaz. Whichever candidate gets the most votes on November 3 wins outright. There is no runoff.

This person holds Ward 2's seat on Santa Ana's 6-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside the citywide-elected Mayor and an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. Not all six wards are elected the same year -- only Wards 2, 4, and 6 have terms expiring in 2026. The term is four years, limited to three terms.

Diaz, a Santa Ana native and mother of four with two decades of community involvement, campaigns on homelessness, neighborhood quality of life, and community representation. Vazquez's filed ballot designation is "Teacher/Councilmember"; beyond that, no campaign site, news coverage, or other independent source describing their tenure or platform could be found in this pass despite a real search effort.

Selica Diaz

Selica Diaz is a Santa Ana native with over two decades of community service. She is running on fighting homelessness, safer neighborhoods, and giving them more voice on Council. She is a mother of four and has helped create local parks.

Benjamin Vazquez

Benjamin Vazquez's ballot title is teacher and Councilmember. No other information about their background or platform could be found.

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