ocvote.gov (opens in a new tab)OC Registrar of Voters -- Contest/Candidate Proof List, General Election 11/3/2026 -- City of Stanton section (pages 156-159 of 188, downloaded directly and parsed locally with pypdf since a plain fetch returns undecodable PDF stream data): confirms Member City Council District 1 (2 qualified candidates) and District 3 (3) as the city's two November 2026 council races, each Vote for 1, with incumbent flags and every candidate's filed ballot designation; no other City of Stanton contest appears anywhere in the 188-page document
stantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Stanton -- Election Information and Voter Services page: confirms Council Member, District 1 and District 3 as the two council seats up in November 2026, each a 4-year term; states the Mayor's seat is directly, citywide elected and was on the filing calendar but that the mayoral election was subsequently CANCELLED per a city resolution dated 8/18/2026 because incumbent David J. Shawver was the only qualified candidate; lists the five qualified council candidates by district
stantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Stanton -- City Council page: confirms the 5-member council/manager structure -- Mayor David J. Shawver (at-large), Mayor Pro Tem Gary Taylor (District 3), and council members Donald Torres (District 1), Victor Barrios (District 2), and John D. Warren (District 4) -- and that Districts 1 and 3 seats expire in 2026
stantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Stanton -- Councilmember Donald Torres, District 1 biography page: lifelong Stanton resident, youth mentor at Western High School's Independent Learning Center, prior Public Safety Committee and Stanton Community Foundation service, elected 2022; stated priorities are public safety, economic opportunity, environmental justice, and affordable housing
stantonca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of Stanton -- Planning Commission roster page: confirms Thomas Frazier as sitting Vice-Chair and DeWayne A. Normand as a sitting Commissioner, corroborating both candidates' filed ballot designations in the District 1 and District 3 council races

Last updated August 31, 2026.

City of Stanton

Stanton City Council, District 1

This person holds your district's seat on Stanton's five-member City Council. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. An appointed city manager runs daily operations. Stanton also directly elects a Mayor citywide. The Mayor serves a separate four-year term and is not on this district's ballot. Not all council seats are elected the same year. The term is four years.

Incumbent Donald Torres is running for a second term on Stanton City Council District 1. Their only challenger is Thomas M. Frazier. Frazier is the Planning Commission's Vice Chair. The candidate with the most votes on November 3 wins. There is no runoff.

This person holds District 1's seat on Stanton's 5-member City Council. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use, alongside an appointed city manager who runs day-to-day operations. Stanton also directly, citywide elects a Mayor to a separate 4-year term (not on this district's ballot) -- David Shawver's 2026 mayoral race was cancelled after he drew no opponent. Not all council seats are elected the same year; only Districts 1 and 3 are up in 2026. The term is four years.

Beyond Torres's substantive city-published biography and Frazier's confirmed Planning Commission role, no campaign site, news coverage, or other independent source could be found for Frazier's specific platform despite a real search effort. Documented below as a gap, not filled in with speculation.

Donald Torres

Donald Torres is a lifelong Stanton resident who grew up in the city's public schools. They work as a youth mentor at Western High School's Independent Learning Center. There they help students with mental health challenges. They served on the Stanton Public Safety Committee before their 2022 election to Council. Their stated priorities are public safety, economic opportunity, environmental justice, and affordable housing.

Thomas M. Frazier

Thomas M. Frazier filed under the ballot title "Planning Commissioner City of Stanton." City records confirm they are the Planning Commission's Vice Chair. That appointment runs through November 2028. No campaign site or news coverage was found. Nothing was found about their job, platform, or reasons for running.

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