# Tulare County Board of Supervisors, District 4 Compare records and positions simply between Ian Bakke or Eddie Valero for Tulare County Board of Supervisors, District 4 at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person is one of five supervisors governing Tulare County. They vote on the budget, county health and social services, and unincorporated-area land use. The term is four years. - Jurisdiction: County - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/tulare-supervisor-4 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: September 7, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 93 out of 100 (Very strong), across 4 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Ian Bakke** — Business Owner - **Eddie Valero** — County Supervisor/Businessman · Incumbent A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot. Tulare County's Board of Supervisors, District 4 race heads to a November 3, 2026 runoff: incumbent Eddie Valero against challenger Ian Bakke. Neither cleared a majority in the June 2 primary, which also included Woodlake Mayor Rudy Mendoza -- early returns had Valero at 45.71%, Bakke at 38.32%, and Mendoza, eliminated, at 15.97%. The winner serves a 4-year term as one of five supervisors governing Tulare County. They set the county budget, oversee county health and social-service departments, and decide land use in the unincorporated communities across District 4, which stretches from Dinuba and Woodlake through Cutler-Orosi, Three Rivers, and part of Visalia. The choice is a straightforward incumbent-versus-challenger runoff. Valero, first elected in 2018, is asking voters to extend a two-term record; Bakke, a business owner, is making the case that the district is ready for a change. Their June primary margin was closer than a typical incumbent renomination, with more than half the primary electorate voting for someone other than Valero. ## Eddie Valero Eddie Valero is the District 4 incumbent, first elected in 2018 and now seeking a third term. The county's own candidate filing lists their occupation as County Supervisor/Businessman. They led the June 2 primary field but fell short of a majority. **Strengths:** Two terms of incumbency and a first-place primary finish, ahead of both challengers combined by a wide margin over either one individually. **Trade-offs:** Valero did not clear a majority against two challengers, and more than half the primary electorate chose someone else. **Keep in mind:** Their 2026 campaign committee has been active continuously since their first 2018 race but has not filed a campaign-finance disclosure for this cycle; no independent news profile of their supervisorial record surfaced this pass beyond the primary-night coverage. ## Ian Bakke Ian Bakke is a business owner challenging the incumbent for the District 4 seat. They finished second in the June 2 primary, well ahead of the third-place finisher, advancing to a direct November matchup with Valero. **Strengths:** A clear second-place primary finish that puts Bakke in a direct one-on-one matchup with the incumbent, with no vote-splitting from a third candidate in November. **Trade-offs:** As a first-time county candidate they have no prior public-office record to weigh against Valero's two terms. **Keep in mind:** Their 2026 campaign committee is active but has not filed a campaign-finance disclosure for this cycle; no independent news profile of their campaign or platform surfaced this pass beyond the primary-night coverage. ## Sources 1. [Tulare County Elections -- official "Contest/Candidate Proof List" (report CFMR001) for the November 3, 2026 General Election: within its county-office section, only two contests appear -- Supervisor District 4 (Ian Bakke, Eddie Valero incumbent, flagged as going into extension/runoff) and Board of Education Trustee Area 1 (Juan Arzola, Sandra R. Burnitzki; Felipe Martinez listed only as the appointed incumbent, not a candidate) -- no Sheriff, District Attorney, Assessor, Auditor, Treasurer, Clerk-Recorder, Superior Court, or Public Defender contest appears anywhere in the 63-page document](https://tc-web.widen.net/s/sgnr5sgmjc/novgenuocl) 2. [Visalia Times-Delta (Sheyanne N Romero and Steve Pastis) -- "Tulare County voters weigh options in Board of Supervisors District 4 race" (June 2, 2026, syndicated via Yahoo News): reports early June 2 primary returns for the three-way race -- incumbent Eddie Valero 45.71%, Ian Bakke 38.32%, Woodlake Mayor Rudy Mendoza 15.97% -- no majority, so Valero and Bakke advance to a November runoff; names Valero's own reaction quote and the district's constituent cities and communities](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tulare-county-voters-weigh-options-090531436.html) 3. [California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "VALERO FOR TULARE COUNTY SUPERVISOR 2026; EDDIE" (Filer #1399840), status ACTIVE, continuously registered since his first 2018 campaign; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval](https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1399840&session=2025) 4. [California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- "BAKKE FOR SUPERVISOR 2026" (Filer #1478626), status ACTIVE; no Form 460/461/450 electronically filed for the 2025-2026 cycle as of this retrieval](https://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/Campaign/Committees/Detail.aspx?id=1478626&session=2025) ## The rest of the ballot Tulare County Board of Supervisors, District 4 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. Vote or Else builds the full list for any California address and breaks down each contest the way this page does, with no account and without storing the address: https://voteorelse.com/ ## How to cite this page Vote or Else, "Tulare County Board of Supervisors, District 4 — November 3, 2026 California general election," https://voteorelse.com/2026/tulare-supervisor-4 (sources last retrieved September 7, 2026). Link the canonical page above rather than this Markdown file. 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