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Editor’s note: When the election office updates data, this article will be updated.

The deadline for submitting the candidacy for the November 5 general election was August 9 at 5:54 p.m. Below are candidates for the congressional, state and local elections, including the Hollister and San Juan Bautista City Council, school district and San Benito Health District races.

The list comes from the San Benito County Elections Office website.

U.S. Representative, 18th District:

• Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)
• Peter D. Hernandez

State Senate, 17th District:

State Assembly, 29th District:

• Robert Rivas (incumbent)
• JW Paine

Mayor of Hollister:

• Mia Casey (Incumbent)
• Roxanna Stephens

Hollister City administration district 1:

• Rick Perez (Incumbent)
• Rudy Picha

Hollister City Council, District 4:

• Tim Burns (incumbent)
• Priscilla De Anda

San Juan Bautista City Council: (votes for 2)

• Scott Freels (incumbent)
• Jose Aranda

San Benito Health District Zone 1: (Nomination deadline extended to 14.08.24)

San Benito Health District Zone 3:

• Richard Perez Sr.
• William C. “Bill” Johnson
• Esther Perez

San Benito Health District Zone 5: (Nomination deadline extended to 14.08.24)

San Benito School Board, District 1:

• Rodney Bianchi (appointed incumbent)

San Benito School Board, District 2:

San Benito School Board, District 5:

Aromas-San Juan School District TA 2:

Aromas-San Juan School District TA 5:

San Benito High School District TA 1:

• Patty Nehme (appointed incumbent)

San Benito High School District TA 5:

• Maria Vallejo Agredano (appointed incumbent)

Cienega Union School District: (Vote for 2)

• Nancy Norine Wirz (incumbent)
• Sandy Barker (incumbent)

Hollister School District TA 1:

• Kim O’Connor (appointed incumbent)

Hollister School District TA 2:

• Elizabeth Martinez (appointed incumbent)

Hollister School District TA 4: (Nomination deadline extended to 14.08.24)

Jefferson School District: (Vote for 2)

• Joanne Falsey (incumbent)
• Amy Strohn (Incumbent)

North County Joint School District: (Vote for 3)

• Dianne Ribeiro Mandes
• Norma Nichols (appointed incumbent)
• CC Biggs

Southside School District: (Vote for 2)

• Aaron Kaelin (appointed incumbent)
• Michael Ruth (appointed incumbent)

Aromas Water District: (Vote for 2)

• Vicki Morris (Incumbent)
• Wayne R. Holman
• Jesus Miguel Diaz

Sunnyslope County Water District: (Vote for 2, nomination period extended until 14.08.24)

Tres Pinos Water District: (Vote for 3, nomination period extended until 14.08.24)

Flavors Fire protection district of the three counties: (Vote for 2)

• Kevin L Stotrup (Incumbent)
• Michael Miller (incumbent)
• Nazhat Parveen Sharma

Races for which no candidates were submitted:

Bitterwater-Tully Union School District (2 seats)

Jefferson School District (2 years, 1 seat)

Panoche School District (2 years – part-time semester – 2 seats)

Panoche School District (1 seat)

Southside School District (2 years, part-time, 1 seat)

Tres Pinos Union School District (2 years part-time, 1 seat)

Tres Pinos Union School District (2 seats)

Willow Grove Union School District (3 seats)