Districts 2, 4, and 6 were elected in 2018. In 2020, the final at-large council seats will transition to district seats. The City Clerk's Office is responsible for conducting municipal elections within the City of Santa Rosa. Candidates for school and special district offices who live in Sonoma County can pull and file their nomination papers with the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office, 435 Fiscal Drive, Santa Rosa. Candidates looking to run for one of four seats on the Santa Rosa City Council this fall will be able to file for office starting Monday.The four seats, which will create a council wholly formed of representatives elected from geographic districts for the first time, are council districts 1, 3, 5 and 7, representing the following areas:Councilmen Chris Rogers and Jack Tibbetts, both elected in 2016 as at-large members are expected to run for re-election in districts 5 and 3, respectively.Councilman Ernesto Olivares, who ran unsuccessfully for county sheriff in 2018, is not expected to seek re-election, ending a tenure of more than a decade on the City Council.Neither is Councilman Dick Dowd, who the council chose to serve out roughly a year remaining on Julie Combs’ term after she resigned in late 2019.The city encourages potential candidates to make an appointment with City Clerk Stephanie Williams’ office by calling (707) 543-3015 or by emailing her at swilliams@srcity.org.The candidate filing period will close at 5 p.m. Aug. 7 Unless exemptions apply, emails sent to City staff or Council members, any attachments, and any replies, are subject to disclosure upon request, and neither the sender nor any recipients should have any expectation of privacy regarding the contents of such communications. The following information has been prepared to help guide voters of the City of Santa Rosa, potential candidates for office, and individuals and organizations participating in City elections. (This icon can be updated by visiting Seats up for election in November 2020 are districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. Candidates looking to run for one of four seats on the Santa Rosa City Council this fall will be able to file for office starting Monday. For purposes of City elections, a robocall is defined as “any single recorded telephone message made in support of or opposition to a City Council candidate(s) or City ballot measure(s) and placed to 200 or more individuals or households within a 30-day period.”October 19, 2020 is the registration deadline for the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election.


The General Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. In 2002, Santa Rosa voters passed a City Charter amendment that provides public financing for City Council election campaigns. Welcome to the City of Santa Rosa’s City Council Candiate Information Page. 2020 City Council Candidates In 2002, Santa Rosa voters passed a City Charter amendment that provides public financing for City Council election campaigns. City of Santa Rosa records, including emails, are subject to the California Public Records Act. Learn more about our transition from an at-large to a district-based election system at https://srcity.org/districtelections.View proposed ballot measures for the City of Santa Rosa.View information regarding disclosure filings, finance reports and more.At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, the Council adopted Ordinance No. Seats up for election are districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. Under Santa Rosa's new district-based election system, voters will elect one council member for the district they are registered in. Get to know each of the candidates running for office in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on Nov. 6.

ORD-2018-007 establishing seven voting districts and the sequence of elections. Homelessness is top of mind for the 19 candidates vying to fill an abbreviated term on the Santa Rosa City Council starting in January and ending in December. Candidates are voted separately so there are chances where winning candidates will have unequal number of votes and may come from different political parties. These links point to information about the City programs, resources and archival documentation.In 2002, Santa Rosa voters passed a City Charter amendment that provides public financing for City Council election campaigns.Santa Rosa City Code sections 10-32.200 and 10-32.210 establish new campaign robocall regulations for City elections.