San Diego sets Aug. 5 ballot-order drawing for four City Council races

San Diego’s City Clerk will hold a public random drawing at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, to determine the ballot order for four City Council contests in the Nov. 3, 2026 general municipal election.

The drawing is scheduled for the lobby of the City Administration Building, 202 C Street. Members of the public may attend.

The ballot-order process applies to City Council districts 2, 4, 6 and 8. The Nov. 3 general municipal election will be consolidated with California’s 2026 general election.

Four contests advance from June primary

The top two vote-getters from the June 2 primary advanced to the November ballot in each of the four listed council contests. The city’s accessible election-information summary does not identify the candidates by name.

The Aug. 5 drawing is an election-administration step that will establish the order in which the qualifying candidates appear on the November ballot. It will not determine the outcome of the council races.

The final ballot order was not available in the source materials as of the packet’s search date. No ballot placement should be assumed before the drawing is held.

Candidate materials remain open for review

Candidate ballot materials for the November election are in a public examination period running from July 28 through Aug. 7, 2026. That period includes the date of the ballot-order drawing.

According to the City Clerk’s election information, candidates may revise their ballot materials or retain the versions used for the June ballot. Any revised candidate statements were not available in the source packet as of its search date.

For San Diego voters and other members of the public, Aug. 7 is the next stated deadline in this stage of the process, marking the end of the examination period. The City Clerk’s notice specifically identifies districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 for this November ballot process.

The public drawing and examination period are the next formal election steps for the four contests before the consolidated Nov. 3 election. The city’s notice provides the time and location for the drawing, while the candidate names and final order are not included in the accessible materials reviewed for this report.