Right to Vote · Episode 6 of 8 · 23 min
The Compiler's Ballot: Close to Home
Down the ballot the pattern flips: the sitting member of Congress has 351 sourced records and his challenger has none, and the sitting Assemblymember has 176 against one. That reflects how any track-record tool rewards people who have cast recorded votes. A race on every Monterey County ballot is missing, the judges list shows 63 retention questions when this voter faces seven, and school boards are blank.
Who's who
- Jimmy PanettaIncumbent Democratic U.S. representative, District 19
- Peter Coe VerbicaRepublican candidate for U.S. House, District 19
- Dawn AddisIncumbent Democratic assemblymember, District 30
- Shannon KesslerRepublican candidate for Assembly, District 30
- Sally J. LieberIncumbent Board of Equalization member, District 2
- John PimentelCandidate for Board of Equalization, District 2
- Joshua GrobanCalifornia Supreme Court justice facing retention
- Kelli M. EvansCalifornia Supreme Court justice facing retention
Where it happens
- Monterey County, California+7 more episodesLocal elections office mails sample and vote-by-mail ballots
- California 19th Congressional DistrictLocal House race examined
- California Assembly District 30Local Assembly race examined
- Sixth District Court of Appeal, CaliforniaFive retention questions on the ballot
Timeline
- June 2, 2026Primary decides Monterey County Supervisor District 2 outright
- August 24, 2026Secretary of State certifies judicial retention list
- August 27, 2026Secretary of State certifies candidate list
- October 3, 2026Snapshot date for all figures
- October 5, 2026Sample and vote-by-mail ballots begin going out
- November 3, 2026Election Day
Still debated
Whether school and special-district contests appear on this ballot is unverified, so the official sample ballot is the authority. The tool's issue and judicial tags are its own classifications, and why the Board of Equalization race is missing is not explained.