2 candidates are tracked for Fresno City Council, District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joaquin Arambula and Keshia Thomas. Candidate information follows official Fresno County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Open seat: incumbent Miguel Angel Arias is not a candidate. Two candidates qualified, including a sitting state Assemblymember, per the county's official Contest/Candidate Proof List.
City council member. The council is the city's legislative body. It adopts the city budget and tax rate, passes ordinances on zoning, public safety, utilities and local services, and hires the city manager where the charter provides one. Members may represent a district or the whole city.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels.
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Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Joaquin Arambula's occupation is listed as Doctor/Assemblymember on his candidate filing, per Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Thomas has worked as a licensed cosmetologist, a grocery industry supervisor and an educator, and currently teaches mathematics after serving as a vice principal, per the campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education and has served as assistant director of a homeless ministry for more than 25 years, per the campaign site. She is running for Fresno City Council, District 3, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Fresno City Council, District 3 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Fresno City Council, District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joaquin Arambula and Keshia Thomas. Candidate information follows official Fresno County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Fresno City Council, District 3 election in California?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for California are on the California election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Fresno County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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