Sierra County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 1 Sierra County race, led by the California Assembly District 1 contest.
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Find your districts by addressCalifornia Assembly District 1Dianna Margaret James (D) · Heather Hadwick (R)
Dianna Margaret James Democratic
Dianna Margaret James is the Democratic candidate for California Assembly District 1. Her ballot designation is Community Organizer, per the California Secretary of State's official candidate contact list for the November 3, 2026 general election. The El Dorado County Voter Information Guide's party endorsement table lists her as the certified Democratic nominee for the seat, opposite Republican incumbent Heather Hadwick. No candidate statement from James was found in the El Dorado County guide. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Heather Hadwick Republican Incumbent
- Make life more affordable for middle class Californians
- Suspend California's gas tax
- Take steps to prevent wildfires from impacting communities
Per the campaign site.
About Heather Hadwick
Hadwick is a farmer and small business owner from Dorris in Siskiyou County who operates a family farm in Modoc County with her husband, growing hay, vegetables and pumpkins and raising highland cattle; she previously owned a local newspaper, per the campaign site.
Dianna Margaret James (Democratic) and Heather Hadwick (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Heather Hadwick is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State's list. June 2 top-two primary result: Heather Hadwick (REP) 48.7 percent and Dianna Margaret James (DEM) 38.5 percent advanced over Darin Hale (REP) 12.8 percent, per the Secretary of State's Statement of Vote. California's top-two primary decides who prints in November; the field is the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election (August 27, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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California's June 2 top-two primary sent the two leading vote-getters in every race to the November 3 ballot regardless of party (a same-party November contest is common); the Secretary of State certified the November field on August 27, 2026. County offices that reached a majority in June were decided then; only November runoffs and local measures remain on county ballots.
Who is on the ballot in Sierra County, California on November 3, 2026?
Sierra County sample ballot 2026: who is running for california assembly, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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