Who has represented Stockton at City Hall? This timeline follows every Mayor, Vice Mayor and District 1 to 6 Councilmember since 1998. It covers each election, appointment and mid-term change that shaped the council you see today.
Explore the seats year by year, look up any race to see how candidates did in the primary and the General, and learn how Stockton elects its mayor and council. You can also see trends across more than 25 years of elections and download the full data set. Rosters come from the City of Stockton’s annual budgets. Results come from the California Elections Data Archive.
Timeline of Stockton City Council
The council today
As of November 8, 2026. Districts 1, 3 and 5 were on the November 3, 2026 ballot, and this page will show who was elected once the county certifies the results.
Every seat, 1998 to today
- In office
- In office before 1998
- Rest of current term
- Vacant, unknown, or pending
- Mid-term change
- Election (select for details)
- No results listed
Year by year
How Stockton elects its mayor and council
Each seat is decided in up to two rounds: a primary in March or June, then a general election in November. The rules for council races changed in 2018.
Council
1996 to 2016- PrimaryDistrict voters only
- Top two always advance, even if one already has a majority
- GeneralTop vote-getter is electedWhole city votes
Council
2018 on- PrimaryDistrict voters only
- Over 50%Elected outrightUnder 50%Top two advance
- GeneralTop vote-getter is electedDistrict voters only
Mayor
Every election- PrimaryWhole city votes
- Over 50%Elected outrightUnder 50%Top two advance
- GeneralTop vote-getter is electedWhole city votes
Election results
Trends
Mid-term changes
Seats that changed hands between elections, newest first. In five of the six, the member left after being elected or appointed to another office.
People
Everyone who has held a seat since 1998. Select a name to see it on the timeline.
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How this was built
- Each fiscal year's roster comes from the council page of the City of Stockton adopted budget (the 2010-11 roster comes from the 2010-15 Capital Improvement Plan). Budgets show who held office in June.
- Election results come from the California Elections Data Archive (CEDA) city offices reports, compiled by CSU Sacramento from county election offices.
- Terms run four years and begin in January after the election. The Mayor and Districts 2, 4 and 6 are elected in presidential years; Districts 1, 3 and 5 in midterm years.
- Through 2016, council candidates ran in a district primary and the top two met again in a citywide general election; the vote totals show this. From 2018 on, both rounds are by district, and a council candidate with a majority in the primary is elected outright. A mayoral candidate with a majority in the primary has always been elected outright.
- Mid-term dates come from the sources listed with each change. Where only the year is known, the bar is drawn at the start of that year.
- Vice Mayor years follow the June budgets; exact start dates are not recorded here.
- Later offices are elected or appointed government posts held after Stockton council service, checked against at least one source listed below. Lost campaigns, jobs, and regional boards a person sat on only because of another office are left out.
