The 2026 Sacramento City Council election took place on June 2, 2026, to elect four of the eight seats of the Sacramento City Council. Runoffs only occur if no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes cast in the contest, but no runoffs occurred this year for the Sacramento City Council. Local elections in California are officially nonpartisan. Each councilmember is elected to a four-year term, and does not have any term limits.
District 1 Incumbent Lisa Kaplan was elected to the 1st district in 2022 in the runoff with 60.6% of the vote. She was running for reelection.
Candidates Three candidates were certified for the ballot: Venkat Mechineni, information technology specialist Jennifer "Jenn" Chawla, federal investigative specialist Lisa Kaplan, incumbent Sacramento city councilmember
Endorsements
Results
District 3 Incumbent Karina Talamantes was elected to the 3rd district in 2022 in the runoff with 53.8% of the vote.
Candidates One candidate was certified for the ballot: Karina Talamantes, incumbent Sacramento city councilmember
Endorsements
Results
District 5 Incumbent Caity Maple was elected to the 5th district in 2022 in the runoff with 52.3% of the vote. She was running for reelection.
Candidates Three candidates were certified for the ballot: Caity Maple, incumbent Sacramento city councilmember Santiago Mario Morales Jr., analyst Henry Harry, retired deputy sheriff
Endorsements
Results
District 7 Incumbent Rick Jennings was elected to the 7th district in 2014, 2018, and 2022. He was running for reelection.
Candidates Three candidates were certified for the ballot: Scott Lau, city planner Rick Jennings, incumbent Sacramento city councilmember Mark R. Velasquez, deputy city attorney
Endorsements
Results
References