Elections

Every two years voters get to exercise their constitutional right of voting in primary and general elections. And sometimes there are other elections. Our archive of Arden Arcade's elections is here, organized by year.

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May 13, 2026

Post-mortem #2: Candidate Forums for SD06 and AD07

The room was pretty much full for the candidate forums held at the Carmichael Library on April 28th. All the candidates for State Senate District 06 and Assembly District 07 were present. As we previously mentioned, the forum was recorded as a Zoom meeting.

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May 12, 2026

Post-mortem: Candidate Forum for SCOE Area 03

Reminder: The evening was supposed to be for two candidate forums: One of the two Assembly District 06 candidates declined to appear and the other did not respond to our requests for an RSVP, so the forum for that race was cancelled. We went ahead with the SCOE forum, for which both candidates chose to appear.

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May 8, 2026

Post-mortem: Candidate Forum for Congressional District 03

Seven of the eight candidates for Congressional District 03 showed up for the Candidate Forum at Howe Park last night: Chris Bennett, Ami Bera, Christine Bish, Lyndon "Pacey" Cervantes, Heidi Hall, Chris Richardson and Robb Tucker (an eighth candidate, Laura Koscki had committed to appear but was not present). We are very grateful that the candidates came to our community to speak before the…

A speaker addresses an audience while four panelists sit at a table, engaging in a discussion or presentation.

May 8, 2026

Post-mortem #1: Candidate Forums for SD06 and AD07

The room was pretty much full for the candidate forums held at the Carmichael Library on April 28th. All the candidates for State Senate District 06 and Assembly District 07 were present.

Map of Sacramento County Trustee Area 3, showing communities like Arden, McClellan Park, and North Highlands, with highlighted borders.

May 7, 2026

May 11th: Candidate Forum for SCOE Area 3, 6:30-7:30pm

Our candidate forum for May 11th at Howe Park has been modified. We are no longer able to hold a candidate forum for Assembly District 06 due to the unavailability of the two candidates. The incumbent has decided not to appear. Her opponent has not replied to our invitation or our follow-ups. We regret that our current Member of the Assembly, Maggy Krell, has opted to keep the people of our local…

Map showing district boundaries near Sacramento, Grass Valley, and Truckee, with Lake Tahoe to the east.

May 4, 2026

Candidate Forum for Congressional District 03, May 7th at Howe Park

The public is encouraged to attend the Candidate Forum for Congressional District 03 on May 7th from 6:30pm,-8:30pm at the Conzelmann Community Center in Howe Park at 2201 Cottage Way. All 8 candidates for the seat have committed to appear in person at the Forum.

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April 24, 2026

Post-mortem: Candidate Forum for Congressional District 06

Most candidates for Congressional District 06 - six of them - showed up for the Candidate Forum at Howe Park last night, April 23rd. Candidate Thien Ho, who is the Sacramento County District Attorney, was missing, despite having previously committed to attend. There were some 35-40 people in the audience during the event, a typical local-area crowd for a weeknight political event. Congressman…

A voter information guide for Sacramento County, detailing voting options for the June 2, 2026, primary election.

April 24, 2026

Why does the County keep doing this to us?

The County Voter Information Guide for the June 2026 primary election has been mailed. It has information about how, when and where voters can submit their ballots. Ballots will be mailed to registered voters around May 4th. Once you get your ballot you can:

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April 24, 2026

Candidate Forum for SD06 & AD07, April 28th at Carmichael Library

The public is encouraged to attend the Candidate Forum on April 28th from 6:30pm,-8:30pm at the Carmichael Library at 5605 Marconi. Candidates for State Senate District 06 and Assembly District 07 (see the maps, below) have been invited to speak. As of this writing, all candidates running for those offices have confirmed that they will be present.

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April 11, 2026

Candidate Forum for Congressional District 06 on April 23rd at Howe Park

The public is encouraged to attend the Candidate Forum on April 23rd from 6:30pm,-8:30pm at the Conzelmann Center in Howe Park at 2201 Cottage Way. All candidates for the newly-open seat of Congressional District 06 (see the map, below) have been invited to speak. As of this writing, 5 of the 7 candidates running for the office have confirmed that they will be present. The two other candidates…

2025 Special Election (redistricting)

Reported every 10 years, Census data usually requires adjustments to political boundaries. As part of that process, most U.S. states let their legislators determine the boundaries of Congressional…

2020 Census Redistricting

After each decennial Census is completed, state and local governments must adjust their electoral districts to adapt to the results of the Census count.