Vacaville voters choose a new mayor and three district councilmembers on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Two sitting councilmembers, Sarah Chapman and Roy Stockton, are running against each other for mayor, and Districts 2, 4 and 6 each have a two-person race.

Why it matters: Four of the seven seats on the council are on the ballot, and the council that takes office will have to close a projected structural deficit of about $11 million, with or without the Measure V sales tax.

Mayor: Chapman vs. Stockton

Sarah Chapman has represented District 4 since 2022 and served 18 years on the Vacaville Unified school board and 10 on the Solano Community College board. Roy Stockton represents District 1, is a sergeant with the Solano County Sheriff's Office, and was elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2024. The mayor is elected citywide and votes on council items.

District 2: Ritchie vs. Chalk

Incumbent Gregory Ritchie II has held the seat since 2021 and owns a downtown mortgage brokerage. Tom Chalk is a retired assistant sheriff and Marine Corps veteran.

District 4: an open seat

Because Chapman is running for mayor, District 4 has no incumbent on the ballot. Davonna Finley is community relations director for Vacaville Memory Care and a former school district employee. John Vogel is a public works supervisor who sits on the executive committee of the California Water Environment Association board.

District 6: Wylie vs. Puett

Incumbent Jeanette Wylie is a retired Travis Unified teacher first elected in 2020. Kevin Puett retired in 2017 from an executive job with the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and has lived in Vacaville since 2012.

The Vacaville Chamber of Commerce endorsed Stockton for mayor and Chalk, Vogel and Wylie for council, according to the Vacaville Reporter as cited in the PlayPOTUS guide.

What the next council decides

The 2026-27 budget adopted in June still relies on reserves to cover an $11 million gap. The council voted 7-0 to put Measure V, a one-cent sales tax estimated at about $28 million a year, on the same ballot. Other open questions include paying for Chromium 6 water treatment after tighter state limits took effect Oct. 1, the $18.4 million De Colores Park community center, and supportive housing for homeless veterans.

Read our explainer on Measure V and the other Solano sales tax measures, and see every race on our Election 2026 hub.