DIXON, CA (MPG) - Unless there are thousands of write-ins, three Dixon candidates are already winners. Planning Commissioner Kevin Johnson who is running for District 3, James P. Ward running for City Treasurer, and School Board Incumbent Lloyd McCabe who replaced a recently resigned Trustee are all uncontested.

The Mayor's race will be heated with four candidates including the incumbent Thom Bogue, two City Councilmembers Devon Minnema and Steve Bird, and former Councilman Ted Hickman.

District 4 will also have stiff competition between former Councilman Jerry Castanon, Planning Commissioner Don Hendershot, and ASUCD Policy Commissioner Logan Legg. District 4 includes downtown residents, the Country Fair and Valley Glen subdivisions, and the new developments across from the May Fair across from Dixon High School.

For the Dixon Unified School Board race, current Board President Luke Foster will be running for re-election along with incumbent Melissa Maseda and new challenger, David Bowen III, a high school mathematics teacher of 10 years and sports coach.

Candidates may place signs starting September 4, according to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) stating 60 days before the election. This year and due to the pandemic, every registered voter will be receiving a mail-in ballot. The current Governor's order is that in-person polling will be available on election day, Tuesday, November 3.

To view a map of the four city council districts, there is no simple path at this time but you can go online to the City of Dixon and select Elections then scroll down to see an option to click on District Boundaries Map 2016. You can also go here: https://www.ci.dixon.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/7224/Dixon-2016-Adopted-Map-lg-format?bidId=

Visit https://www.ci.dixon.ca.us/378/Election-Information for more information on offices, measures, and deadlines.

Be sure to read each Independent Voice Newspaper edition for the next several weeks leading up to voting day as we will be sharing the candidates’ submissions to questions derived from various local residents. You can also go online to IndependentVoice.com.