Dixon voters will be casting ballots for several local offices, including Dixon City Council, in the Nov. 3 election.

DIXON, CA (MPG) – Dixon voters will cast ballots for several local candidates in the upcoming Nov. 3 election.

Residents will vote for two city council seats, three school board seats and the city clerk post. Also on the ballot is a seat on the Solano County Board of Education and a Solano County Board of Supervisors position.

On the Dixon City Council, businessowner Jim Ernest is running for his third term in District 1. He is being challenged by Emily Schroeder, a legislative assistant with the California Hospital Association.

In District 2, Thom Bogue, a Dixon businessowner, is running against Dixon businesswoman Christine Cerna. Bogue, an incumbent, previously served on the City Council from 2010-14 and as mayor from 2016-2020. He lost his re-election bid in 2020 but was elected to City Council again four years ago. 

The Dixon Unified School Board has three positions open this election. Incumbents Julian Cuevas, Jewel Fink and John Gabby are on the ballot, as are Michael Ceremello Jr., Phil Lockwood, Michael Monson and Cheryl Sommers. 

In the Dixon city clerk’s race, incumbent Lupe Ruiz is running unopposed.

The Solano County Board of Education Governing Board features two challengers – Tamika Hamilton and Kathryn Kedarisetty – running for Area 6, which represents the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Dixon and southeast Vacaville. Hamilton is a Dixon resident who is involved with nonprofits, while Kedarisetty is an elementary school teacher.

In the race for the 4th District of the Solano County Board of Supervisors, John Carli, current mayor of Vacaville, is running against Mike Silva, a Vacaville City Councilmember. District 4 includes all of Dixon, a large portion of Vacaville and unincorporated Solano County.