Nomination period opens July 14 for Nov. 4 Uniform District Election

SANTA ROSA, CA | July 10, 2025

Candidate nominations open Monday, July 14, for various special district offices up for election in November, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto announced today. Below is a list of open seats (for a more detailed list, go to Nov. 4, 2025, Uniform District Election, Campaign Guide: Offices Up for Election):

Community Services Districts

Occidental Community Services District
Two 4-year seats

Public Utility Districts

Bodega Bay Public Utility District
One 4-year seat for Office #1
One 4-year seat for Office #2

Recreation and Park Districts

Monte Rio Recreation and Park District
Two 4-year seats
One 2-year seat
Russian River Recreation and Park District
Two 4-year seats
One 2-year seat

Water Districts

Russian River County Water District
Two 4-year seats
Sonoma Mountain County Water District
Two 4-year seats
Timber Cove County Water District
Three 4-year seats

Registered voters in Sonoma County who are interested in running for any of these seats must obtain and file nomination papers between July 14 and Aug. 8 at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office. If nomination papers for an incumbent elective officer are not filed by close of business on Aug. 8, candidates other than the incumbent shall have until close of business on Aug. 13 to file for that office.

The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office is located at 435 Fiscal Drive in Santa Rosa and is normally open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. However, from now until the end of the nomination period (Aug. 13), the Office will stay open until 5 p.m. on Wednesdays as well.

More information about filing for office is available by going to SoCoVotes.com and clicking on the Candidate Filing menu item on the left, calling the Candidate Services division at (707) 565-6808, or emailing rov-candidate@sonoma-county.org.

For election and voting information unrelated to candidate nominations, call (707) 565-6800 (Toll-Free: [800] 750-VOTE [8683]; TTY: [800] 565-6888]) or email rov-info@sonoma-county.org.

Contact Information:
Wendy Hudson
Chief Deputy Registrar of Voters
Wendy.Hudson@sonoma-county.org
(707) 565-6800

Media Contact:
Matt Brown, Supervising Communications Specialist
publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org
(707) 565-3040
575 Administration Drive, Suite 104A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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