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About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $55,720 / year
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
No person shall be eligible to hold office as Mayor or as a member of the City Council unless he or she is and shall have been a resident and qualified elector of the City and the applicable electoral district for at least thirty days next preceding the date of his or her election.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition Signature Requirement: 50 signatures.
- Filing period
- July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county registrar of voters' office.
- Where to file
- 4440-A Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
- Filing phone
- 805-568-2200
- Step 3
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