Nomination period opens November 13 for March Primary Election

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Nominations open November 13 for 21 federal, state and county offices that will be on the ballot in Sonoma County for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election. Candidates interested in running for these positions must take out nomination papers and file them at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters by 5 p.m. on December 8. If nomination papers for an incumbent are not filed by 5 p.m. on December 8, candidates other than the incumbent have until 5 p.m. on December 13 to file for the elective office. The offices for which nominations are opening are as follows:

Federal

• S. Senator
• Full Term
• Partial/Unexpired Term
• S. Representative in Congress
• 2nd District
• 4th District

State

• State Senator
• 3rd District
• Member of State Assembly
• 2nd District
• 4th District
• 12th District

County

• Superior Court Judge*
• Office #1
• Office #3
• Office #4
• Office #5
• Office #6
• Office #7
• Office #11
• Office #13
• Office #15
• Office #17
• County Supervisor
• 1st District
• 3rd District
• 5th District

*Superior Court Judge candidates must have already paid their filing fee and filed a Declaration of Intention between October 30 and November 8 in order to take out nomination papers during the nomination period. Exception: If a filing fee is not paid and/or a Declaration of Intention not filed by an incumbent Superior Court Judge by November 8, candidates other than the incumbent have until November 13 to pay their filing fee and file a Declaration of Intention.

Nominations are also ongoing for 58 County Central Committee seats for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election. Interested candidates have until 5 p.m. on December 8 to take out nomination papers and file them at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office. Candidates must be registered to vote with the same political party as the committee for which they are running. There is no extended nomination period for County Central Committee seats. The County Central Committee seats for which nominations are ongoing are as follows:

• Democratic Party County Central Committee
• 1st District (five seats)
• 2nd District (five seats)
• 3rd District (three seats)
• 4th District (four seats)
• 5th District (five seats)
• Republican Party County Central Committee
• 1st District (five seats)
• 2nd District (five seats)
• 3rd District (three seats)
• 4th District (five seats)
• 5th District (four seats)
• Green Party County Council
• At-Large (seven seats)
• Peace and Freedom Party County Central Committee
• At-Large (seven seats)

Note: Members of the American Independent Party notified the California Secretary of State’s Office that they would not be using the public ballot process to elect their county central committee members in 2024. The Libertarian Party did not notify the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office of its intention to use the public ballot process to elect county central committee members in 2024.

The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office is located at 435 Fiscal Drive in Santa Rosa. It is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding county holidays (refer to the Sonoma County Holiday Calendar for details). For more information, please visit SoCoVotes.com, call (707) 565-6800 (Toll-Free: [800] 750-VOTE [8683]; TDD: [800] 565-6888]), email rov-candidate@sonoma-county.org, or visit the office in person.

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

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