For November 5, 2024 election results, go to the County of Merced's elections webpage.

For more information on filing deadlines, please visit the County of Merced website.

For more information on Campaign Statements, please visit the the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) website

Please click here to view the final map of the six City Council election districts adopted by the Merced City Council on March 7, 2022.

Individual Maps for the 2024 Election of Council Members by District:

• Merced City Council District 1 Map
• Merced City Council District 3 Map
• Merced City Council District 5 Map

Individual Maps for the 2022 Election of Council Members by District:

• Merced City Council District 2 Map
• Merced City Council District 4 Map
• Merced City Council District 6 Map

Information Letter Regarding the Posting of Political Signs

• Political Sign Letter - July 10, 2024

Candidate / Incumbent Information

Campaign Committees (Candidates) and Incumbents are required to file Campaign Statements (Form 460) with the City Clerk’s Office, as long as their campaign committees remain open and active.  Candidates without open committees file Form 470.  To view current Campaign Statement forms, please click on the name(s) of the incumbent(s) and/or candidate(s) below.  Addresses and phone numbers have been omitted.

Copies of the complete statements are on file with the City Clerk's Office at 678 West 18th Street, First Floor, Merced, CA, 95340.

City of Merced Candidate List 2024

As of January 1, 2024 the Campaign Contribution Limits are $784.66 for an Individual; and $3,138.65 for an Entity.

(Please note that, although the contribution limits are adjusted annually according to a certain Consumer Price Index, the limits as stated above apply to the entire election cycle, which is defined as four [4] years for both Mayor and Council Members.  For further details, please refer to Merced Municipal Code Sections 1051 and 1052.)

Campaign Statement Filings

Political Campaign Memo From the Office of the City Attorney

Candidate Filings 2024

Mayor Candidate Filings:

• Matthew Serratto
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 1)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 2)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 3)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 4)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 5)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 6)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 7)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 497, Report 8)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/26/2024)
    • Serratto, Matthew (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/26/2024, Amendment)
  • Serratto, Matthew (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)

• Anthony Martinez
  • Martinez, Anthony (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)
  • Martinez, Anthony (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/26/2024
  • Martinez, Anthony (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)

District 1 Candidate Filings: 

• Darin DuPont
  • DuPont, Darin (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 07/01/2023 to 12/31/2023)
  • DuPont, Darin (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)
    • DuPont, Darin (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024 Amendment)
  • Dupont, Darin (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/26/2024)
    • Dupont , Darin (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/26/2024 Amendment)
  • DuPont, Darin (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)
  • Dupont, Darin (Form 497, Report 1)
    • Dupont, Darin (Form 497 Report 1, Amendment 1)
  • Dupont, Darin (Form 497, Report 2)
  • Dupont, Darin (Form 497, Report 3)
  • Dupont, Darin (Form 497, Report 4)

• Walter Smith 
  • Smith, Walter (Form 470 Annual)

District 3 Candidate Filings:  

• Mike Harris
  • Harris, Mike (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 497, Report 1)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 497, Report 2)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 497, Report 3)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 497, Report 4)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 497, Report 5)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 497, Report 6)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 497, Report 7)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/21/2024)
  • Harris, Mike (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)

• Cindy Kelly
  • Kelly, Cindy (Form 460 Quarterly; 01/01/2024 to 03/31/2024)
  • Kelly, Cindy (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)
    • Kelly, Cindy (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024 Amendment)
  • Kelly, Cindy (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/22/2024)
    • Kelly, Cindy (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/21/2024 Amendment)
  • Kelly, Cindy (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)

• Sair Lara
  • Lara, Sair (Form 470 Annual)
  • Lara, Sair (Form 470, Supplement)
  • Lara, Sair (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)

District 5 Candidate Filings:

• Felipe Rojas-Flores
  • Rojas-Flores, Felipe (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 06/17/2024 to 06/30/2024)
    • Rojas-Flores, Felipe (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024, 1st Amendment)
    • Rojas-Flores, Felipe (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024, 2nd Amendment)
  • Rojas-Flores, Felipe (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/21/2024)
    • Rojas-Flores, Felipe (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 9/21/2024, Amendment)
  • Rojas-Flores, Felipe (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)

• Alejandro Carrillo
  • Carrillo, Alejandro (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/21/2024)
  • Carrillo, Alejandro (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)
  • Carrillo, Alejandro (Form 497, Report 1)
  • Carrillo, Alejandro (Form 497, Report 2)

• Sarah Boyle
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 1)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 2)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 3)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 4)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 5)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 6)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 7)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 8)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 9)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 10)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 497, Report 11)
  • Boyle. Sarah (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 03/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/21/2024)
    • Boyle, Sarah (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/21/2024, Amendment 1)
    • Boyle, Sarah (Form 460 1st Pre-Election; 07/01/2024 to 09/21/2024, Amendment 2)
  • Boyle, Sarah (Form 460 2nd Pre-Election; 09/22/2024 to 10/19/2024)

Committee Filings 

Building Industry Association of the Greater Valley Stanislaus PAC

• Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report
• Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report (Amendment 1)
• Form 496 Independent Expenditure Report (Amendment 2)

Committee for a Safer Merced, Yes on C

• Form 460 Semi-Annual; 10/01/23 to 12/31/23
• Form 460 Pre-Election; 01/01/24 to 01/20/24
• Form 497 Contribution Report 01/26/2024 (Report No. 22)
• Form 497 Contribution Report 02/05/2024 (Report No. 31)
• Form 497 Contribution Report 02/07/2024 (Report No. 36)
• Form 497 Contribution Report 02/13/2024 (Report No. 43)
• Form 460 Pre-Election; 1/21/2024 to 2/17/2024
• Form 497 Contribution Report 02/26/2024 (Report No. 55)
• Form 497 Contribution Report 02/27/2024 (Report No. 60)
• Form 497 Contribution Report 03/04/2024 (Report No. 66)
• Form 460 Semi-Annual; 02/18/2024 to 06/30/2024
• Form 460 Termination; 07/01/2024 to 07/20/2024

Merced City Firefighters Political Action Committee

• Form 460 Semi-Annual; 07/31/2023 to 12/31/2023
• Merced City Firefighters Political Action Committee Form 496
• Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024

Current Mayor

• Serratto, Matthew (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 07/01/2023 to 12/31/2023)

District City Council Members Elected November 2020

District 1:

• Ornelas, Jesse F. (Form 470 Annual)

District 3:

• Perez, Bertha A. (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)

District 5:

• Boyle, Sarah E. (Form 460 Semi-Annual 07/01/2023 to 12/31/2023)
• Boyle, Sarah E. (Form 460 Termination)

District City Council Members Elected November 2022

District 2:

• Deanda, Ronnie (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)

District 4:

• Smith, Shane (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)

District 6:

• Xiong, Fue (Form 460 Semi-Annual; 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024)