Election Information

City of Patterson Consolidated General Municipal Elections

The City of Patterson is a general law city governed by a five-member City Council. Each of the five Council Members are directly elected by the registered voters of their district and the Mayor is elected at large.

The Consolidated General Municipal Elections for the City of Patterson are held on even-numbered years in the Month of November. At this time, the following offices are up for election: (one) Mayor Seat (2-Year Full Term) and (two) Council Member Seats (4-Year Full Term). Certification of the Election is made official on the first regular City Council meeting in December. At this meeting, your newly elected or re-elected City Mayor and City Council Members are officially seated.

The nomination period for the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election is July 18, 2022 - August 12, 2022.

If an incumbent does not file by the deadline, the nomination period will be extended for anyone other than the incumbent to August 17, 2022.

City Council Candidate Eligibility To qualify as a candidate for member of the City Council, you must reside and be registered to vote within the jurisdiction at the time nomination papers are issued. More specifically, you must be:
Residing in the district in which they are running
Registered voter and resident of the City of Patterson
18 years of age or older
Citizen of the United States