Primary election is almost here. Merced candidate forum will help voters decide
Merced County voters will head to the polls for the 2026 primary election June 2. That’s also the deadline to turn in mail-in ballots.
To get more information about the candidates running for local office, the Merced County Farm Bureau will host a forum May 13. It will be held at the UC Cooperative Extension Office, 2145 Wardrobe Ave. in Merced.
The candidate forum will be start at 6 p.m. and be open to the public, according to a farm bureau Facebook post. There will be a 30-minute meet and greet at 5:30 p.m. The forum will be livestreamed on the bureau’s Facebook page.
The Facebook post features a QR code that allows the public to pose questions to the candidates. The deadline to submit a question is May 1. Questions can’t target a specific candidate, the post said.
The farm bureau has invited candidates for the following offices:
- Congressional District 13
- Senate Districts 4 and 14
- Assembly District 27
- Merced County Supervisor Districts 3 and 5
- Merced County superintendent of schools
The last day to register to vote for the primary election is May 18. County elections officials will begin mailing allots May 4.
This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM.
