California’s primary election is days away. What to know about local, state races

Voters in Stanislaus County will help decide several local and state races on June 2, including a contested supervisor seat, a fire service tax measure and Assembly and Senate primaries. Here’s a quick rundown of the key races and ballot questions.

Here are key takeaways:

• Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow is running unopposed for a fifth term representing District 3, which includes west Modesto, Wood Colony, Salida and the Riverdale area.
• In the District 4 Board of Supervisors race, incumbent Mani Grewal faces challenger Jennifer “Rally” Valenzuela, who is seeking to become the first Latina elected to the board against Grewal’s more than $250,000 fundraising lead.
• Salida voters will weigh Measure J, a special tax that would charge homeowners and landlords $126 to $168 per year to raise $1.9 million annually for fire services, requiring a two-thirds vote to pass.
• Republican Assemblymember Juan Alanis, a former Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputy of 29 years, is running unopposed in the District 22 primary after defeating Democrat Jessica Self in 2024.
• The 4th Senate District features a competitive three-way race between incumbent Marie Alvarado-Gil, who switched from Democrat to Republican in 2024, Republican farmer Alexandra Duarte and Democrat Jaron Brandon, with Duarte leading fundraising at nearly $710,000.
• In Assembly District 9, incumbent Republican Heath Flora faces multiple challengers amid an October 2025 Sacramento Bee investigation that found he doesn’t live in his district despite registering a Modesto home as his legal domicile.

See our Voter Guide if you need last minute help deciding on the governor and congressional races.