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Gustavo Olvera Jr

Candidate for California Shafter City Council · Party not on file

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · California Shafter City Council · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Kern County Elections — Candidate List (All Candidates), Nov 3 2026, printed 9/12/2026 (contest 7071, pp.78-81) · read Sep 25, 2026

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Running for California Shafter City Council, Nov 3 General. The race page has 6 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What California Shafter City Council covers

Covers part of Kern County.

Includes Shafter.

Map of California Shafter City Council with 18 precincts

18 precincts · District lines: Official jurisdiction boundary: California Department of Technology, California City Boundaries and Identifiers (CDTFA city limits; layer edited 2026-09-21) · Precinct lines: California Statewide Database (SWDB) precinct shapes g20, g22 and g24 (sr-precinct), for the 2020, 2022 and 2024 generals; map drawn on g24

Key Votes

The record

  • Ordinance 779: electric vehicle charging station permitting · voted Aye

    Shafter City Council, 2026-03-17 · Passed 5-0

    Mar 17, 2026 · Official · City of Shafter · source

  • Urgency Ordinance 759: Mission Lakes development agreement extension · absent

    Shafter City Council, 2024-10-15 · Passed 4-0 with Olvera absent

    Oct 15, 2024 · Official · City of Shafter · source

  • Ordinance 754: Mission Lakes Specific Plan Amendment 23-09 · voted Aye

    Shafter City Council, 2024-07-16 · Passed 5-0

    Jul 16, 2024 · Official · City of Shafter · source

  • Ordinance 752: revised Tentative Tract 7244 (residential subdivision) · voted Aye

    Shafter City Council, 2024-04-16 · Passed 5-0

    Apr 16, 2024 · Official · City of Shafter · source

  • Ordinance 751: Marcona Preserve Specific Plan Amendment 23-08 and EIR addendum · voted Aye

    Shafter City Council, 2023-12-19 · Passed 5-0

    Dec 19, 2023 · Official · City of Shafter · source

  • Ordinance 746: Orchard Park Specific Plan Amendment 22-06 · voted Aye

    Shafter City Council, 2023-06-20 · Passed 3-0 (Espinoza absent; Prout abstaining)

    Jun 20, 2023 · Official · City of Shafter · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the November 3, 2026 ballot · Shafter City Council (at-large, vote for 2)

    Listed as qualified for the November 3, 2026 general election. Ballot designation on the official list: Incumbent. General-election opponents: Dale A. Scadron (Chaplain); Cathy Prout (Incumbent); Malachi Gonzales (School Employee); Dusti McDaris (Operations Director); Nelson Salinas (Small Business Owner); Rafael S. Zamudio (Welder).

    Sep 25, 2026 · Official · Kern County Elections · source

  • Won: Shafter City Council (at-large), November 8, 2022

    City of Shafter Councilmember, vote for 2, 13 of 13 precincts: Cathy L. Prout 1,712 (34.13%); Gustavo Olvera, Jr 1,221 (24.34%, second); Cesar Lopez 1,186 (23.64%); Rafael S Zamudio 897 (17.88%); total 5,016.

    Nov 8, 2022 · Official · Kern County Elections · source

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