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A voter uses a voting booth at the Mountain View Community Center on Oct. 31. Photo by Allyson Moore.

Election Day is here and Mountain View residents still have plenty of options to vote in person or submit a ballot at an official drop box site until polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

The Voice has published an extensive Voter Guide for local races and measures, including candidate comparison grids, in-depth profiles and campaign finance coverage.

Voter Guide 2026

Get to know the candidates and measures on your ballot with the Mountain View Voice’s 2026 Voter Guide, including in-depth profiles, issue comparison grids and campaign finance coverage.

View the Voter Guide ➔

The Voter Guide covers the races for Mountain View City Council, Santa Clara Valley Water and three school districts: Los Altos, Mountain View Whisman and Mountain View Los Altos High.

It also includes the three local measures on the ballot: Measure E, a city charter update, Measure F, a hotel tax, and Measure S, which would set term limits for El Camino Healthcare District board members.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at these Mountain View locations:

  • The Chapel at the Church of Scientology Silicon Valley, 1066 Linda Vista Ave.
  • Redwood Hall at the Mountain View Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
  • Edwards Hall at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 2094 Grant Road

There are also several outdoor ballot drop box sites where ballots can be submitted until 8 p.m. Nov. 3:

  • Mountain View City Hall, 500 Castro St.
  • Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St.
  • Computer History Museum, 1401 North Shoreline Blvd.
  • Mountain View Public Works, Sandbag Entrance, 231 North Whisman Road 

Mail in ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3 and received by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters within seven days following the election.

After polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, visit the Voice’s website to see the initial results, which will be updated throughout the night.

Emily Margaretten joined the Mountain View Voice in 2023 as a reporter covering politics and housing. She was previously a staff writer at The Guardsman and a freelance writer for several local publications,...

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