Candidate Forums and Roundtables 2026 (various dates/locations)

Candidate Forums and Roundtables 2026 (various dates/locations)

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Location

See below for details
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 8:00am to Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 10:00pm

Note: The League of Women Voters does not endorse or oppose candidates.

Candidate Forums: 

The League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley cordially invites you to attend the following candidate forums for the November 3, 2026 General Election. The format will include brief candidate statements followed by questions. Questions may be submitted in advance by email to voter.services [at] lwvdv.org.

(Videos of the events will be noted in the event description when they are available. Some of the forums will also be broadcast on CCTV.

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Acalanes Union High School District Governing Board, Area 1

Thursday October 1, 7:30-8:30 pm
Location: Oak Room, W.C. Library, 1644 N. Broadway W.C.
Co-Host: Las Trampas Creek Council of PTAs, AAUW Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek
 
Immediately after the Walnut Creek School District forum (see below).
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Antioch City Council and School District

Thursday, September 24, 6:30 - 8:35 pm
Location: Intentional Event Spaces, 3650 Lone Tree Way, Antioch

Co-Host: East Contra Costa County Branch of the NAACP

Antioch City Council: 6:30-7:30 pm
Antioch School District: 7:35-8:35 pm
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Clayton City Council

Tuesday, September 29, 7-9 pm
Location: Clayton Library, Hoyer Hall, 6125 Clayton Road

Co-Host: Clayton Community Library Foundation

Pros & Cons immediately after the forum.
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Pittsburg City Council and City Clerk

Wednesday, September 23, 7:00-9:15 pm
Location: True Light Missionary Baptist Church, 340 E. 10th St., Pittsburg

Co-Host: East Contra Costa County Branch of the NAACP

Pittsburg City Council: 7:00-8:10 pm 
Pittsburg City Clerk: 8:15-9:15 pm 
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Walnut Creek School District

Thursday October 1, 6:45-7:25 pm 
Location: Oak Room, W.C. Library, 1644 N. Broadway W.C.

Co-Hosts: Las Trampas Creek Council of PTAs, AAUW Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek

Acalanes Union High School District Governing Board, Area 1 forum immediately after (see above). 

For candidate forums hosted by other groups, see VOTE411.

 

Candidate Roundtables: 

In addition to the Candidate Forums, LWVDV also partners with CCTV, LWV West Contra Costa County, and the CC Elections Department to provide videos of Candidate Roundtables. The pre-recorded programs will air on community TV channels throughout the county. Check here for the CCTV schedule. (Coming soon!)

CCTV channels: Comcast/Xfinity on channel 27, AT&T U-Verse on channel 99, and Astound on channels 32 & 1027.

The videos will also be available online on the LWVDV YouTube channel. 

Roundtables will be presented for the following races: 
  • Coming soon!

Contact Information
Shawn Gilbert or Ana Pan
(925) 283-2235
voter.services [at] lwvdv.org
This event is related to which committees: 
LWV Diablo Valley Voter Services Committee