The 2021 Santa Barbara election ballot includes the mayor’s seat and three City Council seats: District 4, District 5 and District 6. Eric Friedman, the current councilman for District 5, is running for re-election unopposed.

The 2021 Santa Barbara election ballot includes the mayor’s seat and three City Council seats: District 4, District 5 and District 6. Eric Friedman, the current councilman for District 5, is running for re-election unopposed. (Noozhawk illustration )

Noozhawk sent a questionnaire to all of the candidates running for Santa Barbara mayor and City Council seats in the Nov. 2 election.

Everyone responded and their answers are presented in Q&A format along with photos of each candidate. 

Four of the seven seats on the Santa Barbara City Council are on the ballot this year: mayor, District 4 council member, District 5 council member, and District 6 council member. 

Ballots were mailed out to city voters in early October and can be returned by drop box, by mail, or at polling places. 

Click here for more election information from the Santa Barbara City Clerk’s Office. 

Read more stories from Noozhawk in the Election section. 

Below are each candidate’s answers to the Noozhawk questionnaire, which were published in alphabetical order by election race. 

Candidates for Santa Barbara Mayor

» James Joyce III

» Matt Kilrain

» Cathy Murillo 

» Randy Rowse

» Deborah Schwartz 

» Mark Whitehurst 

Candidates for Santa Barbara City Council District 4

» Barrett Reed 

» Kristen Sneddon 

Candidates for Santa Barbara City Council District 5

» Eric Friedman 

Candidates for Santa Barbara City Council District 6

» Jason Carlton 

» Meagan Harmon 

» Nina Johnson 

» Zachary Pike