Three Candidates, One Seat: What Yolo County Supervisors Race Means for You

Yolo County’s District 3 Board of Supervisors race isn’t getting the headline treatment of statewide contests, but it’s shaping up to be the kind of local election that quietly defines how your community actually runs. Three candidates with distinctly different backgrounds are competing for a seat that touches everything from county budgets to land-use decisions that affect your neighborhood—and right now, nobody’s guaranteed a majority.

Here’s the field: Dotty Pritchard brings insider government experience as a county supervisor’s deputy. Xochitl Rodriguez is a small business owner, which typically signals a focus on local commerce and economic development. And Mayra Vega, a Woodland councilmember and business owner, comes with experience navigating both city council dynamics and entrepreneurship. On paper, it looks like a choice between institutional knowledge, private-sector pragmatism, and someone who’s already managed local governance—three legitimate skill sets for a supervisory role.

The other race on Yolo’s June 2 ballot is for Superior Court Judge, Office No. 1, where court commissioner Ryan Davis squares off against deputy district attorney Diane Ortiz. Both bring courtroom credibility but from different angles: Davis from the bench itself, Ortiz from prosecution. It’s a quieter contest than the supervisors race, but judges shape outcomes for people’s cases, so it matters just as much.

Here’s the wrinkle: if nobody wins an outright majority in either race, the top two finishers move to a November runoff. That’s not uncommon in nonpartisan local elections, where vote splits can happen easily. Translation? This June vote might just be the opening round, not the final call. Polls close at 8 p.m. Check back for results.

What kind of supervisor is Yolo County ready for right now—someone who knows the machine from the inside, someone focused on business-friendly policy, or someone with recent city-level experience?