Your guide to the most competitive primary races in Sutter County
Sutter County voters will decide winners for three contested races in the June 2 primary election, while incumbents in the majority of local races run without challenge.
The offices of county superintendent of schools, treasurer-tax collector and assessor each have a sitting official facing a challenger in a two-person race.
Meanwhile, the county auditor-controller, clerk-recorder and two Superior Court judges are running without an opponent. No challengers filed to compete against Sutter County supervisors Dan Flores or Mike Ziegenmeyer.
A candidate who receives more than 50% of the vote in a local primary race wins that elected position. If neither candidate receives more than half of the votes, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election.
Given that none of the contested Sutter County races have more than two candidates, each will likely be decided in the primary.
What are the races?
The three contested races for superintendent of schools, assessor and treasurer-tax collector apply to voters throughout Sutter County.
Who are the candidates?
Sutter County Superintendent of Schools Tom Reusser faces James Ferreira, a former Yuba City Unified School District trustee and retired superintendent of Yuba City Charter School. Ferreira is a current board member for the charter school and still collects income from the school separate from his state retirement pension, according to a campaign finance disclosure.
Nicholas Valencia, county treasurer-tax collector, faces Liz Davit, a longtime Yuba City Unified School District employee.
County Assessor Kathy Scriven is running against challenger Richard Dickson, who has railed on his social media account against what he called over-inflated property values
Who is funding the race?
Reusser has received $25,927, including $4,985 in nonmonetary contributions, toward his campaign in 2025, according to available Sutter County elections office filings. Ferreira does not appear to have campaign contribution forms filed or available through the elections office portal as of early April.
Valencia has received $11,900 in contributions, including $9,900 from himself, as of early April, according to campaign finance disclosures. Davit has received $21,800, including a $5,900 payment and $10,000 loan from herself, toward her campaign.
Scriven and Dickson have not disclosed any campaign contributions as of early April.
