Fremont District 3: Kimberlin and Sharma Emphasize Community Access, Growth and Neighborhood Services

Election-night update: preliminary results

Official source snapshot: November 3, 2026, 8:49 p.m. Pacific. Kathy Kimberlin led the reported tally at that update. The count is incomplete and this article does not declare a winner.

Unofficial results — fremont d3
Candidate	Votes	Share of reported candidate votes
Kathy Kimberlin	2,662	73.90%
Vipin Sharma	940	26.10%

The county labels this release preliminary/unofficial and vote-by-mail results only. No vote-center precincts had reported in this snapshot. Zero precincts reporting does not mean no ballots were counted: the figures above are processed mail ballots.

Percentages describe reported votes in this contest, not the percentage of all eligible voters or all expected ballots. Additional ballots and verification can change totals and margins. Read the official Alameda County results and check later updates.

The campaign reporting below provides pre-election context. Personal voting appearances remain subject to the verification limits stated in that reporting.

FREMONT — Kathy Kimberlin and Vipin Sharma are the two qualified candidates for the November 3, 2026, District 3 council election, according to the city clerk’s candidate list. Kimberlin was appointed in September 2024 to complete the prior term; this contest is for a full four-year term.

Kathy Kimberlin: businesses, nonprofits and support networks

Kimberlin’s published priorities group her agenda around small businesses and nonprofits; growth, traffic and public safety; and assistance for unhoused and underserved residents.

Her campaign website emphasizes collaboration among local organizations and city government. She cites education, senior-service and business-community work as experience she would bring to the council.

Those descriptions explain her campaign’s emphasis on connecting organizations and resources. They do not establish that a particular future program is funded or that its intended results have been achieved.

Vipin Sharma: public reasoning and measurable results

Sharma’s campaign platform emphasizes safe and maintained neighborhoods, fiscal responsibility, growth supported by infrastructure and understandable government decisions.

He describes listening, observation and research as steps before making decisions, followed by evaluating results. He calls for public participation and clear explanations of how choices are reached. His stated approach to homelessness balances compassion with responsibility to the community.

Both campaigns discuss accessibility and neighborhood conditions. Their websites provide documented priorities, but not independently verified Election Day voting appearances.

What has been verified about voting?

The reviewed sources do not establish the personal voting dates, methods or locations of these candidates. Their campaign platforms are not proof of voting appearances. No polling-place photograph or quotation is attributed to them here.

These are nonpartisan council contests. Fremont’s mayoral term continues to November 2028, so this is not a 2026 mayoral race. This report does not declare a winner.

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