Sierra Senate election in San Joaquin, 2016

The San Joaquin senatorial election is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 14th, 2016 and will be the election for the 80th elected secession of the Parliament of Sierra. It will be held congruently alongside with the national election, the election for the state legislatures. Since 2014, the province enacted laws that placed all candidates on the same ballot on a, although party indicators are still placed beside candidates names, the two candidates who acquired the most votes would continue to a runoff election in October, much in the manner of a , the state also revoked candidates privileges to run two candidacies for two separate political positions.

Am Nguyen, the current Governor of San Joaquin attempted to veto the change in election law in 2015 but was overturned and openly denounced the San Joaquin General Assembly for an attempted topple in leadership. Along with the Royalist Party of Sierra, several members refused to enter the Assembly hall. It wasn't until the Bernheim Police Department forcefully fulfilled the. Previously, Nguygen was selected by the Democratic-Republican leadership to fulfill the seat for Daniel McComb, but was discouraged due to the change in law and poor polling. Since McComb was not allowed to run for reelection as senator, one scheduled primary and one special primary was held on February 18.

Among those selected for the run off election were Karen Strong (DR), running against Patrick Davis (DR) and for the special election, Allison Perry (DR) against Chance Reynolds (R). It will be the first time in twenty years that a province will hold elections for both of its senators.

Declared

 * Patrick Davis, Lieutenant Governor of San Joaquin (Class I)
 * Robert McNeely, Bernheim City Council member (Class I)
 * John Henderson, activist (Class I)
 * Kathrine Young, Bernheim attorney (Class I)
 * Julian Miller, basketball player for the Bernhheim Thoroughbreds (Class III)
 * Allison Perry, Judge from, descendant of Ulysses Perry (Class I)

Declined

 * Carson Davis, Chief Alderman of Bernheim, San Joaquin
 * Am Nguyen, Current Governor of San Joaquin