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2026 California elections

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2026 California elections
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The 2026 California elections will take place on November 3, 2026. The statewide direct primary election will be held on June 2.

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California voters will elect all of California's seats to the United States House of Representatives, all of the seats of the California State Assembly, all even-numbered seats of the California State Senate, and the Governor of California and various statewide offices.

Pursuant to Proposition 14 passed in 2010, California uses a nonpartisan blanket primary for its races. All the candidates for the same elected office, regardless of respective political party, run against each other at once during the primary. The candidates receiving the most and second-most votes in the primary election then become the contestants in the general election.

United States Congress

House

All of California's 52 seats to the United States House of Representatives will be up for election to two-year terms. They will use the redrawn district maps under the voter-approved 2025 California Proposition 50.

Statewide constitutional offices

Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is term-limited and ineligible to seek reelection.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election; she is instead running for state treasurer. [1]

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta is running for re-election.

Secretary of state

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Shirley Weber is running for re-election. [2]

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Fiona Ma is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election; she is instead running for lieutenant governor.

Controller

Incumbent Democratic Controller Malia Cohen is running for seek re-election.

Insurance Commissioner

Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election. State Senator Ben Allen, former state Senator Steven Bradford and former San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim are running as Democrats, while former San Luis Obispo County supervisor candidate Stacy Korsgaden is running as a Republican. [3]

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election; he is instead running for governor.

Board of Equalization

All four seats on the California State Board of Equalization are up for election, with three of four incumbents term-limited and ineligible for re-election.

District 1

Incumbent Republican Ted Gaines is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election; he is instead running for the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. [4]

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Sally Lieber is running for re-election.

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Tony Vazquez is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election; he is instead running for state treasurer.

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Mike Schaefer is term-limited and ineligible to seek re-election; he is instead running for congress.

State legislature

State senate

Twenty seats from all even-numbered districts in the California State Senate are up for election.

State Assembly

All eighty seats of the California State Assembly are up for election.

State propositions

Since the enactment of Senate Bill 202 in 2011, only state propositions placed on the ballot by the state legislature may appear in the June primary election. Any proposition placed on the ballot via a petition signed by registered voters may only appear in the November general election. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis announces early bid in 2026 California governor's race". Los Angeles Times. April 24, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ Nixon, Nicole (May 22, 2025). "Shirley Weber to seek reelection as California Secretary of State". The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Joan (August 5, 2025). "Former SLO County supervisor candidate announces run for statewide office". The Tribune . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Alarcon, Cris (February 27, 2026). "Ted Gaines Enters Race for El Dorado County Supervisor in District 4". Placerville NewsWire. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Senate Bill No. 202". California State Legislature. October 7, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ Siders, David (October 8, 2011). "Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill restricting ballot initiative to November elections". Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013.
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