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2026 general election · California

California 2026 elections

The California races on the November 3 ballot that we track, in one place. Statewide and federal races link to their own page with the candidates, money and polls on file.

Last verified: October 25, 2026. Statewide and federal candidates are checked against California’s certified candidate list (source file). 158 races on file.

Facts about California’s offices were last read on October 25, 2026 from Governor's proclamation declaring the 2026 general election, General Election November 3, 2026.

Statewide 6 races

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction.

  • Governor · 2 candidates on the certified ballotXavier Becerra DemocraticSteve Hilton Republican
  • Lieutenant Governor · 2 candidates on the certified ballotGloria Romero RepublicanFiona Ma Democratic
  • Controller · 2 candidates on the certified ballotMalia M. Cohen DemocraticHerb W Morgan Republican
  • Attorney General · 2 candidates on the certified ballotRob Bonta DemocraticMichael E. Gates Republican
  • Secretary of State · 2 candidates on the certified ballotDonald P. (Don) Wagner RepublicanShirley N. Weber Democratic
  • Treasurer · 2 candidates on the certified ballotJennifer Hawks RepublicanEleni Kounalakis Democratic

Federal 52 races

The 52 U.S. House seats. California has no U.S. Senate race in 2026.

  • U.S. House, District 1 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotMike McGuire DemocraticJames Gallagher Republican
  • U.S. House, District 2 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotRobin Littau RepublicanJared Huffman Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 3 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotAmi Bera DemocraticRobb Tucker Republican
  • U.S. House, District 4 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotEric Jones DemocraticMike Thompson Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 5 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotMichael Masuda DemocraticTom McClintock Republican
  • U.S. House, District 6 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotRichard Pan DemocraticKevin Kiley Independent
  • U.S. House, District 7 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotDoris Matsui DemocraticMai Vang Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 8 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotJohn Garamendi DemocraticRudy Recile Republican
  • U.S. House, District 9 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotJohn McBride RepublicanJosh Harder Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 10 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotMark DeSaulnier DemocraticJeff Frese Republican
  • U.S. House, District 11 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotConnie Chan DemocraticScott Wiener Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 12 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotLateefah Simon DemocraticJamie Joyce Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 13 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotKevin Lincoln RepublicanAdam Gray Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 14 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotAisha Wahab DemocraticMelissa Hernandez Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 15 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotKevin Mullin DemocraticCharles Hoelter Republican
  • U.S. House, District 16 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotSam Liccardo DemocraticPeter Sundin Soulé Republican
  • U.S. House, District 17 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotRitesh Tandon RepublicanRo Khanna Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 18 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotZoe Lofgren DemocraticShane Lewis Republican
  • U.S. House, District 19 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotJimmy Panetta DemocraticPeter Coe Verbica Republican
  • U.S. House, District 20 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotVince Fong RepublicanSandra Van Scotter Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 21 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotJim Costa DemocraticKyle Kirkland Republican
  • U.S. House, District 22 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotRandy Villegas DemocraticDavid G. Valadao Republican
  • U.S. House, District 23 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotTessa Lynn Hodge DemocraticJay Obernolte Republican
  • U.S. House, District 24 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotSalud Carbajal DemocraticBob Smith Republican
  • U.S. House, District 25 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotRaul Ruiz DemocraticJoe Males Republican
  • U.S. House, District 26 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotJacqui Irwin DemocraticSam Gallucci Republican
  • U.S. House, District 27 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotGeorge Whitesides DemocraticJason Gibbs Republican
  • U.S. House, District 28 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotApril A. Verlato RepublicanJudy Chu Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 29 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotLuz Maria Rivas DemocraticAngélica María Dueñas Democratic
  • U.S. House, District 30 · 2 candidates on the certified ballotLaura Friedman DemocraticScott Alan Meyers Republican

State legislature 100 races

State Senate and State Assembly.

  • State Senate: CA-2Damon Connolly DemocraticTief Gibbs Republican
  • State Senate: CA-4Alexandra Duarte RepublicanJaron Brandon Democratic
  • State Senate: CA-6Roger Niello Republican incumbentSean Colin Frame Democratic
  • State Senate: CA-8Angelique Ashby Democratic incumbentSusan A Mason Republican
  • State Senate: CA-10Linda R. Price RepublicanScott Sakakihara Democratic
  • State Senate: CA-12Nathan Magsig RepublicanWilliam Brown Jr. Libertarian
  • State Senate: CA-14Darin S. DuPont RepublicanEsmeralda Soria Democratic
  • State Senate: CA-16Melissa Hurtado Democratic incumbentGuillermo Asuncion Gonzalez Republican
  • State Senate: CA-18Steve Padilla Democratic incumbentArt Hodges Republican
  • State Senate: CA-20Caroline Menjivar Democratic incumbentTony Rodriguez Republican
  • State Senate: CA-22Susan Rubio Democratic incumbentMike Netter Republican
  • State Senate: CA-24Brian Goldsmith DemocraticJohn M. Erickson Democratic
  • State Senate: CA-26Sara Hernandez DemocraticSarah Rascón Democratic
  • State Senate: CA-28Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Democratic incumbentJoe Lisuzzo Republican
  • State Senate: CA-30Bob Archuleta Democratic incumbentAraceli Martinez Republican
  • State Senate: CA-32Kelly Seyarto Republican incumbent
  • State Senate: CA-34Avelino Valencia DemocraticRhonda Shader Republican
  • State Senate: CA-36Tony Strickland Republican incumbentChris Duncan Democratic
  • State Senate: CA-38Catherine S. Blakespear Democratic incumbentLaura Bassett Republican
  • State Senate: CA-40Kristie Bruce-Lane RepublicanMara Elliott Democratic
  • State House / Assembly: CA-1Heather Hadwick Republican incumbentDianna Margaret James Democratic
  • State House / Assembly: CA-2Chris Rogers Democratic incumbentMichael Greer Republican
  • State House / Assembly: CA-3Dom Belza RepublicanJames "Jamie" Johansson Republican
  • State House / Assembly: CA-4Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry Democratic incumbent
  • State House / Assembly: CA-5Joe Patterson Republican incumbentNeva Parker Democratic
  • State House / Assembly: CA-6Maggy Krell Democratic incumbentJagtar Singh Democratic
  • State House / Assembly: CA-7Josh Hoover Republican incumbentAmy L. Slavensky Democratic
  • State House / Assembly: CA-8David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa Republican incumbent
  • State House / Assembly: CA-9Heath Flora Republican incumbentMatthew Adams Democratic
  • State House / Assembly: CA-10Stephanie Nguyen Democratic incumbentVinaya Singh Republican

County 0 races

County executives, councils and commissions, sheriffs, prosecutors, clerks and registers.

No races are on file at this level yet. We list only what we have checked, so a gap here means we are still working on it, not that nothing is on the ballot.

Local 0 races

School boards, cities, judges and special districts.

No races are on file at this level yet. We list only what we have checked, so a gap here means we are still working on it, not that nothing is on the ballot.

Statewide ballot measures 14

  1. Proposition 1: Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs. Legislative Statute.

  2. Proposition 2: Increases State’s Rainy Day Fund. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

  3. Proposition 3: Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

  4. Proposition 4: Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns. Legislative Statute.

  5. Proposition 5: Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

  6. Proposition 37: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Initiative Statute.

  7. Proposition 38: Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research. Initiative Statute.

  8. Proposition 39: Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

  9. Proposition 40: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

  10. Proposition 41: Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

  11. Proposition 42: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

  12. Proposition 43: Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

  13. Proposition 44: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue on Program Services. Initiative Statute.

  14. Proposition 45: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects. Initiative Statute.

Source: California Secretary of State, read October 19, 2026.

Not on this page: races we have not finished importing. Candidate lists are never edited by hand to look complete; a missing race stays missing until we have checked it. For every California contest, see California Secretary of State, Elections Division.