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California Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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California's 2026 ballot includes governor (Steve Hilton (R), Xavier Becerra (D)); 52 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked California jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionJune 2, 2026
General ElectionNov. 3, 2026
StateCalifornia
Places Listed33
Profiles726

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for California's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

2 candidates
  • Steve Hilton (R)
    Steve Hilton is a Republican candidate for California governor, a former senior adviser to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, and a conservative media commentator. His campaign argues that California needs a change from Democratic one-party rule and frames its agenda around jobs, housing, schools, and public safety.
    Priorities: Cut taxes and reduce regulatory barriers for workers and businesses · Lower housing costs and expand the ability to own a single-family home · Raise school standards and strengthen public safety
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  • Xavier Becerra (D)
    Xavier Becerra is a Democratic candidate for California governor. He has served as U.S. secretary of health and human services, California attorney general, and a longtime member of Congress representing Los Angeles, and his campaign centers on protecting opportunity and making the California Dream more attainable.
    Priorities: Make California more affordable for working families · Protect health care access and civil rights · Build, protect, and lead California through effective government
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Attorney General

2 candidates
  • Rob Bonta (D)Incumbent
    Rob Bonta is California's incumbent attorney general and a candidate for re-election. A former state assemblymember from Alameda, he is California's first Filipino American attorney general and has emphasized consumer protection, civil rights enforcement, public safety, and defending Californians in court.
    Priorities: Protect civil rights and constitutional freedoms · Hold powerful interests accountable through consumer and environmental enforcement · Improve public safety while supporting justice system reform
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  • Michael Gates (R)
    Michael Gates
    Michael Gates is a Republican candidate for California attorney general and former Huntington Beach city attorney. His campaign is built around law-and-order messaging, local government legal experience, and opposition to state policies he argues have weakened public safety.
    Priorities: Strengthen public safety and criminal law enforcement · Support local control against state overreach · Defend families, victims, and communities in the justice system
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Lieutenant Governor

2 candidates
  • Fiona Ma (D)
    Fiona Ma
    Fiona Ma is California's state treasurer, a CPA, and a candidate for lieutenant governor. As treasurer, she manages state banking, investments, bond financing, and public finance programs that support schools, housing, infrastructure, hospitals, and local governments.
    Priorities: Expand housing and infrastructure financing · Strengthen fiscal transparency and public finance oversight · Support economic opportunity through state investment programs
  • Gloria Romero (R)
    Gloria Romero
    Gloria Romero is a former California Senate majority leader, former Democratic legislator, and Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Her campaign emphasizes school choice, education reform, and challenging the state's current political establishment.
    Priorities: Expand school choice and education accountability · Increase government accountability in Sacramento · Improve public safety and quality of life
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Secretary Of State

2 candidates
  • Shirley N. Weber (D)Incumbent
    Shirley N. Weber
    Shirley N. Weber is California's incumbent secretary of state and a candidate for re-election. A former Assembly member and San Diego State University professor, she oversees statewide elections, business filings, archives, campaign and lobbying disclosure, and key transparency functions.
    Priorities: Protect secure and accessible elections · Support voting access and civic participation · Improve government transparency and public records stewardship
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  • Donald P. (Don) Wagner (R)
    Donald P. (Don) Wagner
    Donald P. Wagner is an Orange County supervisor, former Irvine mayor, former state assemblymember, and Republican candidate for California secretary of state. His campaign brings county election oversight, legislative experience, and public administration experience to the race.
    Priorities: Strengthen election integrity and voter confidence · Improve business and voter services · Run the secretary of state's office with efficient public administration
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Controller

2 candidates
  • Malia M. Cohen (D)Incumbent
    Malia M. Cohen
    Malia M. Cohen is California's incumbent state controller and a candidate for re-election. The controller is the state's chief fiscal officer, responsible for accountability over payments, audits, fiscal reports, and independent oversight of public dollars.
    Priorities: Protect fiscal accountability and independent oversight · Use audits and transparency to track public spending · Modernize responsible state payments and financial reporting
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  • Herb W Morgan (R)
    Herb W Morgan
    Herb W Morgan is a Republican candidate for California state controller and a finance professional. His campaign emphasizes auditing state spending, surfacing waste and fraud, and making California's finances easier for taxpayers to understand.
    Priorities: Audit government waste and spending · Bring transparency to state accounting · Strengthen financial accountability for taxpayers
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Treasurer

2 candidates
  • Eleni Kounalakis (D)
    Eleni Kounalakis is California's lieutenant governor, a former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, and a Democratic candidate for state treasurer. Her campaign connects public finance experience with housing, clean energy, infrastructure, and responsible investment.
    Priorities: Use public finance to support housing and infrastructure · Invest in clean energy and long-term state resilience · Manage public money with transparency and fiscal responsibility
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  • Jennifer Hawks (R)
    Jennifer Hawks
    Hawks is an accountant with a career focused on budgeting and financial management, per the campaign site. She describes herself as not a career politician and would chair or sit on six state boards if elected, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Restore transparency in state finances · Increase accountability and oversight of public funds · Promote fiscal discipline in debt and treasury management
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Insurance Commissioner

2 candidates
  • Jane Kim (D)
    Jane Kim
    Jane Kim is a former San Francisco supervisor, attorney, educator, and Democratic candidate for California insurance commissioner. Her campaign emphasizes holding insurance companies accountable, protecting consumers, and improving access to coverage in a state facing wildfire and affordability pressures.
    Priorities: Hold insurance companies accountable to consumers · Improve access to affordable home, auto, and health-related coverage · Address wildfire and disaster insurance availability
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  • Ben Allen (D)
    Ben Allen
    Ben Allen is a California state senator and Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner. His campaign highlights consumer advocacy, experience responding to wildfire-related insurance problems, and work on legislation affecting consumers, the environment, and state governance.
    Priorities: Put consumers first in insurance disputes · Improve insurance availability after wildfires and disasters · Stabilize the insurance market with transparent oversight
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Superintendent Of Public Instruction

2 candidates
  • Sonja Shaw
    Sonja Shaw
    Sonja Shaw is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board and a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction. The nonpartisan office provides statewide public education leadership, and Shaw's campaign focuses on parental involvement, academic performance, and local school accountability.
    Priorities: Increase parent involvement and local school accountability · Improve reading, math, and classroom performance · Refocus schools on student safety and academic basics
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  • Richard Barrera
    Richard Barrera
    Richard Barrera is a San Diego Unified School District board member and a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction. His campaign emphasizes public school investment, student support, workforce pathways, and collaboration with educators and families.
    Priorities: Strengthen public school funding and student support · Improve student achievement and career pathways · Partner with educators, families, and districts statewide
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Board Of Equalization Member District 1

2 candidates
  • Nelson Esparza (D)
    Nelson Esparza is the Democratic candidate for California Board of Equalization District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: Teacher/Economist/Councilmember), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Shannon Grove (R)
    Shannon Grove is the Republican candidate for California Board of Equalization District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: State Senator/Businesswoman), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Board Of Equalization Member District 2

2 candidates
  • Sally J. Lieber (D)Incumbent
    Sally J. Lieber is the Democratic candidate for California Board of Equalization District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: Incumbent), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. Sally J. Lieber is the incumbent, per the Secretary of State. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
  • John Pimentel (D)
    John Pimentel is the Democratic candidate for California Board of Equalization District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College District), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Board Of Equalization Member District 3

2 candidates
  • Mike Gipson (D)
    Mike Gipson is the Democratic candidate for California Board of Equalization District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: State Assemblymember/Father), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Samuel P. Sukaton (D)
    Samuel P. Sukaton is the Democratic candidate for California Board of Equalization District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: Labor Union Organizer), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Board Of Equalization Member District 4

2 candidates
  • Tom Umberg (D)
    Tom Umberg is the Democratic candidate for California Board of Equalization District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: Small Businessman/Senator), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Denis Bilodeau (R)
    Denis Bilodeau is the Republican candidate for California Board of Equalization District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot (ballot designation: Councilmember/Civil Engineer), per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the General Election. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-1

2 candidates
  • Mike McGuire (Democratic)
    McGuire was born and raised in Northern California and has a background in public service focused on wildfire prevention and healthcare, per the campaign site. He says that as a state official he helped double the number of state firefighters and invested billions of dollars in wildfire prevention, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Expand health coverage and mental health care access, per the campaign site · Increase CalFire firefighting resources for wildfire protection, per the campaign site · Address cost-of-living and economic fairness concerns, per the campaign site
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  • James Gallagher (Republican)Incumbent
    James Gallagher
    James Gallagher was sworn in as the U.S. Representative for California's 1st Congressional District on June 10, 2026, succeeding the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa, per KRCR News. He previously served in the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-2

2 candidates
  • Jared Huffman (Democratic)Incumbent
    Jared Huffman
    Jared Huffman represents California's 2nd Congressional District and serves as Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, per his official House website. His legislative focus includes climate and environmental policy, water resources, and disaster preparedness for the North Coast region, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Robin Littau (Republican)
    Robin Littau is the Republican candidate for California's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Enterprise Elementary School Board Member).
    Priorities: Reducing regulation and government spending, per the campaign site · Immigration policy reform, per the campaign site · Parental rights over school decisions, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-3

2 candidates
  • Ami Bera (Democratic)
    Ami Bera is a physician who earned his M.D. from UC Irvine and served as Sacramento County's chief medical officer before his election to Congress, per his official House website. He serves as ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee and on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Healthcare accessibility, quality and affordability, per official House website · Bipartisan cooperation on national challenges, per official House website
  • Robb Tucker (Republican)
    Robb Tucker is a business owner who ran the family enterprise before entering public service, per his campaign site. He was born and raised in Nevada County and serves on the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, per the same source.
    Priorities: Public safety, per the campaign site · Supporting small businesses and job creation, per the campaign site · Balancing growth, development and agriculture, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-4

2 candidates
  • Eric Jones (Democratic)
    Eric Jones
    Jones grew up in a military family and is a first-generation college graduate who went on to build companies in healthcare and education that he says lowered healthcare costs and expanded access to mental health services, per the campaign site. He later founded a nonprofit focused on online free speech before moving to Napa to raise his family, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Ban corporate PAC donations and impose congressional term limits, per the campaign site · End PG&E's monopoly and lower prescription drug and utility costs, per the campaign site · Invest in water infrastructure and affordable housing, per the campaign site
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  • Mike Thompson (Democratic)Incumbent
    Mike Thompson
    Mike Thompson represents California's 4th Congressional District, covering all or parts of Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties, per his official House biography. He serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Tax and as a senior member of the Health Subcommittee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-5

2 candidates
  • Michael Masuda (Democratic)
    Masuda is an electrical engineer who worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory developing technology for the military, per the campaign site. He later served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State through an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellowship, per the campaign site. He grew up in Amador County and lives in the district with his wife and two children, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Affordability, per the campaign site · Wildfire protection, per the campaign site · Rural economic growth, per the campaign site
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  • Tom McClintock (Republican)Incumbent
    Tom McClintock
    Tom McClintock is the Republican candidate for California's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative). Tom McClintock is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Water infrastructure and agriculture issues, per house.gov · Forest management and wildfire prevention, per house.gov · Border security, per house.gov

U.S. House - CA-6

2 candidates
  • Richard Pan (Democratic)
    Richard Pan
    Richard Pan is a pediatrician and UC Davis professor who previously served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2022, per his campaign site. He is a Democratic candidate for California's 6th Congressional District.
    Priorities: Protecting the Affordable Care Act and Medicare, and lowering prescription drug costs, per the campaign site · Codifying abortion rights protections, per the campaign site · Supporting small businesses through reduced regulatory burdens, per the campaign site
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  • Kevin Kiley (No Party Preference)
    Kevin Kiley taught English at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles and later worked as an attorney before serving in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2022, per his official House biography. He was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 and changed his party registration to No Party Preference in 2026 while running in California's newly redrawn 6th Congressional District, per CBS News Sacramento. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-7

2 candidates
  • Doris Matsui (Democratic)Incumbent
    Doris Matsui
    Doris Matsui is the Democratic candidate for California's 7th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative). Doris Matsui is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Infrastructure investment and jobs, per official House website · Community project funding for the Sacramento region, per official House website
  • Mai Vang (Democratic)
    Mai Vang is a teacher and Sacramento City Council member, first elected in 2020, and the daughter of Hmong refugees who was one of 16 children raised in Sacramento, per her campaign site. As a council member, her record includes establishing the Sacramento Children's Fund and a citywide language-access coordinator role.
    Priorities: Housing affordability and support for first-time homebuyers, per the campaign site · Healthcare access and public education funding, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-8

2 candidates
  • John Garamendi (Democratic)Incumbent
    John Garamendi
    John Garamendi represents California's 8th Congressional District. He was raised on his family's ranch in Mokelumne Hill and earned a business degree from UC Berkeley as a Wheeler Scholar, per his official House website. In Congress, he has worked on infrastructure and transit funding, air-travel cabin-safety legislation, and oversight of federal immigration-enforcement contracts, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Rudy Recile (Republican)
    Rudy Recile is the Republican candidate for California's 8th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Owner/Consultant). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Energy independence and water issues, per press coverage · Support for veterans and quality education, per press coverage

U.S. House - CA-9

2 candidates
  • Josh Harder (Democratic)Incumbent
    Josh Harder
    Josh Harder worked in the private sector on job creation and business development and taught business at a local junior college before his election to Congress, per his official House website. He represents California's 9th Congressional District and serves on the House Appropriations Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Lowering gas and housing costs, per official House website · Water infrastructure and agriculture funding for the Central Valley, per official House website
  • John McBride (Republican)
    McBride, known as "Coach" McBride, has coached football at the University of the Pacific and mentored athletes who went on to play professionally in football, basketball and baseball, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a man of faith who has been active in the greater San Joaquin community for decades, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Removing harmful chemicals from food and water and promoting medical freedom, per the campaign site · Reducing tax burdens and government spending, per the campaign site · Community safety through mental health initiatives and stronger law enforcement support, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-10

2 candidates
  • Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Incumbent
    Mark DeSaulnier
    Mark DeSaulnier is the Democratic candidate for California's 10th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Congressman). Mark DeSaulnier is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Increase investment in public transit and aviation safety, per official House website · Support workforce transitions to sustainable industries, per official House website · Expand access to behavioral health resources for students, educators and workers, per official House website
  • Jeff Frese (Republican)
    Jeff Frese is the Republican nominee for California's 10th Congressional District. He supports eight-year term limits for members of Congress and opposes one-size-fits-all federal housing mandates, per his campaign profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Congressional term limits, per candidate profile · Local control over housing policy and a focus on literacy and math in education, per candidate profile

U.S. House - CA-11

2 candidates
  • Connie Chan (Democratic)
    Connie Chan is a Democratic candidate for California's 11th Congressional District and has served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 1 since January 2021, per her campaign website. She is endorsed by the California Federation of Labor Unions, the San Francisco Labor Council, and National Nurses United, per the same source.
    Priorities: Labor and working-class representation, per the campaign site · Opposing corporate PAC and lobbyist influence, per the campaign site
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  • Scott Wiener (Democratic)
    Wiener is a California state senator who previously served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and as a deputy city attorney, per the campaign site. Over 28 years in public service he says he has authored close to 100 state laws focused on affordability and public safety, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Housing and transportation, per Senate official page · Civil rights and criminal justice reform, per Senate official page · Clean energy, per Senate official page
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U.S. House - CA-12

2 candidates
  • Jamie Joyce (Democratic)
    Jamie Joyce has worked for more than seven years in democratic-governance and civic technology, including co-launching Democracy's Library at the Internet Archive, per her campaign site. She is a Democratic candidate for California's 12th Congressional District.
    Priorities: Government accountability and transparency through her proposed Mass Accountability in Democracy Act, per the campaign site · Campaign finance and election reform, per the campaign site
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  • Lateefah Simon (Democratic)Incumbent
    Lateefah Simon
    Lateefah Simon began her career at 19 as the youngest executive director of the Young Women's Freedom Center, per her official House biography. She later led the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area and served on the BART Board, including as board president, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-13

2 candidates
  • Adam Gray (Democratic)Incumbent
    Adam Gray
    Adam Gray is the Democratic candidate for California's 13th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative/Educator). Adam Gray is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Build new water storage infrastructure for Central Valley farmers, per official House website · Helped establish a medical school program at UC Merced, per official House website · Founded the California Problem Solvers Caucus for bipartisan policy solutions, per official House website
  • Kevin Lincoln (Republican)
    Kevin Lincoln served as Mayor of Stockton from January 2021 to December 2024 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, per Stocktonia. He is the Republican nominee for California's 13th Congressional District. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-14

2 candidates
  • Melissa Hernandez (Democratic)
    Melissa Hernandez
    Melissa Hernandez is a Democratic candidate for California's 14th Congressional District. She is the first Latina mayor of Dublin, having served six years in that role and two years as a BART Board Director, and now serves as Alameda County's Director of Health Services, per her campaign website.
    Priorities: Cost-of-living relief for East Bay families, per the campaign site · Housing affordability, per the campaign site · Public safety, per the campaign site
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  • Aisha Wahab (Democratic)Incumbent
    Aisha Wahab
    Aisha Wahab is the Democratic candidate for California's 14th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: State Senator). Aisha Wahab is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Economy and education, per house.gov · Health and veterans issues, per house.gov

U.S. House - CA-15

2 candidates
  • Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Incumbent
    Kevin Mullin
    Kevin Mullin represented San Mateo County in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022, including as Speaker pro Tempore, and previously served on the South San Francisco City Council, per his official House website. He represents California's 15th Congressional District. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Climate resilience and environmental protection, per official House website · Housing and homelessness policy, per official House website
  • Charles Hoelter (Republican)
    Charles Hoelter is a retired UPS supervisor who has lived in San Mateo County for over 30 years, per the Redwood City Pulse. He is a first-time candidate for public office, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Term limits for politicians, per Redwood City Pulse · Voter ID requirements at elections, per Redwood City Pulse · Apprenticeship programs in high schools, per Redwood City Pulse

U.S. House - CA-16

2 candidates
  • Sam Liccardo (Democratic)Incumbent
    Sam Liccardo
    Sam Liccardo represents California's 16th Congressional District and previously served as mayor of San Jose. His public career has focused on housing, homelessness, public safety, transportation, and Silicon Valley economic issues. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
    Priorities: Expand housing supply and affordability, per official House website · Advance clean energy and innovation as chair of the New Democratic Coalition's Innovation and Technology Working Group, per official House website · Strengthen community-based policing and violence prevention, per official House website
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  • Peter Sundin Soulé (Republican)
    Peter Sundin Soulé
    Peter Sundin Soulé is a Republican candidate for California's 16th Congressional District. His campaign biography says he earned a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. in finance from Golden Gate University, worked in his family's Soule Steel business in San Francisco and Los Angeles, served on the San Jose Civil Service Commission from 2007 to 2011, and has been active in Santa Clara County Republican politics. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
    Priorities: Stopping the flow of drugs and narcotics into the country, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire · Parental rights and school choice, and water-supply reform for farmers, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire
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U.S. House - CA-17

2 candidates
  • Ro Khanna (Democratic)Incumbent
    Ro Khanna
    Ro Khanna represents California's 17th Congressional District. He serves as Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems and sits on the Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China, per his official House website. His stated priorities include restoring American manufacturing and technology leadership and advancing climate, human rights, and diplomacy initiatives, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Ritesh Tandon (Republican)
    Tandon is a research fellow at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and holds an MBA and a master's degree in computer engineering from Santa Clara University, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a business leader, researcher and entrepreneur with 26 years of Bay Area community involvement, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Lowering costs and protecting innovation, per the campaign site · AI literacy in K-12 and college education, per the campaign site · Immigration reform, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-18

2 candidates
  • Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Incumbent
    Zoe Lofgren
    Zoe Lofgren practiced immigration law and taught at Santa Clara University School of Law before serving on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from 1981 to 1994, per her official House website. She represents California's 18th Congressional District and is ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Comprehensive immigration reform, per official House website · Science and technology innovation policy, per official House website · Voting rights and campaign finance reform, per official House website
  • Shane Lewis (Republican)
    Shane Lewis
    Shane Lewis works as an R&D electrical test engineer for a medical device company, per his campaign site. He is a Marine Corps veteran who qualified as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, per the same source.
    Priorities: Rebuilding the military, per the campaign site · School safety, per the campaign site · Supporting hardworking families, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-19

2 candidates
  • Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Incumbent
    Jimmy Panetta
    Jimmy Panetta is the Democratic candidate for California's 19th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative). Jimmy Panetta is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Protect the region's coastline and environment while expanding affordable housing, per official House website · Support the agriculture industry, farmers and farmworkers, per official House website · Support military installations and veterans' benefits, per official House website
  • Peter Coe Verbica (Republican)
    Peter Coe Verbica holds a J.D. and professional certifications as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor and Certified Financial Planner, and is a Managing Director at Silicon Private Wealth, per his campaign site. Born in San Jose, he earned degrees from Santa Clara University and MIT and previously worked as a technology-industry chief financial officer.
    Priorities: Lowering housing costs and reforming water policy for farmers, per the campaign site · Addressing California's insurance market and immigration policy for agriculture and tech, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-20

2 candidates
  • Sandra Van Scotter (Democratic)
    Sandra Van Scotter is a Democratic candidate for California's 20th Congressional District. She worked for 20 years as a respiratory therapist and chairs the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, per her campaign website. She also serves on the Kern Regional Center's Self-Determination Local Volunteer Advisory Committee, per the same source.
    Priorities: Protecting and expanding Medi-Cal coverage, per the campaign site · Disability and veterans advocacy, per the campaign site · Water, energy, and Central Valley agriculture issues, per the campaign site
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  • Vince Fong (Republican)Incumbent
    Vince Fong
    Vince Fong is the Republican candidate for California's 20th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative). Vince Fong is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Water infrastructure and the Bay-Delta, per house.gov · Agriculture and the Central Valley economy, per house.gov

U.S. House - CA-21

2 candidates
  • Jim Costa (Democratic)Incumbent
    Jim Costa
    Jim Costa represents California's 21st Congressional District, per his official House website, which lists agriculture, water, healthcare and veterans issues among his core focus areas; the site did not provide pre-congressional career details on the page reviewed. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Agriculture and water policy for the Central Valley, per official House website · Veterans services, per official House website
  • Kyle Kirkland (Republican)
    Kyle Kirkland owns Club One Casino in Fresno and serves as president of the California Gaming Association, per his campaign site. He earned a degree from Harvard College and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and previously chaired Steinway Musical Instruments, per the same source.
    Priorities: Lowering the cost of living through less regulation, per the campaign site · Government accountability and audits of taxpayer spending, per the campaign site · Border security and support for law enforcement, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-22

2 candidates
  • Randy Villegas (Democratic)
    Randy Villegas is the Democratic candidate for California's 22nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Teacher/Business Owner).
    Priorities: Increase government accountability, per the campaign site · Expand guaranteed health care access, per the campaign site · Establish a moratorium on new data centers, per the campaign site
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  • David G. Valadao (Republican)Incumbent
    David G. Valadao
    David G. Valadao represents California's 22nd Congressional District, covering Kings, Kern and Tulare counties, per his official House biography. His family operates a dairy farm and farmland in Kings County; he served in the California State Assembly starting in 2010 before his election to Congress, and now serves on the House Appropriations Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Water policy and agriculture, per official House biography

U.S. House - CA-23

2 candidates
  • Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic)
    Tessa Lynn Hodge is a Democratic candidate for California's 23rd Congressional District. She is a licensed clinical social worker and small-business owner who has spent nearly a decade serving foster youth and students with mental health needs in the High Desert region, per Bakersfield Now.
    Priorities: Healthcare affordability and access, per the campaign site · Job creation, per the campaign site · Lowering housing costs for homeowners and renters, per the campaign site
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  • Jay Obernolte (Republican)Incumbent
    Jay Obernolte
    Jay Obernolte is the Republican candidate for California's 23rd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Congressman/Business Owner). Jay Obernolte is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Energy and emissions policy, per house.gov · Domestic manufacturing, per house.gov · Veterans services, per house.gov

U.S. House - CA-24

2 candidates
  • Salud Carbajal (Democratic)Incumbent
    Salud Carbajal
    Salud Carbajal was first elected to Congress in 2016, per his official House website. He represents California's 24th Congressional District and lists economic opportunity, environmental protection and immigration among his priorities. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Economic opportunity for working families and renewable energy investment, per official House website · Immigration system improvements, per official House website · Lowering costs of child care, health care and housing, per official House website
  • Bob Smith (Republican)
    Bob Smith is a retired U.S. Navy commander with more than 26 years of service who was named Navy Engineer of the Year in 2023, per his campaign site. He now works as a senior systems engineer for a defense contractor, per the same source.
    Priorities: Reducing costs for housing, energy and food, per the campaign site · Energy and water security, per the campaign site · Immigration reform, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-25

2 candidates
  • Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Incumbent
    Raul Ruiz
    Raul Ruiz is the Democratic candidate for California's 25th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Emergency Physician/Congressman). Raul Ruiz is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Health care access, per official House website · Immigration policy, per official House website · Energy and environment, per official House website
  • Joe Males (Republican)
    Joe Males is the Republican candidate for California's 25th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Mayor Pro Tem). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-26

2 candidates
  • Jacqui Irwin (Democratic)
    Jacqui Irwin
    Jacqui Irwin is a Democratic candidate for California's 26th Congressional District. She currently serves in the California State Assembly and describes herself as a mother and engineer with two decades of community leadership, per her campaign website.
    Priorities: Economic opportunity and job creation, per the campaign site · Public safety and cost-of-living affordability, per the campaign site
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  • Sam Gallucci (Republican)
    Sam Gallucci is the Republican candidate for California's 26th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Executive/Pastor). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-27

2 candidates
  • George Whitesides (Democratic)Incumbent
    George Whitesides
    George Whitesides served as chief of staff at NASA during the Obama administration and later became the first CEO of Virgin Galactic, per his official House website. He represents California's 27th Congressional District and serves as vice ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Space and aerospace policy, per official House website · Wildfire prevention and climate resilience in the Antelope Valley, per official House website
  • Jason Gibbs (Republican)
    Jason Gibbs is a mechanical engineer with aerospace industry experience on the Delta II, Delta IV and Atlas V rocket programs, per his campaign site. He has served on the Santa Clarita City Council since 2020 and as the city's mayor in 2023, per the same source.
    Priorities: Opposing new taxes and wasteful spending, per the campaign site · Supporting law enforcement, per the campaign site · Secure borders and legal immigration, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-28

2 candidates
  • Judy Chu (Democratic)Incumbent
    Judy Chu
    Judy Chu is the Democratic candidate for California's 28th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative). Judy Chu is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Civil and voting rights, per official House website · Education policy, per official House website
  • April A. Verlato (Republican)
    April A. Verlato is a businesswoman and attorney serving as Mayor of Arcadia, per her campaign site. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UCLA and a law degree from Southwestern Law School.
    Priorities: Job creation and lower taxes, per the campaign site · Public safety and support for law enforcement, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-29

2 candidates
  • Angélica María Dueñas (Democratic)
    Angélica María Dueñas
    Angélica María Dueñas is a Democratic candidate for California's 29th Congressional District. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from California State University, Los Angeles, and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Woodbury University, per her campaign website. She has also served two terms as president of the Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, per the same source.
    Priorities: Expanding healthcare access, including a single-payer approach, per the campaign site · Addressing housing affordability and homelessness, per the campaign site · Immigration reform, per the campaign site
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  • Luz Maria Rivas (Democratic)Incumbent
    Luz Maria Rivas
    Luz Maria Rivas is the Democratic candidate for California's 29th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Congresswoman). Luz Maria Rivas is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: STEM education, per house.gov · Infrastructure and disaster-response telecommunications, per house.gov

U.S. House - CA-30

2 candidates
  • Laura Friedman (Democratic)Incumbent
    Laura Friedman
    Laura Friedman worked as a film and television producer before serving on the Glendale City Council, as mayor of Glendale, and in the California State Assembly, per her official House website. She represents California's 30th Congressional District and serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Affordable housing, per official House website · Clean water access and wildfire and disaster protection, per official House website
  • Scott Alan Meyers (Republican)
    Scott Alan Meyers
    Meyers is an attorney who was raised by a grammar-school teacher and minister in a working-class household, began working at age 14, and has lived in the district his entire life, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Affordability, per the campaign site · Public safety, per the campaign site · Border security and government accountability, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-31

2 candidates
  • Gil Cisneros (Democratic)Incumbent
    Gil Cisneros
    Gil Cisneros is the Democratic candidate for California's 31st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Congressman). Gil Cisneros is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Military readiness and personnel matters, per official House website · Veteran mental health and suicide prevention support, per official House website · Diversity in the military officer corps, per official House website
  • Eric Ching (Republican)
    Eric Ching has served on the Walnut, California City Council and previously as Walnut's mayor, per a wire report on the 2026 race. He is the Republican nominee for California's 31st Congressional District.
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U.S. House - CA-32

2 candidates
  • Brad Sherman (Democratic)Incumbent
    Brad Sherman
    Brad Sherman represents California's 32nd Congressional District. His legislative focus includes financial consumer protection, energy independence, and gun-violence prevention, per his official House website. He has held more than 250 town hall meetings during his time in Congress, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Larry Thompson (Republican)
    Larry Thompson is the Republican candidate for California's 32nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Attorney/Film Producer).
    Priorities: Border security, per the campaign site · Lowering taxes, per the campaign site · Reducing the national debt, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-33

2 candidates
  • Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Incumbent
    Pete Aguilar
    Pete Aguilar previously served as mayor of Redlands and began working at age 12 at the San Bernardino County courthouse cafeteria, later putting himself through college with student loans and federal grants, per his official House website. He represents California's 33rd Congressional District and chairs the House Democratic Caucus. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Job creation and support for students, per official House website · Immigration system reform, per official House website · Protecting programs for seniors and veterans, per official House website
  • Stephanie M. Vargas (Republican)
    Stephanie M. Vargas
    Stephanie M. Vargas works as chief deputy city clerk and an elections official for the City of Colton, per her campaign site. She grew up in San Bernardino and is a lifelong resident of the district, per the same source.
    Priorities: Public safety, per the campaign site · Lowering the cost of living, including energy costs, per the campaign site · Election integrity, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-34

2 candidates
  • Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Incumbent
    Jimmy Gomez
    Jimmy Gomez is the Democratic candidate for California's 34th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative/Parent). Jimmy Gomez is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Housing and cost-of-living affordability, per official House website · Family-centered programs for children and households, per official House website · Protecting Social Security and Medicare, per official House website
  • Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democratic)
    Angela Gonzales-Torres
    Angela Gonzales-Torres works as an academic counselor at Pasadena City College supporting formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students, and is program director for a permanent affordable-housing project in Altadena, per her campaign site. She has served as President of the Highland Park Neighborhood Council and on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee.
    Priorities: Reentry and prison-to-university pathways, per the campaign site · Affordable housing development and environmental justice, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-35

2 candidates
  • Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Incumbent
    Norma J. Torres
    Norma J. Torres represents California's 35th Congressional District. Her legislative work has focused on healthcare access and assistance programs for the Inland Empire and protecting Medicaid funding, per her official House website. She has also introduced the Better Pay for American Workers Act to raise the minimum wage, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Mike Cargile (Republican)
    Cargile is a former Army quartermaster officer who served during Desert Storm before moving to California in 1991, per the campaign site. He has worked in the entertainment industry as a writer, director, producer and marketing director, and co-founded the San Bernardino County Patriots, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Border security, per the campaign site · Child protection, per the campaign site · Economic policy, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-36

2 candidates
  • Ted W. Lieu (Democratic)Incumbent
    Ted W. Lieu
    Ted Lieu is a military veteran who served on active duty and then in the Air Force Reserve, retiring in 2021 with the rank of colonel, per his official House website. He represents California's 36th Congressional District and is vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
    Priorities: Artificial intelligence policy as co-chair of the Democratic Commission on AI, per official House website · National security, cybersecurity and civil rights, per official House website
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  • Houston Brignano (Republican)
    Brignano is a former Marine who completed two Iraq deployments and is a South Bay resident, father of three daughters, and member of homeschool co-op and church boards in the Redondo Beach/Torrance area, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Train young people to work with AI and prepare for economic change, per the campaign site · Protect jobs from automation through reskilling programs, per the campaign site · Address student debt and housing affordability for younger generations, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-37

2 candidates
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Incumbent
    Sydney Kamlager-Dove
    Sydney Kamlager-Dove is the Democratic candidate for California's 37th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative, 37th District). Sydney Kamlager-Dove is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Organizes her legislative work around land, economic justice, art and democracy, per official House website · Advocates for the African diaspora in her district and abroad, per official House website
  • Samantha Mota (Democratic)
    Samantha Mota previously ran for Santa Monica City Council in 2022, per her iVoterGuide candidate profile. She is the Democratic nominee for California's 37th Congressional District. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Healthcare reform and campaign finance reform, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire · Support for a ban on congressional stock trading, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire

U.S. House - CA-38

2 candidates
  • Hilda Solis (Democratic)
    Hilda Solis is a Democratic candidate for California's 38th Congressional District. She currently serves as a Los Angeles County Supervisor and previously served as U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Obama administration, per Hoodline. She announced her campaign for the newly drawn 38th district on March 25, 2026, per the same source. No verified campaign website was found as of September 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Making government work for families rather than powerful interests, per NBC Los Angeles
  • Pedro Antonio Casas (Republican)
    Pedro Antonio Casas
    Casas is a retired U.S. Army colonel with more than 29 years of service, including three combat deployments and time as a wartime commander, per the campaign site. He holds a Ph.D. and worked as a clinical, forensic and aero-medical psychologist, and is a native of the district's Baldwin Park area, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Education and combating drug trafficking, per the campaign site · Public safety and criminal justice accountability, per the campaign site · Border security, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-39

2 candidates
  • Mark Takano (Democratic)Incumbent
    Mark Takano
    Mark Takano represents California's 39th Congressional District, per his official House website, which highlights his work on immigration, veterans services and reproductive rights; the site did not provide pre-congressional career details on the page reviewed. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Veterans services and support, per official House website · Immigration rights advocacy, per official House website · Reproductive rights protection, per official House website
  • Steve Manos (Republican)
    Steve Manos is the Republican candidate for California's 39th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Mayor/Business Owner).
    Priorities: Increasing housing affordability and market-rate housing supply, per the campaign site · Funding freeway repairs and transportation capacity, including State Route 215, per the campaign site · Limiting government overreach and protecting parental rights, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-40

2 candidates
  • Ken Calvert (Republican)
    Ken Calvert is the Republican candidate for California's 40th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Defense and national security appropriations, per official House website · ALS research funding through the ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act, per official House website
  • Young Kim (Republican)Incumbent
    Young Kim
    Young Kim represents California's 40th Congressional District, including parts of Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, and is one of the first Korean American women to serve in Congress, per her official House biography. She serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chairing its Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-41

2 candidates
  • Linda Sánchez (Democratic)
    Linda Sánchez is a Democratic candidate for California's 41st Congressional District and a sitting member of Congress first elected in 2002, per her campaign website. She is the first Latina to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, and previously worked as a labor and employment attorney and executive director of the Orange County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, per the same source.
    Priorities: Lowering costs for working families, per the campaign site · Immigration enforcement concerns, per the campaign site · Regional economic improvement for Southern California, per the campaign site
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  • Mitch Clemmons (Republican)
    Mitch Clemmons is the Republican candidate for California's 41st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Plumbing Contractor).
    Priorities: Housing affordability, per the campaign site · Cutting regulatory burdens on small business, per the campaign site · Public safety and border security, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-42

2 candidates
  • Robert Garcia (Democratic)Incumbent
    Robert Garcia
    Robert Garcia is an educator and former mayor of Long Beach who served from 2014 to 2022, after previously serving on the Long Beach City Council, per his official House website. He represents California's 42nd Congressional District and is ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Affordable housing development, per official House website · Gun violence prevention, per official House website · Government efficiency and accountability, per official House website
  • Brian Burley (Republican)
    Burley has served as a school board member, where he says he worked to protect parents' voices, expand student opportunity and act as a steward of taxpayer dollars, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Tax relief for families and business owners, per the campaign site · Support for law enforcement and the military, per the campaign site · Immigration enforcement, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-43

2 candidates
  • Maxine Waters (Democratic)Incumbent
    Maxine Waters
    Maxine Waters is the Democratic candidate for California's 43rd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Congresswoman). Maxine Waters is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Financial services and consumer protection, per official House website · Economic development and housing, including the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, per official House website · Health care access, including the Minority AIDS Initiative, per official House website
  • Cristian Morales (Republican)
    Cristian Morales is the Republican candidate for California's 43rd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Manufacturing Executive). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-44

2 candidates
  • Nanette Diaz Barragan (Democratic)
    Nanette Diaz Barragán represents California's 44th Congressional District and was born and raised in the Harbor Area of Los Angeles County, per her official House website. Her stated legislative priorities include environmental protection, expanding healthcare access, and housing and homelessness policy, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Genevieve Angel (Republican)
    Genevieve Angel is the Republican candidate for California's 44th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Family Nurse Practitioner).
    Priorities: Economic affordability, per the campaign site · Public safety, per the campaign site · Healthcare affordability and access, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-45

2 candidates
  • Derek Tran (Democratic)Incumbent
    Derek Tran
    Derek Tran served eight years in the Army Reserve and practiced law as a consumer and worker advocate before co-owning an independent pharmacy with his wife, per his official House website. He represents California's 45th Congressional District and serves on the House Armed Services and Small Business committees. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: National security and defense, per official House website · Small business support and access to capital, per official House website · Consumer protections, per official House website
  • Chuong V. Vo (Republican)
    Chuong V. Vo is a retired law enforcement officer who served about 28 years with the Torrance Police Department, per the Associated Press. He served on the Cerritos City Council from 2020 to 2025, including a term as mayor from 2022 to 2023, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

U.S. House - CA-46

2 candidates
  • Lou Correa (Democratic)
    Lou Correa is the Democratic candidate for California's 46th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Congressmember). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Protect federal student aid programs, per official House website · Address immigration policy affecting state and local cooperation with federal enforcement, per official House website
  • David Pan (Republican)
    David Pan
    David Pan has worked as a professor of German at UC Irvine since 2006, after prior faculty roles at Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford and Penn State, per his iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire. He is running for California's 46th Congressional District.
    Priorities: Public safety and school choice for parents, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-47

2 candidates
  • Dave Min (Democratic)Incumbent
    Dave Min
    Dave Min represents California's 47th Congressional District. He previously worked as a law professor at UC Irvine specializing in business law and served as an SEC enforcement attorney prosecuting Wall Street fraud, per his official House website. As a state senator from 2020 to 2024, he chaired the Natural Resources and Water Committee and authored laws on affordable housing, gun-violence prevention, and climate policy, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Jenny Rae Le Roux (Republican)
    Le Roux holds a degree in economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and built a career as an entrepreneur co-founding companies in energy and financial services before buying and running a technology services firm, per the campaign site. She most recently served as executive director of California's Department of Government Efficiency, where she reviewed state spending line by line, per the campaign site.
    Priorities: Cutting government waste to lower costs, per the campaign site · Investigating state spending, per the campaign site · Affordability, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-48

2 candidates
  • Marni von Wilpert (Democratic)
    Marni von Wilpert is an attorney who worked on workers' rights during the Obama administration and previously served as a prosecutor, per her campaign site. She currently serves on the San Diego City Council representing District 5, per KPBS, and is a Democratic candidate for California's 48th Congressional District.
    Priorities: Lowering costs of food, fuel and housing, per the campaign site · Protecting affordable healthcare and Social Security, per the campaign site · Defending reproductive rights, per the campaign site
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  • Jim Desmond (Republican)
    Jim Desmond
    Jim Desmond is a U.S. Navy veteran and retired Delta Air Lines pilot with 33 years of service, per his campaign site. He is the former Mayor of San Marcos and current San Diego County Supervisor, per the same source.
    Priorities: Cost of living and affordability, per the campaign site · Immigration reform, per the campaign site · Addressing homelessness, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-49

2 candidates
  • Mike Levin (Democratic)Incumbent
    Mike Levin
    Mike Levin is the Democratic candidate for California's 49th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative, 49th District). Mike Levin is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Transition to zero-emission vehicles and responsible renewable energy development, per official House website · Address spent nuclear fuel storage at San Onofre, per official House website · Protect veterans' health care and housing benefits, per official House website
  • Armen Kurdian (Republican)
    Armen Kurdian is a retired U.S. Navy captain and naval flight officer who has also worked as a senior systems engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, per his iVoterGuide candidate profile. He lives in Vista and is running for California's 49th Congressional District. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Veterans' care and benefits, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire · Support for law enforcement and first responders, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire

U.S. House - CA-50

2 candidates
  • Scott Peters (Democratic)Incumbent
    Scott Peters
    Scott Peters represents California's 50th Congressional District. He worked as an environmental lawyer for 15 years and as an economist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before serving on the San Diego City Council, where he became the city's first Council President, per his official House website. In Congress, he serves on the House Energy and Commerce and Budget committees and focuses on climate and clean-energy policy, lowering drug costs, and San Diego's innovation economy, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
  • Steve Cohen (Republican)
    Steve Cohen is the Republican candidate for California's 50th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Television News Consultant). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Housing supply, per press coverage · Healthcare costs and senior and veteran benefits, per press coverage · Federal spending and border security, per press coverage

U.S. House - CA-51

2 candidates
  • Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Incumbent
    Sara Jacobs
    Sara Jacobs worked internationally on conflict prevention and humanitarian issues, including at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and UNICEF's Innovation Unit, per her official House website. She founded Project Connect, a nonprofit that mapped school internet connectivity globally, and represents California's 51st Congressional District. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Foreign affairs and Africa policy as ranking member of the Africa Subcommittee, per official House website · LGBTQ+ equality and transgender rights, per official House website · Child poverty reduction in San Diego County, per official House website
  • Ricardo Cabrera (Republican)
    Ricardo Cabrera is the Republican candidate for California's 51st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Owner).
    Priorities: Congressional term limits, per the campaign site · Lowering the cost of living, per the campaign site · Anti-corruption reform, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - CA-52

2 candidates
  • Juan Vargas (Democratic)Incumbent
    Juan Vargas
    Juan Vargas is the Democratic candidate for California's 52nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Member of Congress). Juan Vargas is the sitting member. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Veterans and military personnel support, per official House website · Disaster assistance and federal grants, per official House website
  • Jeff Belle (Republican)
    Jeff Belle is the Republican candidate for California's 52nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Owner). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
    Priorities: Reducing taxes, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire · Expanding school choice, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire · Securing the border, per iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire

Statewide Ballot Measures

14 statewide measures are on California's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

  • Proposition 1: The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026
    Authorize $11.25 billion in general obligation bonds: $10 billion to fund affordable rental housing and homeownership programs, and $1.25 billion for farm, home, and mobilehome purchase assistance for veterans..
    Bond issue (legislative referral, SB 417)
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 2: Save for California's Future Act
    Change how much the state must deposit into the Budget Stabilization Account (rainy-day fund), raise the cap on the account's balance from 10% to 20% of General Fund tax proceeds, and exclude reserve deposits from the state spending limit..
    Constitutional amendment (legislative referral, ACA 20)
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 3: Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Healthcare by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes
    Make permanent the existing 2012 voter-approved tax rates on high incomes, currently set to expire in 2031. Allocates the revenues 89% to K-12 schools and 11% to community colleges, with local school boards deciding how revenues are spent..
    Initiated constitutional amendment
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 4: California Fair Elections Act of 2026 (Public Campaign Financing)
    Allow public funds to be used for campaign financing when candidates abide by expenditure limits and strict qualifying criteria, and increase penalties for prohibited foreign contributions in connection with ballot measures and elections..
    State statute (legislative referral, SB 42)
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 5: Elections: Recall of State Officers
    Eliminate the successor election when a state officer is recalled, leaving the office vacant until filled under the Constitution and state law; if the Governor is recalled, the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor for the remainder of the term..
    Constitutional amendment (legislative referral, SCA 1)
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 37: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes
    Authorize up to $25 billion in bonds to offer eligible buyers fixed-rate second mortgages for up to 17% of the purchase price of a qualified new home. Bonds are repaid by homeowners' mortgage payments, not the State..
    Initiated state statute
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 38: Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Research
    Authorize $8.4 billion in state general obligation bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research, split between a University of California-affiliated nonprofit research institute and a grant program for public or nonprofit universities and institutions..
    Initiated state statute
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 39: Establishes Additional Voter Identification and Citizenship Verification Requirements
    Require voters to present government-issued identification at the polls (or the last four digits of a government-issued ID number when voting by mail), require the State to provide voter ID cards on request, and require officials to annually report citizenship-verification rates..
    Initiated constitutional amendment
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 40: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Individuals and Trusts
    Impose a one-time tax of up to 5% on taxpayers and trusts with covered assets valued over $1 billion, allocating 90% of the revenues to health care and 10% to food assistance or education-related programs..
    Initiated constitutional amendment and statute
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 41: Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit; Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes
    Require pre-election and recurring audits of programs funded by new statewide special taxes, and prohibit new state taxes enacted after January 1, 2026 that exclude their revenues from the existing voter-approved state spending limit..
    Initiated constitutional amendment
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 42: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes
    Prohibit any new state tax on the ownership or control of personal property (including retirement accounts, financial assets, and business interests) or that applies retroactively, for taxes enacted or taking effect on or after January 1, 2026..
    Initiated constitutional amendment
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 43: Local Taxes: Limitation
    Beginning January 1, 2027, require two-thirds voter approval for local special taxes, including those proposed by citizen initiative, and prohibit local ad valorem property taxes except as provided under existing constitutional provisions..
    Constitutional amendment (legislative referral, ACA 22)
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 44: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services
    Require nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers to spend at least 90% of their revenue on program services advancing their charitable purpose rather than management and overhead, with monetary penalties for noncompliance..
    Initiated state statute
    Full measures guide →
  • Proposition 45: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects
    Amend the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to expedite environmental review of specified project categories (including most housing, transportation, water, health, and clean energy projects), setting deadlines for review and limiting court review of project approvals..
    Initiated state statute
    Full measures guide →

Places We’re Tracking

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Alameda County

17 candidates
  • 17 tracked candidate profiles
  • 10 races covered

Alpine County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Amador County

6 candidates
  • 6 tracked candidate profiles
  • 3 races covered

Butte County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Calaveras County

5 candidates
  • 5 tracked candidate profiles
  • 3 races covered

Carson city

14 candidates
  • 14 tracked candidate profiles
  • 11 office types represented

Chula Vista city

11 candidates
  • 11 tracked candidate profiles
  • 3 office types represented

Colusa County

1 candidates
  • 1 tracked candidate profile
  • 1 race covered

Contra Costa County

21 candidates
  • 21 tracked candidate profiles
  • 9 races covered

Del Norte County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

El Dorado County

6 candidates
  • 6 tracked candidate profiles
  • 3 races covered

Fresno County

29 candidates
  • 29 tracked candidate profiles
  • 15 races covered

Glenn County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Humboldt County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Imperial County

13 candidates
  • 13 tracked candidate profiles
  • 7 office types represented

Inyo County

3 candidates
  • 3 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Kern County

9 candidates
  • 9 tracked candidate profiles
  • 5 races covered

Kings County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Lake County

3 candidates
  • 3 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Lassen County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Long Beach city

25 candidates
  • 25 tracked candidate profiles
  • 10 office types represented

Los Angeles County

82 candidates
  • 82 tracked candidate profiles
  • 41 races covered

Madera County

7 candidates
  • 7 tracked candidate profiles
  • 4 races covered

Marin County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Mariposa County

3 candidates
  • 3 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Mendocino County

9 candidates
  • 9 tracked candidate profiles
  • 5 office types represented

Merced County

11 candidates
  • 11 tracked candidate profiles
  • 6 office types represented

Modoc County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Mono County

3 candidates
  • 3 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Monterey County

9 candidates
  • 9 tracked candidate profiles
  • 5 office types represented

Napa County

1 candidates
  • 1 tracked candidate profile
  • 1 race covered

Nevada County

16 candidates
  • 16 tracked candidate profiles
  • 13 office types represented

Orange city

22 candidates
  • 22 tracked candidate profiles
  • 11 office types represented

Orange County

30 candidates
  • 30 tracked candidate profiles
  • 15 races covered

Placer County

10 candidates
  • 10 tracked candidate profiles
  • 5 races covered

Plumas County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Richmond city

12 candidates
  • 12 tracked candidate profiles
  • 4 office types represented

Riverside County

22 candidates
  • 22 tracked candidate profiles
  • 13 office types represented

Sacramento County

28 candidates
  • 28 tracked candidate profiles
  • 13 races covered

San Benito County

13 candidates
  • 13 tracked candidate profiles
  • 8 office types represented

San Bernardino County

37 candidates
  • 37 tracked candidate profiles
  • 18 races covered

San Diego

38 candidates
  • 38 tracked candidate profiles
  • 19 races covered

San Diego city

18 candidates
  • 18 tracked candidate profiles
  • 6 office types represented

San Francisco County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

San Joaquin County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

San Luis Obispo County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

San Mateo County

15 candidates
  • 15 tracked candidate profiles
  • 10 office types represented

Santa Barbara County

13 candidates
  • 13 tracked candidate profiles
  • 8 office types represented

Santa Clara County

37 candidates
  • 37 tracked candidate profiles
  • 34 office types represented

Santa Cruz County

6 candidates
  • 6 tracked candidate profiles
  • 3 races covered

Shasta County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Sierra County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Siskiyou County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Solano County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Sonoma County

7 candidates
  • 7 tracked candidate profiles
  • 4 races covered

Stanislaus County

19 candidates
  • 19 tracked candidate profiles
  • 13 office types represented

Sutter County

23 candidates
  • 23 tracked candidate profiles
  • 19 office types represented

Tehama County

10 candidates
  • 10 tracked candidate profiles
  • 7 office types represented

Torrance city

13 candidates
  • 13 tracked candidate profiles
  • 6 office types represented

Trinity County

4 candidates
  • 4 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Tulare County

7 candidates
  • 7 tracked candidate profiles
  • 4 races covered

Tuolumne County

3 candidates
  • 3 tracked candidate profiles
  • 2 races covered

Ventura County

16 candidates
  • 16 tracked candidate profiles
  • 7 office types represented

Yolo County

1 candidates
  • 1 tracked candidate profile
  • 1 race covered

Yuba County

2 candidates
  • 2 tracked candidate profiles
  • 1 race covered

Every county in California

All 58 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 58 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Alameda CountyAlpine CountyAmador CountyButte CountyCalaveras CountyColusa CountyContra Costa CountyDel Norte CountyEl Dorado CountyFresno CountyGlenn CountyHumboldt CountyImperial CountyInyo CountyKern CountyKings CountyLake CountyLassen CountyLos Angeles CountyMadera CountyMarin CountyMariposa CountyMendocino CountyMerced CountyModoc CountyMono CountyMonterey CountyNapa CountyNevada CountyOrange CountyPlacer CountyPlumas CountyRiverside CountySacramento CountySan Benito CountySan Bernardino CountySan Diego CountySan Francisco CountySan Joaquin CountySan Luis Obispo CountySan Mateo CountySanta Barbara CountySanta Clara CountySanta Cruz CountyShasta CountySierra CountySiskiyou CountySolano CountySonoma CountyStanislaus CountySutter CountyTehama CountyTrinity CountyTulare CountyTuolumne CountyVentura CountyYolo CountyYuba County

How to vote in California in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the California election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline
online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting
California is a universal vote-by-mail state (every active registered voter is mailed a ballot;
Mail ballot
return: By mail: must be postmarked no later than Election Day, November 3, 2026 (recommend mailing at least 7 days before); no excuse needed
Election Day hours
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where to vote
Find your polling place with the California election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls
California generally does not require ID to vote. An exception applies only if you are voting for the first time in a federal election AND did not provide your California driver's license/ID number or Social Security number when registering; in that case, acceptable ID includes a utility bill, sample ballot booklet, government-sent document, passport, driver's license, state ID card, or student ID with your name and photo.
Judges on the ballot
64 appellate judicial questions (retention and nonpartisan seats): see every judge on the California ballot

California 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of California in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of California are Steve Hilton (R), Xavier Becerra (D). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the California 2026 primary election?

California's 2026 state primary was held on June 2, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in California for the November 2026 election?

To vote in California's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in California for the November 2026 election?

California is a universal vote-by-mail state (every active registered voter is mailed a ballot;

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in California for November 2026?

California mail ballots: return: By mail: must be postmarked no later than Election Day, November 3, 2026 (recommend mailing at least 7 days before); no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in California in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the California election office's official lookup at https://voterstatus.sos.ca.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

Which judges are on the California ballot in 2026?

64 appellate judges and justices appear on California's November 3, 2026 ballot: Kelli M. Evans, Joshua Groban, Charles A. Smiley, Kathleen M. Banke, Monique Langhorne Wilson, Therese M. Stewart, Tara M. Desautels, Ioana Petrou, Victor A. Rodriguez, Tracie L. Brown, Mark Simons, Danny Y. Chou and others. California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices are appointed by the governor (subject to confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments) and then face a statewide (Supreme Court) or district-wide (Court of Appeal) yes/no retention election at the next general election after appointment, and again every 12 years if reappointed; a majority yes vote retains the justice. Source: https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026-primary/election-guide/section-05-supreme-appellate-courts.pdf

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 Election Calendar

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Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.