Elk Grove Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for School Board Elk Grove, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Elk Grove races below come from official election filings. Candidate names and parties reflect filed election records; hand-verified profiles are added race by race as we confirm them against official sources. Your exact ballot, including statewide and congressional races, is one ZIP code away. Enter your ZIP for your exact ballot →
School board
School Board Elk GroveKirk Thomson · Michael Vargas
Kirk Thomson and Michael Vargas are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for School Board Elk Grove.
Kirk Thomson
About Kirk Thomson
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Michael Vargas
About Michael Vargas
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Voting info and more
Voting info and more
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California's June 2 top-two primary sent the two leading vote-getters in every race to the November 3 ballot regardless of party (a same-party November contest is common); the Secretary of State certified the November field on August 27, 2026. County offices that reached a majority in June were decided then; only November runoffs and local measures remain on county ballots.
When is the 2026 general election in California?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for California are listed on the California election hub. California election hub →
How do I see my exact Elk Grove ballot?
Enter your ZIP code in the lookup for the statewide and congressional races on every ballot in the county, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location. Look up your ballot →
Statewide races
These November 3, 2026 contests appear on every ballot in California; your U.S. House district and local races depend on your address.
GovernorStatewide
- Steve Hilton (Republican)
- Xavier Becerra (Democratic)
Attorney GeneralStatewide
- Rob Bonta (Democratic) Incumbent
- Michael Gates (Republican)
Lieutenant GovernorStatewide
- Fiona Ma (Democratic)
- Gloria Romero (Republican)
Secretary of StateStatewide
- Shirley N. Weber (Democratic) Incumbent
- Donald P. (Don) Wagner (Republican)
ControllerStatewide
- Malia M. Cohen (Democratic) Incumbent
- Herb W Morgan (Republican)
TreasurerStatewide
- Eleni Kounalakis (Democratic)
- Jennifer Hawks (Republican)
Insurance CommissionerStatewide
- Jane Kim (Democratic)
- Ben Allen (Democratic)
Superintendent of Public InstructionStatewide
- Sonja Shaw (Nonpartisan)
- Richard Barrera (Nonpartisan)
Board of Equalization Member District 1Statewide
- Nelson Esparza (Democratic)
- Shannon Grove (Republican)
Board of Equalization Member District 2Statewide
- Sally J. Lieber (Democratic) Incumbent
- John Pimentel (Democratic)
Board of Equalization Member District 3Statewide
- Mike Gipson (Democratic)
- Samuel P. Sukaton (Democratic)
Board of Equalization Member District 4Statewide
- Tom Umberg (Democratic)
- Denis Bilodeau (Republican)