The Ballot Brief
San Jose, California

November 2026

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San Jose, California sample ballot 2026

San Jose voters (Santa Clara County, California) see Governor, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State plus 3 Santa Clara County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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District races in Santa Clara County (which one you vote in depends on your address)

City of San Jose, City Council, District 5

By district
  • Peter Ortiz (Nonpartisan)
  • Nora Campos (Nonpartisan)

City of San Jose, City Council, District 7

By district
  • Bien Doan (Nonpartisan)
  • Van Le (Nonpartisan)

City of San Jose, City Council, District 9

By district
  • Genny Altwer (Nonpartisan)
  • Gordon Chester (Nonpartisan)

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Santa Clara County page.

Statewide races on every San Jose ballot

Governor

Statewide
  • Steve Hilton (Republican)
  • Xavier Becerra (Democratic)

Attorney General

Statewide
  • Rob Bonta (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Michael Gates (Republican)

Lieutenant Governor

Statewide
  • Fiona Ma (Democratic)
  • Gloria Romero (Republican)

Secretary of State

Statewide
  • Shirley N. Weber (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Donald P. (Don) Wagner (Republican)

Controller

Statewide
  • Malia M. Cohen (Democratic) Incumbent
  • Herb W Morgan (Republican)

Treasurer

Statewide
  • Eleni Kounalakis (Democratic)
  • Jennifer Hawks (Republican)

Insurance Commissioner

Statewide
  • Jane Kim (Democratic)
  • Ben Allen (Democratic)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Statewide
  • Sonja Shaw (Nonpartisan)
  • Richard Barrera (Nonpartisan)

Board of Equalization Member District 1

Statewide
  • Nelson Esparza (Democratic)
  • Shannon Grove (Republican)

Board of Equalization Member District 2

Statewide
  • Sally J. Lieber (Democratic) Incumbent
  • John Pimentel (Democratic)

Board of Equalization Member District 3

Statewide
  • Mike Gipson (Democratic)
  • Samuel P. Sukaton (Democratic)

Board of Equalization Member District 4

Statewide
  • Tom Umberg (Democratic)
  • Denis Bilodeau (Republican)

California voters also decide 14 statewide ballot measures.

Sample ballot by ZIP code in San Jose

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City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the California election office before voting.