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Who is on the ballot in California on November 3, 2026?

For the November 3, 2026 general election. From the California Secretary of State candidate list, checked October 7, 2026.

This page lists every candidate on the California Secretary of State's list for governor and other statewide offices, Congress and the legislature: 316 candidates in 160 races. Within each race, candidates are in alphabetical order by last name. It shows the candidates on that office's Certified List of Candidates of August 27, 2026: the two who advanced from the June 2 primary in each contest, alphabetically by last name, each with the party preference the list gives.

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Statewide offices

Governor

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

Lieutenant Governor

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

Secretary of State

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

Controller

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

Treasurer

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

Attorney General

  • Rob Bonta (Democratic)
  • Michael E. Gates (Republican)

Insurance Commissioner

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

Superintendent of Public Instruction

  • Richard Barrera (Non-Partisan)
  • Sonja Shaw (Non-Partisan)

U.S. House of Representatives

All 52 California congressional districts elect a representative.

1st Congressional District

  • James Gallagher (Republican)
  • Mike McGuire (Democratic)

2nd Congressional District

  • Jared Huffman (Democratic)
  • Robin Littau (Republican)

3rd Congressional District

  • Ami Bera (Democratic)
  • Robb Tucker (Republican)

4th Congressional District

  • Eric Jones (Democratic)
  • Mike Thompson (Democratic)

5th Congressional District

  • Michael Masuda (Democratic)
  • Tom McClintock (Republican)

6th Congressional District

  • Kevin Kiley (No Party Preference)
  • Richard Pan (Democratic)

7th Congressional District

  • Doris Matsui (Democratic)
  • Mai Vang (Democratic)

8th Congressional District

  • John Garamendi (Democratic)
  • Rudy Recile (Republican)

9th Congressional District

  • Josh Harder (Democratic)
  • John McBride (Republican)

10th Congressional District

  • Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)
  • Jeff Frese (Republican)

11th Congressional District

  • Connie Chan (Democratic)
  • Scott Wiener (Democratic)

12th Congressional District

  • Jamie Joyce (Democratic)
  • Lateefah Simon (Democratic)

13th Congressional District

  • Adam Gray (Democratic)
  • Kevin Lincoln (Republican)

14th Congressional District

  • Melissa Hernandez (Democratic)
  • Aisha Wahab (Democratic)

15th Congressional District

  • Charles Hoelter (Republican)
  • Kevin Mullin (Democratic)

16th Congressional District

  • Sam Liccardo (Democratic)
  • Peter Sundin Soulé (Republican)

17th Congressional District

  • Ro Khanna (Democratic)
  • Ritesh Tandon (Republican)

18th Congressional District

  • Shane Lewis (Republican)
  • Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)

19th Congressional District

  • Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)
  • Peter Coe Verbica (Republican)

20th Congressional District

  • Vince Fong (Republican)
  • Sandra Van Scotter (Democratic)

21st Congressional District

  • Jim Costa (Democratic)
  • Kyle Kirkland (Republican)

22nd Congressional District

  • David G. Valadao (Republican)
  • Randy Villegas (Democratic)

23rd Congressional District

  • Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic)
  • Jay Obernolte (Republican)

24th Congressional District

  • Salud Carbajal (Democratic)
  • Bob Smith (Republican)

25th Congressional District

  • Joe Males (Republican)
  • Raul Ruiz (Democratic)

26th Congressional District

  • Sam Gallucci (Republican)
  • Jacqui Irwin (Democratic)

27th Congressional District

  • Jason Gibbs (Republican)
  • George Whitesides (Democratic)

28th Congressional District

  • Judy Chu (Democratic)
  • April A. Verlato (Republican)

29th Congressional District

  • Angélica María Dueñas (Democratic)
  • Luz Maria Rivas (Democratic)

30th Congressional District

  • Laura Friedman (Democratic)
  • Scott Alan Meyers (Republican)

31st Congressional District

  • Eric Ching (Republican)
  • Gil Cisneros (Democratic)

32nd Congressional District

  • Brad Sherman (Democratic)
  • Larry Thompson (Republican)

33rd Congressional District

  • Pete Aguilar (Democratic)
  • Stephanie M. Vargas (Republican)

34th Congressional District

  • Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)
  • Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democratic)

35th Congressional District

  • Mike Cargile (Republican)
  • Norma J. Torres (Democratic)

36th Congressional District

  • Houston Brignano (Republican)
  • Ted W. Lieu (Democratic)

37th Congressional District

  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)
  • Samantha Mota (Democratic)

38th Congressional District

  • Pedro Antonio Casas (Republican)
  • Hilda Solis (Democratic)

39th Congressional District

  • Steve Manos (Republican)
  • Mark Takano (Democratic)

40th Congressional District

  • Ken Calvert (Republican)
  • Young Kim (Republican)

41st Congressional District

  • Mitch Clemmons (Republican)
  • Linda Sánchez (Democratic)

42nd Congressional District

  • Brian Burley (Republican)
  • Robert Garcia (Democratic)

43rd Congressional District

  • Cristian Morales (Republican)
  • Maxine Waters (Democratic)

44th Congressional District

  • Genevieve Angel (Republican)
  • Nanette Diaz Barragan (Democratic)

45th Congressional District

  • Derek Tran (Democratic)
  • Chuong V. Vo (Republican)

46th Congressional District

  • Lou Correa (Democratic)
  • David Pan (Republican)

47th Congressional District

  • Dave Min (Democratic)
  • Jenny Rae Le Roux (Republican)

48th Congressional District

  • Jim Desmond (Republican)
  • Marni von Wilpert (Democratic)

49th Congressional District

  • Armen Kurdian (Republican)
  • Mike Levin (Democratic)

50th Congressional District

  • Steve Cohen (Republican)
  • Scott Peters (Democratic)

51st Congressional District

  • Ricardo Cabrera (Republican)
  • Sara Jacobs (Democratic)

52nd Congressional District

  • Jeff Belle (Republican)
  • Juan Vargas (Democratic)

California State Senate

The list has candidates in 20 State Senate districts. A district that is not shown has no candidate on the list for this election.

State Senator, District 2

  • Damon Connolly (Democratic)
  • Tief Gibbs (Republican)

State Senator, District 4

  • Jaron Brandon (Democratic)
  • Alexandra Duarte (Republican)

State Senator, District 6

  • Sean Frame (Democratic)
  • Roger Niello (Republican)

State Senator, District 8

  • Angelique Ashby (Democratic)
  • Susan A Mason (Republican)

State Senator, District 10

  • Linda R. Price (Republican)
  • Scott Sakakihara (Democratic)

State Senator, District 12

  • William Brown Jr. (Libertarian)
  • Nathan Magsig (Republican)

State Senator, District 14

  • Darin S. DuPont (Republican)
  • Esmeralda Soria (Democratic)

State Senator, District 16

  • Guillermo Asuncion Gonzalez (Republican)
  • Melissa Hurtado (Democratic)

State Senator, District 18

  • Art Hodges (Republican)
  • Steve Padilla (Democratic)

State Senator, District 20

  • Caroline Menjivar (Democratic)
  • Tony Rodriguez (Republican)

State Senator, District 22

  • Mike Netter (Republican)
  • Susan Rubio (Democratic)

State Senator, District 24

  • John M. Erickson (Democratic)
  • Brian Goldsmith (Democratic)

State Senator, District 26

  • Sara Hernandez (Democratic)
  • Sarah Rascón (Democratic)

State Senator, District 28

  • Joe Lisuzzo (Republican)
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (Democratic)

State Senator, District 30

  • Bob J. Archuleta (Democratic)
  • Araceli Martinez (Republican)

State Senator, District 32

  • Kelly Seyarto (Republican)
  • Tiffanie Tate (Democratic)

State Senator, District 34

  • Rhonda Shader (Republican)
  • Avelino Valencia (Democratic)

State Senator, District 36

  • Chris Duncan (Democratic)
  • Tony Strickland (Republican)

State Senator, District 38

  • Laura Bassett (Republican)
  • Catherine S. Blakespear (Democratic)

State Senator, District 40

  • Kristie Bruce-Lane (Republican)
  • Mara Elliott (Democratic)

California State Assembly

The list has candidates in 80 districts. A district that is not shown has no candidate on the list for this election.

State Assembly Member, District 1

  • Heather Hadwick (Republican)
  • Dianna Margaret James (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 2

  • Michael Greer (Republican)
  • Chris Rogers (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 3

  • Dom Belza (Republican)
  • James "Jamie" Johansson (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 4

  • Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 5

  • Neva Parker (Democratic)
  • Joe Patterson (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 6

  • Maggy Krell (Democratic)
  • Jagtar Singh (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 7

  • Josh Hoover (Republican)
  • Amy L. Slavensky (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 8

  • David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 9

  • Matthew Adams (Democratic)
  • Heath Flora (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 10

  • Stephanie Nguyen (Democratic)
  • Vinaya Singh (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 11

  • Jenny Leilani Callison (No Party Preference)
  • Lori D Wilson (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 12

  • Jackie Elward (Democratic)
  • Eric Lucan (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 13

  • Tom Patti (Republican)
  • Rhodesia Ransom (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 14

  • Mark Rendon (Green)
  • Buffy Wicks (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 15

  • Anamarie Avila Farias (Democratic)
  • Arthur Webb (No Party Preference)

State Assembly Member, District 16

  • Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (Democratic)
  • Joseph A. Rubay (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 17

  • Matt Haney (Democratic)
  • Manuel Noris-Barrera (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 18

  • Mia Bonta (Democratic)
  • Andre Sandford (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 19

  • Catherine Stefani (Democratic)
  • Philip Louis Wing (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 20

  • Patricia Muga (Republican)
  • Liz Ortega (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 21

  • Jabra J Muhawieh (Republican)
  • Diane Papan (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 22

  • Juan Alanis (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 23

  • Marc Berman (Democratic)
  • David G. Johnson (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 24

  • Max Hsia (Republican)
  • Alex Lee (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 25

  • Himat Singh Bainiwal (Republican)
  • Ash Kalra (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 26

  • Patrick Ahrens (Democratic)
  • Tim Gorsulowsky (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 27

  • Mike Murphy (Republican)
  • Brian Pacheco (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 28

  • Carol Pefley (Republican)
  • Gail Pellerin (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 29

  • Robert Rivas (Democratic)
  • Dennis P. Sanchez (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 30

  • Dawn Addis (Democratic)
  • Shannon Kessler (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 31

  • Annalisa Perea (Democratic)
  • Jim Polsgrove (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 32

  • David Couch (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 33

  • Hipolito Angel Cerros (Democratic)
  • Alexandra (Ali) Macedo (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 34

  • Charles Frederick Hughes (Republican)
  • Randall Putz (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 35

  • Saul Ayon (Republican)
  • Andrae Gonzales (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 36

  • Jeff Gonzalez (Republican)
  • Ida S. Obeso-Martinez (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 37

  • Sari Domingues (Republican)
  • Gregg Hart (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 38

  • Steve Bennett (Democratic)
  • Michael MacDonald (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 39

  • Juan Carrillo (Democratic)
  • Paul Andre Marsh (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 40

  • Rickey Tracy Hayes II (Republican)
  • Pilar Schiavo (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 41

  • John Harabedian (Democratic)
  • Adam Christopher Vena (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 42

  • Deborah Klein Lopez (Democratic)
  • Ted Nordblum (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 43

  • Ricardo Benitez (Republican)
  • Celeste Rodriguez (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 44

  • Carolyn Daniels (Republican)
  • Nicholas "Nick" Schultz (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 45

  • Greg Abdouch (Republican)
  • James C. Ramos (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 46

  • Jesse Gabriel (Democratic)
  • Tracey Schroeder (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 47

  • Leila Namvar (Democratic)
  • Greg Wallis (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 48

  • Blanca Rubio (Democratic)
  • Dan T. Tran (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 49

  • Mike Fong (Democratic)
  • Long David Liu (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 50

  • Robert Garcia (Democratic)
  • Victoria Viveros Mageno (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 51

  • Colin D. Hernandez (Democratic)
  • Rick Chavez Zbur (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 52

  • Andrea Lee Anderson (Republican)
  • Jessica Caloza (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 53

  • Michelle Rodriguez (Democratic)
  • Rafaela Romero (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 54

  • Alexandra Briseno (Republican)
  • Mark Gonzalez (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 55

  • Ashley M. Brown (Democratic)
  • Isaac G. Bryan (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 56

  • Lisa Calderon (Democratic)
  • Jessica Martinez (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 57

  • Sade Elhawary (Democratic)
  • Constance Jewel Menzies (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 58

  • Leticia Castillo (Republican)
  • Clarissa Cervantes (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 59

  • Phillip Chen (Republican)
  • Victor Hernandez (Green)

State Assembly Member, District 60

  • Ed Delgado (Republican)
  • Corey A Jackson (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 61

  • Brian Lockwood (Republican)
  • Tina Simone McKinnor (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 62

  • Paul Irving Jones (Republican)
  • José Luis Solache (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 63

  • Kevin Akin (Peace and Freedom)
  • Natasha Johnson (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 64

  • Raul Ortiz Jr. (Republican)
  • Blanca Pacheco (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 65

  • Ayanna Davis (Democratic)
  • Lydia A. Gutiérrez (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 66

  • Sara Deen (Democratic)
  • Paul Seo (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 67

  • Paulo Morales (Republican)
  • Mark Pulido (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 68

  • Jessie Lopez (Democratic)
  • David Penaloza (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 69

  • Carolyn J. Essex (Democratic)
  • Josh Lowenthal (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 70

  • Paula Swift (Democratic)
  • Tri Ta (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 71

  • JJ Galvez (Democratic)
  • Kate Sanchez (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 72

  • Chris Kluwe (Democratic)
  • Gracey Van Der Mark (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 73

  • Cottie Petrie-Norris (Democratic)
  • Urson Russell (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 74

  • Laurie Davies (Republican)
  • Sergio Farias (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 75

  • Gerald C. Boursiquot (Democratic)
  • Carl DeMaio (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 76

  • Darshana Patel (Democratic)
  • Carrie S. Espinoza Villanueva (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 77

  • Tasha Boerner (Democratic)
  • Trinity Hannaway (Republican)

State Assembly Member, District 78

  • Payton Galvez (Republican)
  • Chris Ward (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 79

  • Andrew Lawson (Republican)
  • LaShae Sharp-Collins (Democratic)

State Assembly Member, District 80

  • David A. Alvarez (Democratic)
  • Alejandro Galicia (Republican)

Judges, county offices and local questions

These are not listed on this page: Board of Equalization, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices (each a yes-or-no question), superior court judges, county and local offices, and the statewide propositions. No U.S. Senate seat is on the certified list. The California Secretary of State's full candidate list has every office it covers. Your full sample ballot, with every contest and question you will see, comes from your county or local election office: find yours.

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