California

All Covered Races

As of October 15, 2026

California

All Covered Races

As of October 15, 2026

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California General

November 03, 2026
Voting Information

Early in-person voting begins October 24 and ends November 2, 2026.

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

The School Board voter guide with evaluations has been released.

The full voter guide with evaluations is estimated to be released on October 9, 2026.

The lists below for Federal and State candidates show who have officially filed for this election.


FEDERAL
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 2

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 3
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U.S. Rep., Dist. 4
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U.S. Rep., Dist. 5

Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 6

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 7

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 8

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Leans Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 9

Verified Liberal

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Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 10

Verified Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 11

Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 12

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 13
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Liberal

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Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 14

Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 15

Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 16

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 17
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Moderate

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 18

Conservative

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Verified Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 19

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Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 20

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 21
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Verified Liberal

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Leans Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 22

Leans Conservative

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 23

Liberal

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Leans Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 24

Verified Liberal

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Moderate

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 25

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Verified Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 26

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 27

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 28
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Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 29

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 30

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Leans Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 31

Conservative

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Verified Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 32

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Leans Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 33

Verified Liberal

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Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 34

Far Left

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 35

Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 36

Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 37

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 38

Conservative

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 39

Conservative

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Verified Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 40

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 41

Conservative

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Verified Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 42

Conservative

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Verified Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 43

Conservative

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Far Left

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 44

Leans Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 45
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Conservative

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 46
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U.S. Rep., Dist. 47

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 48

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Liberal

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 49

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 50

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 51

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U.S. Rep., Dist. 52

Conservative

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Verified Liberal

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STATEWIDE
Governor

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Lt. Governor
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Secretary of State

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Controller

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Treasurer

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Attorney General
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Insurance Commissioner
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Member, State Board of Equalization, Dist. 1

Liberal

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Member, State Board of Equalization, Dist. 2

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Liberal

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Member, State Board of Equalization, Dist. 3

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Member, State Board of Equalization, Dist. 4

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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SCHOOL BOARD
Cajon Valley Union School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 1

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Cajon Valley Union School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 2

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Cajon Valley Union School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 3

Conservative

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Del Mar Union School District Governing Board of Trustees, At-Large Seats (vote for three)

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Encinitas Union School District Board of Trustees, At-Large Seats (vote for three)

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Escondido Union High School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 1

Liberal

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Escondido Union High School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2

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Escondido Union High School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 5

Liberal

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Moderate

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Escondido Union School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2

Conservative

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Liberal

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Escondido Union School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 4

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Escondido Union School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 5

Liberal

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Grossmont Union High School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 3

Liberal

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Grossmont Union High School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 4

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Liberal

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Grossmont Union High School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 5

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Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education, At-Large Seats (vote for two)

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Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School District Board of Trustees, At-Large Seats (vote for two)

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San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees, Trustee Area 1

Liberal

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San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees, Trustee Area 3

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Liberal

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San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees, Trustee Area 5

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Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2

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Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 3

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Liberal

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Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 4

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Vista Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2

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Rena Marrocco

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Vista Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 3

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BALLOT MEASURES

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

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Makes permanent existing voter-approved tax rates for individuals earning over $371,000 (adjusted annually for inflation). Allocates tax revenues to public education. Fiscal Impact: Maintains $5 billion to $15 billion of annual state income tax revenue by making a temporary tax increase on high-income earners permanent instead of letting it expire in 2031. 

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

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Invalidates mail ballots that do not have last four digits of designated government-issued identification number written on envelope. Prohibits in-person voting without presenting government-issued identification. Fiscal Impact: Costs of between tens of millions of dollars and low hundreds of millions of dollars each year to implement new voting requirements.

Prop 40 - Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.

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  • Imposes 5% tax on certain taxpayers with assets over $1 billion; revenue primarily for health care. Exempts revenues from constitutional requirements for school funding and spending limit. Fiscal Impact: Temporary revenue increase of tens of billions of dollars spread over several years from wealth tax on billionaires. Possible ongoing decrease of less than $1 billion per year in income tax revenue from billionaires.


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