California Primary
June 02, 2026
The full voter guide with evaluations is estimated to be released on May 06, 2026.
The list below shows the candidates who have officially filed for this election.
Governor

Mohammad Arif
Democrat | Calif.

James Athans Jr. Jr
Republican | Calif.

Naomi Bar-Lev
No Party Preference | Calif.

Louis A. De Barraicua
Democrat | Calif.

Patricia De Luca Basualdo
Republican | Calif.

Sophia Edum-a-Sam
Democrat | Calif.

Lukasz Adam Filinski
No Party Preference | Calif.

Rafael M. Hernandez
Republican | Calif.

Joel E. Jacob
Democrat | Calif.

Dawit Kellel
No Party Preference | Calif.

Anne Komarovsk
No Party Preference | Calif.

Matthew Chase Levy
Democrat | Calif.

Duane Terrence Loynes Jr.
No Party Preference | Calif.

Amanda Martin
No Party Preference | Calif.

Tim Nelson
Republican | Calif.

Mauro Alberto Orozco
No Party Preference | Calif.

Thunder Parley
Democrat | Calif.

Reza Safarnejad
No Party Preference | Calif.

Sam Sandak
No Party Preference | Calif.

Scott P Shields
Democrat | Calif.

Margaret Trowe
No Party Preference | Calif.

Tom Woodard
Libertarian | Calif.

Nancy D. Young
No Party Preference | Calif.

Erin "Zez" Zezulak
Democrat | Calif.

David Zickefoose
Republican | Calif.
Lt. Governor

Rakesh Christian
No Party Preference | Calif.

Skip Shelton
Republican | Calif.
Insurance Commissioner

Eric Thor Aarnio
Republican | Calif.
Member, State Board of Equalization, 3

Carlo Basail
Republican | Calif.

Zhijing Liu
Democrat | Calif.

Rey Portela
Republican | Calif.

Baru Alejandro Sanchez
Democrat | Calif.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Ainye Long
Non-Partisan | Calif.
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