California Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
GOVERNOR:
[ Gavin Newsom (D)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Xavier Becerra (D) - Ex-US Health Secretary, Ex-Attorney General & Ex-Congressman
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.
Lieutenant Governor
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Eleni Kounalakis (D)* - Candidate for State Treasurer in 2026. ]
Fiona Ma (D) - State Treasurer, Ex-Equalization Member & Ex-State Assemblywoman
Secretary of State
State Controller
State Treasurer
[ Fiona Ma (D)* - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2026. ]
Eleni Kounalakis (D) - Lt Governor, Ex-US Ambassador & BusinesswomanAttorney General
Insurance Commissioner
[ Ricardo Lara (D)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Ben Allen (D) - State Sen., Ex-Santa Monica School Board Member & Attorney
Jane Kim (D) - Ex-San Francisco Supervisor, Attorney & Progressive Activist
Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI)
(Note: Superintendent is a Non-Partisan Positition)
[ Tony Thurmond (D)* - Lost primary for Governor in 2026. ]
Richard Barrera (D) - San Diego School Board President & Labor Organizer STATE LEGISLATURE
State Assembly - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
Akinyemi Agbede (D) - Mathematician & Frequent Candidate
Gabriel Juarez (D)
Sarah Liew (R) - Businesswoman, Pastor & Frequent Candidate
SENATE ELECTION 2030:
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
Mike McGuire (D) - State Senate President, Ex-Sonoma Co Supervisor & Ex-Healdsburg MayorDistrict 2
District 3
Ami Bera (D)* - Current CD-6 Incumbent - (Campaign Site)
District 4
DISTRICT 5
District 6
District 7
Mai Vang (D) - Sacramento City Councilwoman & Ex-Sacramento School Board Member
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
Scott Wiener (D) - State Sen., Ex-San Francisco Supervisor & Attorney
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
DISTRICT 22
Randy Villegas (D) - Visalia School Board Trustee & College Professor
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
Jacqui Irwin (D) - State Assemblywoman, Ex-Thousand Oaks Mayor & Engineer District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
Angela Gonzales-Torres (D) - Ex-Highland Park Neighborhood Councilwoman & AnthropologistDistrict 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
Hilda Solis (D) - L.A. County Supervisor, Ex-US Labor Secretary & Ex-Congresswoman
DISTRICT 39
District 40
Ken Calvert (R)* - Current CD-41 Incumbent - (Campaign Site)
District 41
Linda Sanchez (D)* - Current CD-38 Incumbent - (Campaign Site)
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
Marni von Wilpert (D) - San Diego City Councilwoman & Attorney
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
Political Parties
American Independent Party (AIP)
American Solidarity Party (ASP)
California National Party (CNP)
Common Sense Party (CS) - Forward Party state affiliate
Constitution Party of California (C)
California Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of California (G)
Libertarian Party of California (L)
Peace & Freedom Party (PFP)
Reform Party (REF)
California Republican Party (R)
Socialist Party of California (S)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Unity Party of California (UP)
Working Class Party (WCP)
Independent / No Party Preference (NPP)
Write-In Candidate (WI)
State Election Office
State News Sources
Agoura Hills Acorn
Antelope Valley Press
Asian Journal
Bakersfield Californian
Bakerfield El Popular (Spanish)
Berkeleyside
Beverly Hills Weekly
Black Voice News
California Post
California Voter Foundation
CalMatters
Davis Enterprise
East Bay Times
East Bay Express (Alternative)
El Tecolte (Spanish)
Eureka Times-Standard
Excelsior California (Spanish)
FlashReport.org (Conservative)
Hispanos Unidos San Diego
Inland Empire Community News
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Inland Valley News (African American)
La Opinion (Spanish)
Latino Times
Lompoc Record
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles Blade (LGBT)
Los Angeles Daily Breeze
Los Angeles Daily News
LAist (Alternative)
Los Angeles Magazine
Los Angeles Sentinel (African American)
Los Angeles Times
LA Weekly (Alternative)
Modesto Bee
Nevada City Union
The Oaklandside
Orange County Register
Orange County Weekly (Alternative)
Palm Springs Desert Sun
Pasadena Star-News
Placerville Mountain Democrat
The Pride LA (LGBT)
Redlands Daily Facts
Ridgecrest Daily Independent
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Rough & Tumble (Politics)
Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Observer (African American)
Salinas Californian
San Bernadino County Sun
Axios San Diego
San Diego Daily Transcript
San Diego iNewsource
San Diego Union Tribune
Voice of San Diego
Axios San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area Reporter (LGBT)
San Francisco Bay Guardian (Alternative)
San Francisco Mission Local
San Francisco Bay View (African American)
SFGate
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Standard
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
San Joaquin Valley Sun
San Jose Inside
San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Spotlight
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Santa Barbara News-Press
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Siskiyou Daily News
Solano County Daily Republic
Sonoma Index-Tribune
Stockton Record
Tahoe Sierra Sun
Torrance Daily Breeze
Vacaville Reporter
Valley Center Roadrunner
Ventura County Star
Whittier Daily News
Wind Newspaper (Chinese)
KCBS TV-2 (CBS - Los Angeles)
KNBC TV-4 (NBC - Los Angeles)
KABC TV-7 (ABC - Los Angeles)
KTTV TV-11 (FOX - Los Angeles)
KMEX TV-34 (Univision - Los Angeles)
KVEA TV-52 (Telemundo - Los Angeles)
KQED TV-9 / Public Radio (PBS / NPR - San Francisco)
Northern California Public Media
KPPC Public Radio (NPR)
CapRadio (NPR)