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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: December 2025 (Dec X for Open Seats) Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): February 2026 Primary: March 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on January 16, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Gavin Newsom (D)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Toni Atkins (D) - State Senate President Pro Tempore & Ex-State House Speaker
Xavier Becerra (D) - US Health Secretary, Ex-Attorney General & Ex-Congressman
Chad Bianco (R) - Riverside County Sheriff
Rob Bonta (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Alameda City Councilman
Rick Caruso (D) - Real Estate Developer, USC Trustee & '22 Los Angeles Mayor Candidate
Lanhee Chen (R) - College Professor, Attorney, Policy Analyst & '22 St Controller Candidate
Stephen Cloobeck (D) - Businessman & Philanthropist
Brian Dahle (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Farmer & '22 Candidate
Steve Garvey (R) - Retired Pro Baseball Player, Businessman & '24 US Sen Candidate
Kamala Harris (D) - Ex-US Vice President, Ex-US Senator, Ex-Atty General & '24 Pres Nominee
Steve Hilton (R) - Policy Analyst, Political Consulant & Conservative Activist
Michael Huizar (R) - Retail Store Manager & USCG Veteran
Raymond Jenkins (G)
Caitlyn Jenner (R) - TV Personality, Olympic Gold Medalist & '21 Candidate
Eleni Kounalakis (D) - Lt Governor, Ex-US Ambassador & Businesswoman
Katie Porter (D) - Ex-Congresswoman, Attorney, Ex-Law Professor & '24 US Sen Candidate
Nicole Shanahan (I) - Attorney, Philanthropist & '24 VP Candidate
Tony Thurmond (D) - State SPI, Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Richmond City Councilman
Antonio Villaraigosa (D) - Ex-Los Angeles Mayor, Ex-State Assembly Speaker & '18 Candidate
Butch Ware (G) - College Professor, Hip-Hop Performer & '24 Green Party VP Nominee
Betty Yee (D) - Ex-State Controller & Ex-State Board of Equalization Member
Leo Zacky (R) - Businessman, Poultry Farmer & '21/'22 Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Eleni Kounalakis (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2026. ] 
Frank Bigelow (R) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Madera County Supervisor & Rancher 
Steve Bradford (D) - State Sen. & Ex-Gardena City Councilman 
Autumn Burke (D) - Ex-State Assemblywoman & Lobbyist 
Ian Calderon (D) - Ex-State Assembly Majority Leader
Bill Dodd (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Napa County Supervisor
Susan Eggman (D) - State Sen., Ex-Stockton City Councilor, Social Worker & Army Veteran 
David Fennell (R) - Businessman & Frequent Candidate   
Steve Glazer (D) - State Sen., Ex-Orinda City Councilman & '22 State Controller Candidate  
Brian Jones (R) - State Senate Minority Leader, Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Santee Councilman 
Kerry Lewis (R) - Self-Employed
Fiona Ma (D) - State Treasurer, Ex-Equalization Member & Ex-State Assemblywoman
Chad Mayes (NPP) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Yucca Valley Mayor & Ex-Republican
Melissa Melendez (R) - Ex-State Sen., Businesswoman & Navy Veteran
Josh Newman (D) - State Sen., Nonprofit Executive & Army Veteran
Patrick O'Donnell (D) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Long Beach Councilman & Ex-Teacher
Anthony Rendon (D) - State Assembly Speaker & Ex-Nonprofit Executive 
Michael Tubbs (D) - Ex-Stockton Mayor, Ex-City Councilman & Gubernatorial Aide
Scott Wilk (R) - State Sen. & Ex-State Assemblyman

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Shirley Weber (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE CONTROLLER:
Malia Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
[ Fiona Ma (D)* - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2026. ]
Malia Cohen (D) - State Controller, Ex-Board of Equalization Member & Ex-San Francisco Board President
Andrew Do (R) - Orange County Supervisor, Ex-Garden Grove City Councilman & '22 Candidate
Ricardo Lara (D) - State Insurance Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Legislative Aide
Anthony Rendon (D) - Ex-State Assembly Speaker & Ex-Nonprofit Executive
Libby Schaaf (D) - Ex-Oakland Mayor, Ex-Oakland City Councilwoman & Attorney
Nancy Skinner (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblywoman & Ex-Berkeley City Councilor
Phil Ting (D) - State Assemblyman & Ex-San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Tony Vazquez (D) - State Board of Equalization Member & Ex-Santa Monica Mayor
Yvonne Yiu (D) - Monterey Park Councilwoman, Financial Executive & '22 St Controller Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Rob Bonta (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Darrell Steinberg (D) - Sacramento Mayor, Ex-State Senate President Pro Tem & Attorney

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
 Ricardo Lara (D)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Tom Daly (D) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Orange County Clerk & Ex-Anaheim Mayor 
Mike McGuire (D) - State Senate President, Ex-Sonoma Co Supervisor & Ex-Healdsburg Mayor
Richard Roth (D) - State Sen., Attorney & Retired USAF Major General

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is a Non-Partisan Positition)
[ Tony Thurmond (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2026. ]
Connie Leyva (D) - Ex-State Sen. & Ex-California Labor Federation President

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State Assembly - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Alex Padilla (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

Adam Schiff (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Doug LaMalfa (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Jared Huffman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Kevin Kiley (R)* - (Campaign Site) 

District 4:
Mike Thompson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Tyler (D) - Teacher, Ex-Government Analyst & '20 Candidate

District 5:
Tom McClintock (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Barkley (D) - Attorney, Accountant, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 6:
Ami Bera (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Doris Matsui (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
John Garamendi (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rudy Recile (R) - Businessman, Retired Army Officer, MAGA Activist & '22/'24 Candidate

District 9:
Josh Harder (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kevin Lincoln (R) - Stockton Mayor, Pastor, USAF/USMC Veteran & '24 Candidate
John McBride (R) - Strength/Conditioning Coach & '24 Candidate

District 10:
Mark DeSaulnier (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Nancy Pelosi (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jingchao "Chuck" Xiong (D) - Marketing Salesman & ' 24 St Sen Candidate

District 12:
Lateefah Simon (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 13:
Adam Gray (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Duarte (R) - Ex-Congressman
Angelina Sigala (D) - Vaccine Educator & '24 Candidate

District 14:
Eric Swalwell (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15:
Kevin Mullin (D)* -  (Campaign Site)

District 16:
Sam Liccardo (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 17:
Ro Khanna (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 18:
Zoe Lofgren (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 19:
Jimmy Panetta (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 20:
Vince Fong (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 21:
Jim Costa (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Maher (R) - Businessman, Ex-FBI Agent & Navy Veteran & '22/'24 Candidate

District 22:
David Valadao (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rudy Salas (D) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Bakersfield City Councilman & '22/'24 Candidate

District 23:
Jay Obernolte (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 24:
Salud Carbajal (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 25:
Raul Ruiz (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 26:
Julia Brownley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Koslow (R) - Retired Federal DOD Special Agent, USAF Veteran & '24 Candidate

District 27:
George Whitesides (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 28:
Judy Chu (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 29:
Luz Rivas (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steven Sparrow (R)

District 30:
Laura Friedman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 31:
Gil Cisneros (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 32:
Brad Sherman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 33:
Pete Aguilar (D)* - (House Democratic Caucus Chair Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 34:
Jimmy Gomez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Loren Colin (NPP) - Digital Project Management Executive
David Kim (D) - Movie Executive, Attorney, Neighborhood Council Member & Frequent Candidate

District 35:
Norma Torres (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 36:
Ted Lieu (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 37:
Sydney Kamlager (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 38:
Linda Sanchez (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 39:
Mark Takano (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 40:
Young Kim (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Esther Kim Varet (D) - Art Gallery Owner

District 41:
Ken Calvert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Will Rollins (D) - Ex-Federal Prosecutor & '22/'24 Candidate
Cody Wiebelhaus (R) - Healthcare Consultant

District 42:
Robert Garcia (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 43:
Maxine Waters (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Christopher Truman (D)

District 44:
Nanette Barragan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 45:
Derek Tran (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Janet Nguyen (R) - Orange County Supervisor, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-State Assemblywoman
Michelle Steel (R) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-Equalization Board Member & Ex-County Supervisor

District 46:
Lou Correa (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 47:
Dave Min (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ryan "Sage" Lam (R)  

District 48:
Darrell Issa (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 49:
Mike Levin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Desmond (R) - San Diego County Supervisor, Retired Airline Pilot & Navy Veteran
Matt Gunderson (R) - Auto Dealer, '24 Candidate & '22 State Sen Candidate

District 50:
Scott Peters (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 51:
Sara Jacobs (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John-Samuel Williams (R) - ESL Teacher

District 52:
Juan Vargas (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE 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)
Working Class Party (WCP)
Independent / No Party Preference (NPP) 
Write-In Candidate (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's 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 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)