Talk the Vote Election Day · November 3, 2026

California on November 3, 2026

160 contests on your ballot. Pick one to watch the candidates debate, or to ask a ballot measure what it does.

Official links from California Secretary of State.

Statewide races

GovernorDXavier Becerra vs. RSteve Hilton
Lieutenant GovernorDFiona Ma vs. RGloria Romero
Attorney GeneralDRob Bonta vs. RMichael E. Gates
Secretary of StateRDonald P. (Don) Wagner vs. DShirley N. Weber
TreasurerRJennifer Hawks vs. DEleni Kounalakis
ControllerDMalia M. Cohen vs. RHerb W Morgan
Superintendent of Public InstructionNPRichard Barrera vs. NPSonja Shaw
Insurance CommissionerDBen Allen vs. DJane Kim
Board of Equalization, District 1DNelson Esparza vs. RShannon Grove
Board of Equalization, District 2DSally J. Lieber vs. DJohn Pimentel
Board of Equalization, District 3DMike Gipson vs. DSamuel P. Sukaton
Board of Equalization, District 4RDenis Bilodeau vs. DTom Umberg

U.S. House

US House District 1RJames Gallagher vs. DMike McGuire
US House District 2DJared Huffman vs. RRobin Littau
US House District 3DAmi Bera vs. RRobb Tucker
US House District 4DEric Jones vs. DMike Thompson
US House District 5DMichael Masuda vs. RTom McClintock
US House District 6NPKevin Kiley vs. DRichard Pan
US House District 7DDoris Matsui vs. DMai Vang
US House District 8DJohn Garamendi vs. RRudy Recile
US House District 9DJosh Harder vs. RJohn McBride
US House District 10DMark DeSaulnier vs. RJeff Frese
US House District 11DConnie Chan vs. DScott Wiener
US House District 12DJamie Joyce vs. DLateefah Simon
US House District 13DAdam Gray vs. RKevin Lincoln
US House District 14DMelissa Hernandez vs. DAisha Wahab
US House District 15RCharles Hoelter vs. DKevin Mullin
US House District 16DSam Liccardo vs. RPeter Sundin Soulé
US House District 17DRo Khanna vs. RRitesh Tandon
US House District 18RShane Lewis vs. DZoe Lofgren
US House District 19DJimmy Panetta vs. RPeter Coe Verbica
US House District 20RVince Fong vs. DSandra Van Scotter
US House District 21DJim Costa vs. RKyle Kirkland
US House District 22RDavid G. Valadao vs. DRandy Villegas
US House District 23DTessa Lynn Hodge vs. RJay Obernolte
US House District 24DSalud Carbajal vs. RBob Smith
US House District 25RJoe Males vs. DRaul Ruiz
US House District 26RSam Gallucci vs. DJacqui Irwin
US House District 27RJason Gibbs vs. DGeorge Whitesides
US House District 28DJudy Chu vs. RApril A. Verlato
US House District 29DAngélica María Dueñas vs. DLuz Maria Rivas
US House District 30DLaura Friedman vs. RScott Alan Meyers
US House District 31REric Ching vs. DGil Cisneros
US House District 32DBrad Sherman vs. RLarry Thompson
US House District 33DPete Aguilar vs. RStephanie M. Vargas
US House District 34DJimmy Gomez vs. DAngela Gonzales-Torres
US House District 35RMike Cargile vs. DNorma J. Torres
US House District 36RHouston Brignano vs. DTed W. Lieu
US House District 37DSydney Kamlager-Dove vs. DSamantha Mota
US House District 38RPedro Antonio Casas vs. DHilda Solis
US House District 39RSteve Manos vs. DMark Takano
US House District 40RKen Calvert vs. RYoung Kim
US House District 41RMitch Clemmons vs. DLinda Sánchez
US House District 42RBrian Burley vs. DRobert Garcia
US House District 43RCristian Morales vs. DMaxine Waters
US House District 44RGenevieve Angel vs. DNanette Diaz Barragan
US House District 45DDerek Tran vs. RChuong V. Vo
US House District 46DLou Correa vs. RDavid Pan
US House District 47DDave Min vs. RJenny Rae Le Roux
US House District 48RJim Desmond vs. DMarni von Wilpert
US House District 49RArmen Kurdian vs. DMike Levin
US House District 50RSteve Cohen vs. DScott Peters
US House District 51RRicardo Cabrera vs. DSara Jacobs
US House District 52RJeff Belle vs. DJuan Vargas

Ballot measures

Proposition 1: Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability ProgramsAuthorizes $11.25 billion in state general obligation bonds for housing affordability programs, including multifamily…
Proposition 2: Increases State's Rainy Day FundIncreases California's Rainy Day Fund, approved by voters in 2014, to provide funding for education, health care, pub…
Proposition 3: Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High IncomesMakes permanent existing voter-approved tax rates for individuals earning over $371,000 (adjusted annually for inflat…
Proposition 4: Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election CampaignsRepeals prohibition on state and local governments offering public funding of candidate election campaigns. Public fu…
Proposition 5: Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide OfficersUnder current law, voters elect replacement candidates at the same time as the recall election. This measure instead …
Proposition 37: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New HomesAuthorizes $25 billion in bonds to offer eligible buyers fixed-rate mortgages for up to 17% of purchase price of a ne…
Proposition 38: Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical ResearchAuthorizes $8.4 billion in general obligation bonds for immunology and immunotherapy research, half to a single Unive…
Proposition 39: Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued IdentificationInvalidates mail ballots that do not have last four digits of designated government-issued identification number writ…
Proposition 40: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain TaxpayersImposes 5% tax on certain taxpayers with assets over $1 billion; revenue primarily for health care. Exempts revenues …
Proposition 41: Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special TaxesNullifies state taxes enacted after January 1, 2026 that exempt their revenues from voter-approved state spending lim…
Proposition 42: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State TaxesProhibits any new state tax (1) imposed on the ownership of personal property (all things people own other than real …
Proposition 43: Limits Voters' Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government ServicesLimits voters' ability to pass voter-proposed local special taxes by increasing percentage of votes needed to approve…
Proposition 44: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue on Program ServicesImposes penalties on nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Centers (community clinics providing primary care to medica…
Proposition 45: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain ProjectsAmends California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to expedite environmental review for certain projects (including m…

Local races and measures

Los Angeles MayorNPKaren Ruth Bass vs. NPNithya Raman
Los Angeles City AttorneyNPJohn McKinney vs. NPMarissa Roy
Los Angeles City Council District 3NPTimothy K. Gaspar vs. NPBarri Worth Girvan
Los Angeles City Council District 9NPEstuardo Mazariegos vs. NPJose Ugarte
Los Angeles LACCD Board of Trustees, Seat 2NPAdriana Cabrera vs. NPKristina Irwin and 3 others
Los Angeles LACCD Board of Trustees, Seat 4NPElaine Alaniz vs. NPIsidro J. Armenta and 5 others
Los Angeles LACCD Board of Trustees, Seat 6NPTonia Arey vs. NPGabriel Buelna and 2 others
Los Angeles Charter Amendment EE: City Ethics, Elections, and GovernanceShall the City Charter be amended to: increase the authority of the Police Department Inspector General and Fire Depa…
Los Angeles Charter Amendment LA: City Infrastructure, Budget, Finance, and ContractingShall the City Charter be amended to: establish a capital infrastructure plan and two-year budget cycle for the City;…
Los Angeles Charter Amendment PL: City Planning DepartmentShall the City Charter be amended to: establish a Neighborhood Appeals Commission to replace Area Planning Commission…
Los Angeles Charter Amendment PRK: City Department of Recreation and Parks BudgetShall the City Charter be amended to increase the minimum budget allocated to the Department of Recreation and Parks,…
Los Angeles Charter Amendment PRT: City Airports, Harbor, and Water and Power DepartmentsShall the City Charter be amended to: require the Harbor Department to allocate funds for waterfront public access pr…
Los Angeles Charter Amendment SC: Campaign Finance Rules Related to Board of Education Elections (LAUSD voters)Shall the Los Angeles City Charter be amended to clarify the campaign finance rules for Board of Education elections …
Los Angeles Initiative Ordinance FD: Funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department Through a One-Half Percent Sales TaxShall an ordinance providing funding for the Los Angeles Fire Department, including for hiring firefighters, paramedi…
Los Angeles Proposition TE: Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Victims of January 2025 Fire DisasterShall an ordinance be adopted to provide a one-time exemption from the City's special documentary transfer tax (Propo…
Oakland Mayor of OaklandNPBrenda F. Grisham vs. NPBarbara Lee and 2 others
Oakland Oakland City AuditorNPMichael C. Houston
Oakland Oakland City Council, District 2NPNate Adams vs. NPCharlene Wang
Oakland Oakland City Council, District 4NPJanani Ramachandran
Oakland Oakland City Council, District 6NPKevin E. Jenkins vs. NPNancy S. Sidebotham
Oakland OUSD School Board Director, District 2NPJennifer Brouhard vs. NPArielle Fleisher
Oakland OUSD School Board Director, District 4NPKathryn Camp vs. NPMike Hutchinson vs. NPSylvia Pfeiffer Williams
Oakland OUSD School Board Director, District 6NPValarie Bachelor vs. NPLeAna Powell vs. NPAlexandra Williams
Oakland Peralta Community College District Trustee, Area 5NPCindi Reiss vs. NPSandra Weese
Oakland AC Transit Director, Ward 3NPAdriana Valencia vs. NPJoel B. Young
Oakland EBMUD Director, Ward 3NPDon Gray vs. NPMarguerite Young
Oakland AC Transit Director, Ward 4NPGabriel Morales vs. NPSarah Syed
Oakland BART Director, District 4NPRobert Raburn vs. NPLuis Reynoso
Oakland Measure EE — City of Oakland Charter Amendment (Mayor–Council charter reform)Shall the measure to amend Oakland's City Charter to, among other things, (1) make the Mayor the City's chief executi…
Oakland Measure FF — City of Oakland Real Property Transfer Tax (foreclosure exception) MeasureShall the measure amending Oakland's Real Property Transfer Tax Ordinance to eliminate the foreclosure exception for …
San Francisco Assessor-RecorderNPJoaquín Torres
San Francisco Public DefenderNPManohar "Mano" Raju
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2NPNicholas Berg vs. NPGuy McCoy and 2 others
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 4NPAlbert Chow vs. NPJeremy Julian Greco vs. NPAlan Wong
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6NPAlex Behrend vs. NPMatt Dorsey
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 8NPGary McCoy vs. NPMichael T. Nguyen and 2 others
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10NPPearci "PJ" Bastiany III vs. NPDionjay (DJ) Brookter and 8 others
San Francisco Board of Education (vote for 3)NPVirginia Cheung vs. NPAlida Fisher and 6 others
San Francisco Community College Board, 4-year term (vote for 3)NPElijah Ball vs. NPRome Moses Jones and 6 others
San Francisco Community College Board, partial term ending Jan 2029NPRuth Ferguson
San Francisco BART Director, District 8NPSara Barz
San Francisco Proposition A: Charter Changes Affecting Various City Departments and CommissionsShall the City amend the Charter to align it with how some City departments currently operate, change some processes,…
San Francisco Proposition B: Establishing a Municipal Finance Corporation and a Public BankShall the City amend the Charter to authorize the City to establish a municipal finance corporation and a public bank?
San Francisco Proposition C: Contributions to the Housing Trust FundShall the City amend the Charter to change how the City's annual contributions to the Housing Trust Fund are set, inc…
San Francisco Proposition D: Changes to Ballot Measure ProcessShall the City amend the Charter to increase the requirements for signature initiatives from 2% to 8% of registered v…
San Francisco Proposition E: City Administrator's Authority and Changes to City ContractingShall the City amend the Charter to give the City Administrator more authority by centralizing the City's purchasing …
San Francisco Proposition F: Changes to Executive Branch ManagementShall the City amend the Charter to expand the Mayor's authority to transfer responsibilities between departments, hi…
San Francisco Proposition G: Allowing Private Vehicles on the Upper Great Highway in Sunset Dunes ParkShall the City close Sunset Dunes Park from Monday at 4:00 a.m. through Friday at 6:00 p.m., unless a holiday falls o…
San Francisco Proposition H: Parcel Tax to Fund Muni OperationsShall the City fund Muni service through a new annual parcel tax on real estate at rates ranging from $129 per parcel…
San Francisco Proposition I: Changes to Real Property Transfer TaxShall the City permanently dedicate half of the transfer tax revenues collected when certain real estate with a value…
San Francisco Proposition J: Removal of Foreclosure Exemption for Real Property Transfer TaxShall the City permanently apply a transfer tax of between 0.5% and 6% of a property's fair market value, on the tran…
San Francisco Regional Measure RTM: Regional Transit Measure (Connect Bay Area)To prevent major service cuts to BART and other transit, avoid increased traffic, and reduce pollution by: Preserving…
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax CollectorNPLarry Cohen vs. NPShirley Nakawatase
San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 4NPKristine Alessio vs. NPMonica Montgomery Steppe
San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 5NPRebecca Jones vs. NPKyle Krahel
San Diego County Measure A: A Transparent, Accountable, Modern County Government (charter amendment)Shall the San Diego County Charter be amended to establish an Independent Ethics Commission, Independent Budget Analy…
San Diego County Measure B: Protect San Diego County's Health and Safety Act (half-cent sales tax)To clean-up sewage pollution in Tijuana River Valley, improve wildfire prevention, emergency response, access to heal…
Santa Clara County County Board of Education, Trustee Area 7NPRaeena S. Lari vs. NPKarla Dominguez Vega
Santa Clara County Valley Water Director, District 1NPJimmy Forbis vs. NPJohn L. Varela
Santa Clara County Valley Water Director, District 6 (open)NPMilan Balinton vs. NPPhuong Tran Nguyen
Santa Clara County Valley Water Director, District 7NPPete Dailey vs. NPRebecca Eisenberg
Santa Clara County Regional Transit Measure (county list: 'Public Transit Revenue Measure'; no letter)(identical to SF/Alameda RTM question)
Fresno Fresno City Council, District 1NPRob Fuentes vs. NPNaindeep Singh
Fresno Fresno City Council, District 3NPJoaquin Arambula vs. NPKeshia Thomas
Fresno Fresno City Council, District 7NPNav Gurm vs. NPAriana Martinez Lott
Fresno Measure D: City of Fresno Roads/Public Safety/City Services Measure (0.5 cent sales tax)CITY OF FRESNO ROADS/PUBLIC SAFETY/CITY SERVICES MEASURE (NO TAX INCREASE): Without increasing current tax rates, sha…
San Diego San Diego City Council, District 2NPRichard Bailey vs. NPNicole Crosby
San Diego San Diego City Council, District 4NPMartha Abraham vs. NPHenry Foster III
San Diego San Diego City Council, District 6NPKent Lee vs. NPMark Powell
San Diego San Diego City Council, District 8NPAntonio Martinez vs. NPGerardo Ramirez
Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 1NPMike Karbassi vs. NPMaria Pacheco
Fresno County Measure A: Fresno County Hotel Tax (12%, unincorporated area)Fresno County Hotel Tax. Shall the measure to establish a tax paid only by guests staying in overnight short-term lod…
Fresno County Measure S: Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act (half-cent sales tax, 30 years)Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act. Shall the measure to impose a new half-cent sales tax to pay for street…
Los Angeles County SheriffNPRobert G. Luna vs. NPAlex Villanueva
Los Angeles County Measure A: LA County Charter Amendment Reiterating Good Faith Negotiation Obligations and Establishing Impartial Binding Arbitration for Certified Public Safety Employee DisputesShall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to prohibit strikes by district attorney investigators, med…
Los Angeles County Measure E: County of Los Angeles Ethics Commission and Community Investment Budget Allocation Charter AmendmentShall the measure amending the Los Angeles County Charter to provide greater independence and structure for the Count…
San Jose San José City Council, District 5NPNora Campos vs. NPPeter Ortiz
San Jose San José City Council, District 7NPBien Doan vs. NPVan Le
San Jose San José City Council, District 9 (open; Pam Foley termed out)NPGenny Altwer vs. NPGordon Chester
Alameda County Measure RTM — Regional Transit Measure (Connect Bay Area transit initiative; Public Transit Revenue Measure District)To prevent major service cuts to BART and other transit, avoid increased traffic, and reduce pollution by: Preserving…
Long Beach Long Beach Community College District, Trustee Area 5NPSusana Gonzalez Edmond vs. NPHuy "Henry" Nguyen
Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, District 1NPFlojaune (Flo) Cofer vs. NPEric Guerra