California General Election
California’s Statewide Ballot
Every statewide race and all 14 propositions on the November 3 ballot, with each candidate’s official ballot designation from the California Secretary of State. Click any candidate or proposition to research it with Quarex.
Election Day · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Why Every Race Has Two Names
California uses a top-two primary. In June, every candidate for an office ran on one ballot, and the two with the most votes advanced to November — regardless of party. So every race on this page has exactly two candidates, and some of them are two members of the same party: both candidates for Insurance Commissioner are Democrats, as are both in two of the four Board of Equalization districts.
Superintendent of Public Instruction is the exception to party labels: it is officially non-partisan, so neither candidate is listed with a party.
→ Click any candidate to open the Quarex research panel with the same questions Quarex asks of every candidate in every state. Click any proposition for a set of questions about the measure itself — what a yes and a no vote do, what it costs, who put it on the ballot and who is paying for each side. Click either Supreme Court justice for questions about their appointment and their rulings. Answers come live from Quarex with web search. Same questions for everyone, no favorites.
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Statewide Offices
All eight statewide executive offices are on the ballot. Candidates are listed in the order of the Secretary of State’s certified list. An asterisk (*) marks the incumbent.
Democratic (1)
Xavier Becerra
Voting Rights Attorney
Republican (1)
Steve Hilton
Small Business Owner
Democratic (1)
Fiona Ma
State Treasurer/CPA
Republican (1)
Gloria Romero
Educator/Businesswoman
Democratic (1)
Shirley N. Weber * Incumbent
California Secretary of State
Republican (1)
Donald P. (Don) Wagner
Orange County Supervisor
Democratic (1)
Malia M. Cohen * Incumbent
State Controller/Mother
Republican (1)
Herb W Morgan
Chief Investment Officer
Democratic (1)
Eleni Kounalakis
Lieutenant Governor of California
Republican (1)
Jennifer Hawks
Retired Business Executive
Democratic (1)
Rob Bonta * Incumbent
California Attorney General
Republican (1)
Michael E. Gates
Deputy United States Attorney
Democratic (2)
Ben Allen
California State Senator
Jane Kim
Attorney/Consumer Advocate
Non-Partisan (2)
Richard Barrera
State Superintendent Advisor
Sonja Shaw
School District President
Statewide Propositions
Fourteen measures, every one on every California ballot. The titles below are the official titles as they appear in the state’s Voter Guide; each links to that measure’s page there, with the full text, the Legislative Analyst’s fiscal estimate, and the arguments for and against.
Proposition 1
Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs.
Proposition 2
Increases State's Rainy Day Fund.
Proposition 3
Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes.
Proposition 4
Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns.
Proposition 5
Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers.
Proposition 37
Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes.
Proposition 38
Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research.
Proposition 39
Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification.
Proposition 40
Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers.
Proposition 41
Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes.
Proposition 42
Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes.
Proposition 43
Limit's Voters' Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services.
Proposition 44
Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services.
Proposition 45
Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects.
California Supreme Court
Two sitting justices face a retention vote on every ballot in the state. There is no opponent: you vote yes or no on whether each justice stays on the court for the rest of their term. Click either justice to research their record.
Kelli M. Evans
Retention vote — Yes or No
Joshua Groban
Retention vote — Yes or No
State Board of Equalization
California’s elected tax board, with four district seats on the ballot. The board administers parts of the state’s tax system and hears appeals on property tax assessments. You vote only in the district where you live — your county sample ballot shows which one that is.
Democratic (1)
Nelson Esparza
Teacher/Economist/Councilmember
Republican (1)
Shannon Grove
State Senator/Businesswoman
Democratic (2)
Sally J. Lieber * Incumbent
Incumbent
John Pimentel
Member, Board of Trustees, San Mateo County Community College District
Democratic (2)
Mike Gipson
State Assemblymember/Father
Samuel P. Sukaton
Labor Union Organizer
Democratic (1)
Tom Umberg
Small Businessman/Senator
Republican (1)
Denis Bilodeau
Councilmember/Civil Engineer
What Else Is on Your Ballot
Depending on where you live, your ballot will also include:
- U.S. House of Representatives — your congressional district. All 52 California districts, with the same research panel →
- State Senate — half of the 40 seats are up this year.
- State Assembly — all 80 seats.
- Courts of Appeal — retention votes for appellate justices in your district.
- County and local races and measures — supervisors, sheriffs, school boards, bonds and local taxes.
For your exact ballot, check your county registrar’s sample ballot. Counties mail it to every registered voter before the election, and most let you look it up online by address. We don’t know your district better than your registrar does, so we point you there.