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2026 State Board and Commission Candidates by State
76 candidates in 37 tracked state board and commission races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Each state's field comes from its certified candidate list; open a race for bios, priorities and campaign sites, or enter your ZIP for your own ballot.
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Alabama 6 races · 11 candidates
- Public Service Commission, Place 1 Matt Gentry (R), James O. Gordon (D)2
- Public Service Commission, Place 2 Jim Zig Zeigler (R), Sheila D. McNeil (D)2
- State Board Of Education District 2 Tracie West (R), Jamie McCurry (D)2
- State Board Of Education District 4 Yvette M. Richardson (D)1
- State Board Of Education District 6 Cathi Bradford (R), Angela Morgan (D)2
- State Board Of Education District 8 Emily Jones (R), Shatika Armstrong (D)2
Arizona 2 races · 7 candidates
- Corporation Commissioner Ralph Heap (R), Kevin Thompson (R), Jonathon Hill (D), Clara Pratte (D) and 1 more5
- State Mine Inspector Walter 'Les' Presmyk (R), Brian Matlock (D)2
California 4 races · 8 candidates
- Board Of Equalization Member District 1 Nelson Esparza (D), Shannon Grove (R)2
- Board Of Equalization Member District 2 Sally J. Lieber (D), John Pimentel (D)2
- Board Of Equalization Member District 3 Mike Gipson (D), Samuel P. Sukaton (D)2
- Board Of Equalization Member District 4 Tom Umberg (D), Denis Bilodeau (R)2
Georgia 2 races · 4 candidates
- Public Service Commissioner District 3 Fitz Johnson (R), Peter Hubbard (D)2
- Public Service Commissioner District 5 Josh Tolbert (R), Shelia Edwards (D)2
Kansas 5 races · 10 candidates
- Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 1 Jennifer Lloyd (Democratic), Amy Cawvey (Republican)2
- Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 3 Amy Diediker (Democratic), Jim McMullen (Republican)2
- Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5 Lorie Wood (Democratic), Jean Clifford (Republican)2
- Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 7 Ann Zimmerman (Democratic), Alana McWilliams (Republican)2
- Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 9 Heather Guernsey (Democratic), Destry Brown (Republican)2
Montana 2 races · 4 candidates
- Public Service Commission District 1 Angeline Cheek (Democratic), Jeff Pattison (Republican)2
- Public Service Commission District 5 Annie Bukacek (Republican), Kevin Hamm (Democratic)2
Nebraska 8 races · 15 candidates
- Public Service Commission District 2 Dennis McCann (Republican), Wendy DeBoer (Democratic)2
- State Board of Education District 5 Michaela Conway, Angie Eberspacher2
- State Board of Education District 6 Sherry Jones, Grady Erickson2
- State Board of Education District 7 Elizabeth Tegtmeier1
- State Board of Education District 8 Lou Ann Goding, Sherrye Hutcherson2
- University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 1 Jeremy Hosein, Brent Comstock2
- University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 2 Jill Wolfe, Elizabeth Butler2
- University of Nebraska Board of Regents District 4 Justin Solomon, Susanne Shore2
North Dakota 2 races · 4 candidates
- Public Service Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart (R), John M Pederson (Democratic-NPL)2
- Public Service Commissioner (Unexpired 2-Year Term) Jill Kringstad (R), Scot Kelsh (Democratic-NPL)2
Oklahoma 1 races · 2 candidates
- Corporation Commissioner Brad Boles (R), Rhonda Eastman (D)2
South Dakota 1 races · 2 candidates
- Public Utilities Commissioner Frank Kloucek (D), Don Haggar (R)2
Texas 1 races · 3 candidates
- Railroad Commissioner Bo French (R), Jon Rosenthal (D), Arthur DiBianca (L)3
Washington 3 races · 6 candidates
- Clark Public Utility District, Commissioner, District No. 3 Jane A. Van Dyke, Gordon Matthews2
- Public Utility District No. 1 (Spokane), Commissioner #2 Howie Kubik, Andrea Morgan2
- Public Utility District No. 1, Commissioner District 1 Sid Logan, Janet St Clair2