California Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

McGuire was born and raised in Northern California and has a background in public service focused on wildfire prevention and healthcare, per the campaign site. He says that as a state official he helped double the number of state firefighters and invested billions of dollars in wildfire prevention, per the campaign site.

Jared Huffman represents California's 2nd Congressional District and serves as Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, per his official House website. His legislative focus includes climate and environmental policy, water resources, and disaster preparedness for the North Coast region, per the same source.

Robin Littau is the Republican candidate for California's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Enterprise Elementary School Board Member).

Ami Bera is a physician who earned his M.D. from UC Irvine and served as Sacramento County's chief medical officer before his election to Congress, per his official House website. He serves as ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee and on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Robb Tucker is a business owner who ran the family enterprise before entering public service, per his campaign site. He was born and raised in Nevada County and serves on the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, per the same source.

Jones grew up in a military family and is a first-generation college graduate who went on to build companies in healthcare and education that he says lowered healthcare costs and expanded access to mental health services, per the campaign site. He later founded a nonprofit focused on online free speech before moving to Napa to raise his family, per the campaign site.

Masuda is an electrical engineer who worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory developing technology for the military, per the campaign site. He later served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State through an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellowship, per the campaign site. He grew up in Amador County and lives in the district with his wife and two children, per the campaign site.

Tom McClintock is the Republican candidate for California's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative). Tom McClintock is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Richard Pan is a pediatrician and UC Davis professor who previously served in the California State Senate from 2014 to 2022, per his campaign site. He is a Democratic candidate for California's 6th Congressional District.

Doris Matsui is the Democratic candidate for California's 7th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative). Doris Matsui is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Mai Vang is a teacher and Sacramento City Council member, first elected in 2020, and the daughter of Hmong refugees who was one of 16 children raised in Sacramento, per her campaign site. As a council member, her record includes establishing the Sacramento Children's Fund and a citywide language-access coordinator role.

John Garamendi was raised on his family's ranch in Mokelumne Hill, California, per his campaign site. He earned a B.A. in business from UC Berkeley, served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia, and received an MBA from Harvard Business School, per the campaign site. He was elected to the California State Assembly at 27 and now serves in the U.S. House, where he serves on the committee responsible for the National Defense Authorization Act, per the campaign site.

Rudy Recile is the Republican candidate for California's 8th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Owner/Consultant). No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Josh Harder worked in the private sector on job creation and business development and taught business at a local junior college before his election to Congress, per his official House website. He represents California's 9th Congressional District and serves on the House Appropriations Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

McBride, known as "Coach" McBride, has coached football at the University of the Pacific and mentored athletes who went on to play professionally in football, basketball and baseball, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a man of faith who has been active in the greater San Joaquin community for decades, per the campaign site.

Mark DeSaulnier is the Democratic candidate for California's 10th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Congressman). Mark DeSaulnier is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Jeff Frese is the Republican nominee for California's 10th Congressional District. He supports eight-year term limits for members of Congress and opposes one-size-fits-all federal housing mandates, per his campaign profile. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Connie Chan is a Democratic candidate for California's 11th Congressional District and has served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 1 since January 2021, per her campaign website. She is endorsed by the California Federation of Labor Unions, the San Francisco Labor Council, and National Nurses United, per the same source.

Wiener is a California state senator who previously served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and as a deputy city attorney, per the campaign site. Over 28 years in public service he says he has authored close to 100 state laws focused on affordability and public safety, per the campaign site.

Jamie Joyce has worked for more than seven years in democratic-governance and civic technology, including co-launching Democracy's Library at the Internet Archive, per her campaign site. She is a Democratic candidate for California's 12th Congressional District.

Adam Gray is the Democratic candidate for California's 13th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative/Educator). Adam Gray is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Melissa Hernandez is a Democratic candidate for California's 14th Congressional District. She is the first Latina mayor of Dublin, having served six years in that role and two years as a BART Board Director, and now serves as Alameda County's Director of Health Services, per her campaign website.

Aisha Wahab is the Democratic candidate for California's 14th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: State Senator). Aisha Wahab is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Kevin Mullin represented San Mateo County in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2022, including as Speaker pro Tempore, and previously served on the South San Francisco City Council, per his official House website. He represents California's 15th Congressional District. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Charles Hoelter is a retired UPS supervisor who has lived in San Mateo County for over 30 years, per the Redwood City Pulse. He is a first-time candidate for public office, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Sam Liccardo represents California's 16th Congressional District and previously served as mayor of San Jose. His public career has focused on housing, homelessness, public safety, transportation, and Silicon Valley economic issues.

Peter Sundin Soulé is a Republican candidate for California's 16th Congressional District. His campaign biography says he earned a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. in finance from Golden Gate University, worked in his family's Soule Steel business in San Francisco and Los Angeles, served on the San Jose Civil Service Commission from 2007 to 2011, and has been active in Santa Clara County Republican politics.

Tandon is a research fellow at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and holds an MBA and a master's degree in computer engineering from Santa Clara University, per the campaign site. He describes himself as a business leader, researcher and entrepreneur with 26 years of Bay Area community involvement, per the campaign site.

Zoe Lofgren practiced immigration law and taught at Santa Clara University School of Law before serving on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from 1981 to 1994, per her official House website. She represents California's 18th Congressional District and is ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.

Shane Lewis works as an R&D electrical test engineer for a medical device company, per his campaign site. He is a Marine Corps veteran who qualified as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, per the same source.

Jimmy Panetta grew up in California's 19th Congressional District, per his campaign site. He is a former prosecutor and a former U.S. Navy officer who served in Afghanistan, per the campaign site. He now represents the district, which spans from San Jose to Santa Cruz and the Monterey County coastline, in the U.S. House, per the campaign site.

Peter Coe Verbica holds a J.D. and professional certifications as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor and Certified Financial Planner, and is a Managing Director at Silicon Private Wealth, per his campaign site. Born in San Jose, he earned degrees from Santa Clara University and MIT and previously worked as a technology-industry chief financial officer.

Sandra Van Scotter is a Democratic candidate for California's 20th Congressional District. She worked for 20 years as a respiratory therapist and chairs the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities, per her campaign website. She also serves on the Kern Regional Center's Self-Determination Local Volunteer Advisory Committee, per the same source.

Vince Fong is the Republican candidate for California's 20th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Representative). Vince Fong is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Jim Costa represents California's 21st Congressional District, per his official House website, which lists agriculture, water, healthcare and veterans issues among his core focus areas; the site did not provide pre-congressional career details on the page reviewed. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Kyle Kirkland owns Club One Casino in Fresno and serves as president of the California Gaming Association, per his campaign site. He earned a degree from Harvard College and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business, and previously chaired Steinway Musical Instruments, per the same source.

Randy Villegas is the Democratic candidate for California's 22nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Teacher/Business Owner).

David G. Valadao represents California's 22nd Congressional District, covering Kings, Kern and Tulare counties, per his official House biography. His family operates a dairy farm and farmland in Kings County; he served in the California State Assembly starting in 2010 before his election to Congress, and now serves on the House Appropriations Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Tessa Lynn Hodge is a Democratic candidate for California's 23rd Congressional District. She is a licensed clinical social worker and small-business owner who has spent nearly a decade serving foster youth and students with mental health needs in the High Desert region, per Bakersfield Now.

Jay Obernolte is the Republican candidate for California's 23rd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Congressman/Business Owner). Jay Obernolte is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Salud Carbajal immigrated from Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mexico, at age five and later worked in the fields with his father in Oxnard, California, per his campaign site. He earned a bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara and a master's degree from Fielding Graduate University, and served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, including active duty during the 1991 Gulf War, per the campaign site. He served on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors starting in 2004 and was first elected to Congress in 2016 to represent California's 24th District, per the campaign site.

Bob Smith is a retired U.S. Navy commander with more than 26 years of service who was named Navy Engineer of the Year in 2023, per his campaign site. He now works as a senior systems engineer for a defense contractor, per the same source.

Raul Ruiz is the Democratic candidate for California's 25th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Emergency Physician/Congressman). Raul Ruiz is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Jacqui Irwin is a Democratic candidate for California's 26th Congressional District. She currently serves in the California State Assembly and describes herself as a mother and engineer with two decades of community leadership, per her campaign website.

George Whitesides previously served as NASA Chief of Staff and later as CEO of Virgin Galactic in the Antelope Valley, per his campaign site. He also co-founded Megafire Action, an organization focused on wildfire response, per the campaign site. He was first elected to represent California's 27th District in 2024 and is running for re-election, per the campaign site.

Jason Gibbs is a mechanical engineer with aerospace industry experience on the Delta II, Delta IV and Atlas V rocket programs, per his campaign site. He has served on the Santa Clarita City Council since 2020 and as the city's mayor in 2023, per the same source.

Judy Chu was elected to the U.S. House in July 2009 and represents California's 28th District, per her campaign site. She serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and House Budget Committee and is Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, per the campaign site. She previously served on the Garvey School District Board of Education, the Monterey Park City Council, and as Mayor of Monterey Park, per the campaign site.

April A. Verlato is a businesswoman and attorney serving as Mayor of Arcadia, per her campaign site. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UCLA and a law degree from Southwestern Law School.

Angélica María Dueñas is a Democratic candidate for California's 29th Congressional District. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from California State University, Los Angeles, and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Woodbury University, per her campaign website. She has also served two terms as president of the Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council, per the same source.

Luz Maria Rivas is the Democratic candidate for California's 29th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Congresswoman). Luz Maria Rivas is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Laura Friedman worked as a film and television producer before serving on the Glendale City Council, as mayor of Glendale, and in the California State Assembly, per her official House website. She represents California's 30th Congressional District and serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Meyers is an attorney who was raised by a grammar-school teacher and minister in a working-class household, began working at age 14, and has lived in the district his entire life, per the campaign site.

Gil Cisneros is the Democratic candidate for California's 31st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Congressman). Gil Cisneros is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Larry Thompson is the Republican candidate for California's 32nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Attorney/Film Producer).

Pete Aguilar previously served as mayor of Redlands and began working at age 12 at the San Bernardino County courthouse cafeteria, later putting himself through college with student loans and federal grants, per his official House website. He represents California's 33rd Congressional District and chairs the House Democratic Caucus. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Stephanie M. Vargas works as chief deputy city clerk and an elections official for the City of Colton, per her campaign site. She grew up in San Bernardino and is a lifelong resident of the district, per the same source.

Jimmy Gomez is the Democratic candidate for California's 34th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative/Parent). Jimmy Gomez is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Angela Gonzales-Torres works as an academic counselor at Pasadena City College supporting formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students, and is program director for a permanent affordable-housing project in Altadena, per her campaign site. She has served as President of the Highland Park Neighborhood Council and on Metro's Public Safety Advisory Committee.

Cargile is a former Army quartermaster officer who served during Desert Storm before moving to California in 1991, per the campaign site. He has worked in the entertainment industry as a writer, director, producer and marketing director, and co-founded the San Bernardino County Patriots, per the campaign site.

Ted Lieu is a military veteran who served on active duty and then in the Air Force Reserve, retiring in 2021 with the rank of colonel, per his official House website. He represents California's 36th Congressional District and is vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus.

Brignano is a former Marine who completed two Iraq deployments and is a South Bay resident, father of three daughters, and member of homeschool co-op and church boards in the Redondo Beach/Torrance area, per the campaign site.

Sydney Kamlager-Dove is the Democratic candidate for California's 37th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative, 37th District). Sydney Kamlager-Dove is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Samantha Mota previously ran for Santa Monica City Council in 2022, per her iVoterGuide candidate profile. She is the Democratic nominee for California's 37th Congressional District. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Hilda Solis is a Democratic candidate for California's 38th Congressional District. She currently serves as a Los Angeles County Supervisor and previously served as U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Obama administration, per Hoodline. She announced her campaign for the newly drawn 38th district on March 25, 2026, per the same source. No verified campaign website was found as of September 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Casas is a retired U.S. Army colonel with more than 29 years of service, including three combat deployments and time as a wartime commander, per the campaign site. He holds a Ph.D. and worked as a clinical, forensic and aero-medical psychologist, and is a native of the district's Baldwin Park area, per the campaign site.

Mark Takano represents California's 39th Congressional District, per his official House website, which highlights his work on immigration, veterans services and reproductive rights; the site did not provide pre-congressional career details on the page reviewed. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Steve Manos is the Republican candidate for California's 39th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Mayor/Business Owner).

Ken Calvert is the Republican candidate for California's 40th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: U.S. Representative). No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Linda Sánchez is a Democratic candidate for California's 41st Congressional District and a sitting member of Congress first elected in 2002, per her campaign website. She is the first Latina to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, and previously worked as a labor and employment attorney and executive director of the Orange County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, per the same source.

Mitch Clemmons is the Republican candidate for California's 41st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Plumbing Contractor).

Robert Garcia immigrated to the United States as a young child and became a U.S. citizen, per his campaign site. He served as Mayor of Long Beach for eight years, where he worked on tuition-free community college and a pandemic recovery package, per the campaign site. He was first elected to Congress in 2022 to represent California's 42nd District and now serves as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, per the campaign site.

Burley has served as a school board member, where he says he worked to protect parents' voices, expand student opportunity and act as a steward of taxpayer dollars, per the campaign site.

Maxine Waters is the Democratic candidate for California's 43rd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Congresswoman). Maxine Waters is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Genevieve Angel is the Republican candidate for California's 44th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Family Nurse Practitioner).

Derek Tran served eight years in the Army Reserve and practiced law as a consumer and worker advocate before co-owning an independent pharmacy with his wife, per his official House website. He represents California's 45th Congressional District and serves on the House Armed Services and Small Business committees. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Lou Correa is the Democratic candidate for California's 46th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: United States Congressmember). No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

David Pan has worked as a professor of German at UC Irvine since 2006, after prior faculty roles at Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford and Penn State, per his iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire. He is running for California's 46th Congressional District.

Le Roux holds a degree in economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and built a career as an entrepreneur co-founding companies in energy and financial services before buying and running a technology services firm, per the campaign site. She most recently served as executive director of California's Department of Government Efficiency, where she reviewed state spending line by line, per the campaign site.

Marni von Wilpert is an attorney who worked on workers' rights during the Obama administration and previously served as a prosecutor, per her campaign site. She currently serves on the San Diego City Council representing District 5, per KPBS, and is a Democratic candidate for California's 48th Congressional District.

Jim Desmond is a U.S. Navy veteran and retired Delta Air Lines pilot with 33 years of service, per his campaign site. He is the former Mayor of San Marcos and current San Diego County Supervisor, per the same source.

Mike Levin represents California's 49th District, which after Proposition 50 includes Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Fallbrook, Oceanside, San Clemente, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, Solana Beach and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, per his campaign site. He has served in the U.S. House since 2019 and was named the Veterans of Foreign Wars' 2024 Legislator of the Year, per the campaign site.

Armen Kurdian is a retired U.S. Navy captain and naval flight officer who has also worked as a senior systems engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, per his iVoterGuide candidate profile. He lives in Vista and is running for California's 49th Congressional District. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Steve Cohen is the Republican candidate for California's 50th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Television News Consultant). No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Sara Jacobs worked internationally on conflict prevention and humanitarian issues, including at the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and UNICEF's Innovation Unit, per her official House website. She founded Project Connect, a nonprofit that mapped school internet connectivity globally, and represents California's 51st Congressional District. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Ricardo Cabrera is the Republican candidate for California's 51st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Owner).

Juan Vargas is the Democratic candidate for California's 52nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Member of Congress). Juan Vargas is the sitting member. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Jeff Belle is the Republican candidate for California's 52nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates (ballot designation: Business Owner). No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.