Torrance, California sample ballot 2026

Robert Luna is the incumbent Los Angeles County sheriff, seeking a second term in the November runoff after leading the June primary with about 44% of the vote. The former Long Beach police chief was elected in 2022 on a reform platform and emphasizes department accountability, jail reform, and violent-crime reduction.

Villanueva is a 36 year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who served as the 33rd Sheriff from 2018 to 2022, overseeing about 18,000 sworn and professional staff, per the campaign site. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the California Air and Army National Guards, he holds a doctorate in public administration from the University of La Verne, per the campaign site.

Ghobadi is a deputy district attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office with more than 17 years of experience prosecuting complex criminal cases, per the campaign site. Ghobadi immigrated to the United States from Iran and is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Seat 64, per the campaign site.

Haymon is a criminal defense attorney with more than 26 years of public service who worked in the Orange County and Los Angeles County Public Defender's offices, per the campaign site. A graduate of Tuskegee University and Willamette University College of Law, Haymon is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Seat 64, per the campaign site.

Justin Allen Clayton is a Los Angeles County deputy public defender with about 14 years of experience in the public defender's office, according to an election voter guide. He has been licensed to practice law since 2012. His campaign site says he is focused on accountability and keeping Los Angeles courts fair and accessible.

Reitano is a deputy county counsel in the Justice and Safety Division who previously served more than a decade as a deputy public defender, per the campaign site. A University of California, Davis law graduate who worked as an actor before becoming an attorney, Reitano is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office No. 65, per the campaign site.

Bayne is a deputy public defender with more than 30 years of courtroom experience and more than 100 jury trials to verdict, per the campaign site. Bayne is the only candidate rated Well Qualified by the Los Angeles County Bar Association for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Seat 87, per the campaign site.

DeJute is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of practice who previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and law professor and oversaw litigation for Sony Pictures, per the campaign site. DeJute is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Seat 87, per the campaign site.

Tryfman is a trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience who serves in the Major Cases Unit of the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office handling homicide and capital litigation, per the campaign site. A past president of the Public Defenders Association and University of La Verne law graduate, Tryfman is running for Los Angeles Superior Court, Office 131, per the campaign site.

Ross has spent 30 years as a Deputy Public Defender in Riverside County and a Deputy Alternate Public Defender in Los Angeles County, per the campaign site. Earlier in a career that included ten years as a television news reporter and documentary producer, Ross also served as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill, per the campaign site. Ross has additionally worked as a solo civil law practitioner, an adjunct law school professor, and a judge pro tem for Los Angeles County, per the campaign site.

Roy currently works at the California Department of Justice, where duties include investigating violations of state housing law and legal matters involving large technology companies, per the campaign site. Roy previously worked in the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office on workers' rights cases, per the campaign site.

McKinney has worked as a prosecutor for nearly three decades, per the campaign site. McKinney was raised in a working class neighborhood and entered public service early in life, per the campaign site.

Steve Hilton is a Republican candidate for California governor, a former senior adviser to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, and a conservative media commentator. His campaign argues that California needs a change from Democratic one-party rule and frames its agenda around jobs, housing, schools, and public safety.

Xavier Becerra is a Democratic candidate for California governor. He has served as U.S. secretary of health and human services, California attorney general, and a longtime member of Congress representing Los Angeles, and his campaign centers on protecting opportunity and making the California Dream more attainable.

Rob Bonta is California's incumbent attorney general and a candidate for re-election. A former state assemblymember from Alameda, he is California's first Filipino American attorney general and has emphasized consumer protection, civil rights enforcement, public safety, and defending Californians in court.

Michael Gates is a Republican candidate for California attorney general and former Huntington Beach city attorney. His campaign is built around law-and-order messaging, local government legal experience, and opposition to state policies he argues have weakened public safety.

Fiona Ma is California's state treasurer, a CPA, and a candidate for lieutenant governor. As treasurer, she manages state banking, investments, bond financing, and public finance programs that support schools, housing, infrastructure, hospitals, and local governments.

Gloria Romero is a former California Senate majority leader, former Democratic legislator, and Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Her campaign emphasizes school choice, education reform, and challenging the state's current political establishment.

Shirley N. Weber is California's incumbent secretary of state and a candidate for re-election. A former Assembly member and San Diego State University professor, she oversees statewide elections, business filings, archives, campaign and lobbying disclosure, and key transparency functions.

Donald P. Wagner is an Orange County supervisor, former Irvine mayor, former state assemblymember, and Republican candidate for California secretary of state. His campaign brings county election oversight, legislative experience, and public administration experience to the race.

Cohen is the sitting California State Controller, serving as the state's chief financial officer and sitting on more than 70 boards and commissions, per the campaign site. She previously served on the California State Board of Equalization, was the first African American woman to hold that seat, and was president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; she holds a bachelor's degree from Fisk University and a master's degree in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University, per the campaign site.

Herb W Morgan is a Republican candidate for California state controller and a finance professional. His campaign emphasizes auditing state spending, surfacing waste and fraud, and making California's finances easier for taxpayers to understand.

Eleni Kounalakis is California's lieutenant governor, a former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, and a Democratic candidate for state treasurer. Her campaign connects public finance experience with housing, clean energy, infrastructure, and responsible investment.

Hawks is an accountant with a career focused on budgeting and financial management, per the campaign site. She describes herself as not a career politician and would chair or sit on six state boards if elected, per the campaign site.

Jane Kim is a former San Francisco supervisor, attorney, educator, and Democratic candidate for California insurance commissioner. Her campaign emphasizes holding insurance companies accountable, protecting consumers, and improving access to coverage in a state facing wildfire and affordability pressures.

Ben Allen is a California state senator and Democratic candidate for insurance commissioner. His campaign highlights consumer advocacy, experience responding to wildfire-related insurance problems, and work on legislation affecting consumers, the environment, and state governance.

Sonja Shaw is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board and a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction. The nonpartisan office provides statewide public education leadership, and Shaw's campaign focuses on parental involvement, academic performance, and local school accountability.

Richard Barrera is a San Diego Unified School District board member and a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction. His campaign emphasizes public school investment, student support, workforce pathways, and collaboration with educators and families.

Nelson Esparza was elected to the Fresno City Council in 2018, where he is serving his second term as Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee, according to his campaign site. He teaches Economics at Fresno City College and holds a Master of Public Policy from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, per the site.

Shannon Grove is a United States Army veteran who founded the staffing company Continental Labor and Staffing Resources, according to her campaign site. She was the first woman veteran elected to the California Legislature and currently represents the 16th Senate District, per the site.

John Pimentel served as California's Deputy Secretary for Transportation and as a Housing Commissioner in Menlo Park, according to his campaign site. In the private sector he has created projects and companies that built clean energy and water recycling infrastructure, per the site.

Mike Gipson currently represents the 65th District in the California State Assembly, a seat he has held since 2014, according to his campaign site. Before the Assembly, he served as a Carson City Council Member, a police officer, and Chief of Staff for a former Chair of the Board of Equalization, per the site.