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Verified November 2, 2026

California Statewide Races 2026

Certified November 3 general-election candidates for California statewide offices outside governor, including all four Board of Equalization districts.

General election: November 3, 2026

What is verified

Candidate names, party preferences, ballot designations, and incumbent marks below follow the California Secretary of State's official certified list dated August 27, 2026. Polling checks through November 2, 2026 cover PPIC October 16–22, SurveyUSA October 19–24, Emerson October 17–19 and Berkeley IGS releases through October 30. ActiVote’s October 22 Lieutenant Governor tracking poll is now included; the SurveyUSA Superintendent matchup is unchanged. No new polls were located for the other offices; we do not invent percentages or predictions.

IVP / IVC Media tested Insurance Commissioner and reported a names-only race within the margin of error with nearly two-thirds undecided, but did not publish numeric names-only toplines in the cited article. No percentage is shown here.

Pollster
Independent Voter Project / IVC Media
Sample
2,906 likely voters
Field dates
September 23, 2026 – October 2, 2026
Margin of error
±2.5 percentage points

Independent Voter Project / IVC Media; IVP co-publishes IVN. IVN primary report.

PPIC · October 16–22SurveyUSA · October 19–24Emerson · October 17–19Berkeley IGS · September 24 releaseCertified candidates · Aug. 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Election information · Nov. 3, 2026(opens in a new tab)PPIC statewide survey · Sept. 2026(opens in a new tab)Berkeley IGS Poll releases · through Sept. 24, 2026(opens in a new tab)

Constitutional Offices

Lieutenant Governor

Official certified candidates for Lieutenant Governor (PDF)
  • Fiona Ma
    State Treasurer/CPA
    D
  • Gloria Romero
    Educator/Businesswoman
    R
Polling verification

ActiVote: Fiona Ma (D) 59.6%, Gloria Romero (R) 40.4%.

Pollster
ActiVote — lower-weight tracking poll
Sample
400 likely midterm voters
Field dates
October 4, 2026 – October 22, 2026
Margin of error
±4.9 average expected error

Published October 22, 2026. Lower-weight tracking poll; external sponsor not stated. Forced two-way result; undecided not reported. Not an average or prediction.

ActiVote primary release

Secretary of State

Official certified candidates for Secretary of State (PDF)
  • Shirley N. Weber(incumbent)
    California Secretary of State
    D
  • Donald P. (Don) Wagner
    Orange County Supervisor
    R
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Controller

Official certified candidates for Controller (PDF)
  • Malia M. Cohen(incumbent)
    State Controller/Mother
    D
  • Herb W Morgan
    Chief Investment Officer
    R
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Treasurer

Official certified candidates for Treasurer (PDF)
  • Eleni Kounalakis
    Lieutenant Governor of California
    D
  • Jennifer Hawks
    Retired Business Executive
    R
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Attorney General

Official certified candidates for Attorney General (PDF)
  • Rob Bonta(incumbent)
    California Attorney General
    D
  • Michael E. Gates
    Deputy United States Attorney
    R
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Insurance Commissioner

Official certified candidates for Insurance Commissioner (PDF)
  • Ben Allen
    California State Senator
    D
  • Jane Kim
    Attorney/Consumer Advocate
    D
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Official certified candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction (PDF)
  • Richard Barrera
    State Superintendent Advisor
    NP
  • Sonja Shaw
    School District President
    NP
Polling verification

SurveyUSA: Richard Barrera 34%, Sonja Shaw 25%, undecided 41%.

Pollster
SurveyUSA
Sample
799 likely voters from 1,000 California adults
Field dates
October 19, 2026 – October 24, 2026
Margin of error
±5.3 percentage points (primary-source credibility interval)

KGTV-TV San Diego and the San Diego Union-Tribune; news sponsors, no partisan sponsor. Online nonprobability panel from Cint USA, weighted to demographic, religious and party-registration targets. Released October 26, 2026. Primary source.

Board of Equalization

California elects one member from each of four districts. These are districtwide, rather than statewide, contests included on the Secretary of State's certified list.

Board of Equalization · District 1

Official certified candidates for Board of Equalization · District 1 (PDF)
  • Nelson Esparza
    Teacher/Economist/Councilmember
    D
  • Shannon Grove
    State Senator/Businesswoman
    R
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Board of Equalization · District 2

Official certified candidates for Board of Equalization · District 2 (PDF)
  • Sally J. Lieber(incumbent)
    Incumbent
    D
  • John Pimentel
    San Mateo County Community College District Trustee
    D
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Board of Equalization · District 3

Official certified candidates for Board of Equalization · District 3 (PDF)
  • Mike Gipson
    State Assemblymember/Father
    D
  • Samuel P. Sukaton
    Labor Union Organizer
    D
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

Board of Equalization · District 4

Official certified candidates for Board of Equalization · District 4 (PDF)
  • Tom Umberg
    Small Businessman/Senator
    D
  • Denis Bilodeau
    Councilmember/Civil Engineer
    R
Polling verification

No verified general-election matchup poll was located in the polling sources reviewed through November 2, 2026. This is a verification limit, not a claim that no poll exists. For insurance commissioner, IVP reported a names-only test without numeric toplines in its article.

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