Real Californians Voting Guide
Real Californians Voting Guide
California general election · November 3, 2026 · How we make recommendations

Progressive recommendations for every race on the November 3, 2026 California ballot, built from the League of Women Voters, California DSA, KQED's voter guide, and the inverse of Reform California's guide.

Statewide propositions

Proposition 1
Should the state be authorized to issue $11.25 billion in general obligation bonds to support building and preserving affordable housing, expanding homebuying opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents, veterans and homelessness programs?
VOTE YES Strong Match
Proposition 2
Should California expand its rainy day fund?
VOTE YES Strong Match
Proposition 3
Should higher tax rates on top income earners be extended permanently?
VOTE YES Strong Match
Proposition 4
Should state and local governments have the option to provide public funding for election campaigns?
VOTE YES Strong Match
Proposition 5
Should successor elections be eliminated from recall elections of state officials?
VOTE YES Strong Match
Proposition 37
Should the state be authorized to issue $25 billion in revenue bonds to create a “middle-class” homebuyer down-payment assistance program?
VOTE NO Mixed
Proposition 38
Should the state be authorized to issue $8.4 billion in bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research?
VOTE NO Strong Match
Proposition 39
Should Californians be required to show ID for in-person and mail-in voting?
VOTE NO Strong Match
Proposition 40
Should California tax the wealth of billionaires to fund healthcare services?
VOTE YES Strong Match
Proposition 41
Should California require ongoing audits of programs funded by specific taxes and make those tax revenues subject to the state’s spending limit?
VOTE NO Strong Match
Proposition 42
Should California prohibit new taxes on financial assets like stocks and investment accounts and prohibit most retroactive taxes?
VOTE NO Strong Match
Proposition 43
Should local tax measures placed on the ballot by voter signature face a higher threshold if the tax will be used for a specific purpose?
VOTE NO Strong Match
Proposition 44
Should certain nonprofit community health clinics be required to spend at least 90% of their revenue on healthcare services?
VOTE YES Mixed
Proposition 45
Should California speed up its environmental review process for certain projects?
VOTE NO Strong Match

Statewide offices

Governor
VOTE FOR Xavier Becerra Strong Match
Controller
VOTE FOR Malia M. Cohen Lean Left Default
Treasurer
VOTE FOR Eleni Kounalakis Lean Left Default
Board of Equalization, District 1
VOTE FOR Nelson Esparza Lean Left Default
Board of Equalization, District 2
VOTE FOR Sally J. Lieber Lean Left Default
Board of Equalization, District 3
VOTE FOR Samuel P. Sukaton Lean Left Default
Board of Equalization, District 4
VOTE FOR Tom Umberg Lean Left Default

U.S. House

U.S. House, District 1
VOTE FOR Mike McGuire Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 2
VOTE FOR Jared Huffman Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 3
VOTE FOR Ami Bera Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 4
VOTE FOR Eric Jones Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 5
VOTE FOR Michael Masuda Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 6
VOTE FOR Richard Pan Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 7
VOTE FOR Mai Vang Strong Match
U.S. House, District 8
VOTE FOR John Garamendi Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 9
VOTE FOR Josh Harder Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 10
VOTE FOR Mark DeSaulnier Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 11
VOTE FOR Connie Chan Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 12
VOTE FOR Lateefah Simon Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 13
VOTE FOR Adam Gray Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 14
VOTE FOR Aisha Wahab Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 15
NO CLEAR RECOMMENDATION No Data
U.S. House, District 16
VOTE FOR Sam Liccardo Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 17
VOTE FOR Ro Khanna Strong Match
U.S. House, District 18
VOTE FOR Zoe Lofgren Strong Match
U.S. House, District 19
VOTE FOR Jimmy Panetta Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 20
VOTE FOR Sandra Van Scotter Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 21
VOTE FOR Jim Costa Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 22
VOTE FOR Randy Villegas Strong Match
U.S. House, District 23
VOTE FOR Tessa Lynn Hodge Strong Match
U.S. House, District 24
VOTE FOR Salud Carbajal Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 25
VOTE FOR Raul Ruiz Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 26
VOTE FOR Jacqui Irwin Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 27
VOTE FOR George Whitesides Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 28
VOTE FOR Judy Chu Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 29
VOTE FOR Angélica María Dueñas Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 30
VOTE FOR Laura Friedman Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 31
VOTE FOR Gil Cisneros Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 32
VOTE FOR Brad Sherman Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 33
VOTE FOR Pete Aguilar Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 34
VOTE FOR Angela Gonzales-Torres Strong Match
U.S. House, District 35
VOTE FOR Norma J. Torres Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 36
VOTE FOR Ted W. Lieu Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 37
VOTE FOR Samantha Mota Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 38
VOTE FOR Hilda Solis Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 39
VOTE FOR Mark Takano Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 40
NO CLEAR RECOMMENDATION No Data
U.S. House, District 41
VOTE FOR Linda Sánchez Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 42
VOTE FOR Robert Garcia Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 43
VOTE FOR Maxine Waters Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 44
VOTE FOR Nanette Diaz Barragan Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 45
VOTE FOR Derek Tran Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 46
VOTE FOR Lou Correa Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 47
VOTE FOR Dave Min Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 48
VOTE FOR Marni von Wilpert Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 49
VOTE FOR Mike Levin Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 50
VOTE FOR Scott Peters Lean Left Default
U.S. House, District 51
VOTE FOR Sara Jacobs Strong Match
U.S. House, District 52
VOTE FOR Juan Vargas Lean Left Default

State Senate

State Senate, District 2
VOTE FOR Damon Connolly Strong Match
State Senate, District 4
VOTE FOR Jaron Brandon Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 6
VOTE FOR Sean Frame Strong Match
State Senate, District 8
VOTE FOR Angelique Ashby Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 10
VOTE FOR Scott Sakakihara Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 12
NO CLEAR RECOMMENDATION No Data
State Senate, District 14
VOTE FOR Esmeralda Soria Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 16
VOTE FOR Melissa Hurtado Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 18
VOTE FOR Steve Padilla Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 20
VOTE FOR Caroline Menjivar Strong Match
State Senate, District 22
VOTE FOR Susan Rubio Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 24
VOTE FOR John M. Erickson Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 26
VOTE FOR Sarah Rascón Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 28
VOTE FOR Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Strong Match
State Senate, District 30
VOTE FOR Bob J. Archuleta Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 32
VOTE FOR Tiffanie Tate Strong Match
State Senate, District 34
VOTE FOR Avelino Valencia Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 36
VOTE FOR Chris Duncan Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 38
VOTE FOR Catherine S. Blakespear Lean Left Default
State Senate, District 40
VOTE FOR Mara Elliott Lean Left Default

State Assembly

State Assembly, District 1
VOTE FOR Dianna Margaret James Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 2
VOTE FOR Chris Rogers Strong Match
State Assembly, District 3
NO CLEAR RECOMMENDATION No Data
State Assembly, District 4
VOTE FOR Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 5
VOTE FOR Neva Parker Strong Match
State Assembly, District 6
VOTE FOR Maggy Krell Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 7
VOTE FOR Amy L. Slavensky Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 8
NO CLEAR RECOMMENDATION No Data
State Assembly, District 9
VOTE FOR Matthew Adams Strong Match
State Assembly, District 10
VOTE FOR Stephanie Nguyen Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 11
VOTE FOR Lori D Wilson Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 12
VOTE FOR Jackie Elward Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 13
VOTE FOR Rhodesia Ransom Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 14
VOTE FOR Mark Rendon Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 15
VOTE FOR Anamarie Avila Farias Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 16
VOTE FOR Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 17
VOTE FOR Matt Haney Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 18
VOTE FOR Mia Bonta Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 19
VOTE FOR Catherine Stefani Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 20
VOTE FOR Liz Ortega Strong Match
State Assembly, District 21
VOTE FOR Diane Papan Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 22
NO CLEAR RECOMMENDATION No Data
State Assembly, District 23
VOTE FOR Marc Berman Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 24
VOTE FOR Alex Lee Strong Match
State Assembly, District 25
VOTE FOR Ash Kalra Strong Match
State Assembly, District 26
VOTE FOR Patrick Ahrens Strong Match
State Assembly, District 27
VOTE FOR Brian Pacheco Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 28
VOTE FOR Gail Pellerin Strong Match
State Assembly, District 29
VOTE FOR Robert Rivas Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 30
VOTE FOR Dawn Addis Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 31
VOTE FOR Annalisa Perea Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 32
NO CLEAR RECOMMENDATION No Data
State Assembly, District 33
VOTE FOR Hipolito Angel Cerros Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 34
VOTE FOR Randall Putz Strong Match
State Assembly, District 35
VOTE FOR Andrae Gonzales Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 36
VOTE FOR Ida S. Obeso-Martinez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 37
VOTE FOR Gregg Hart Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 38
VOTE FOR Steve Bennett Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 39
VOTE FOR Juan Carrillo Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 40
VOTE FOR Pilar Schiavo Strong Match
State Assembly, District 41
VOTE FOR John Harabedian Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 42
VOTE FOR Deborah Klein Lopez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 43
VOTE FOR Celeste Rodriguez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 44
VOTE FOR Nicholas "Nick" Schultz Strong Match
State Assembly, District 45
VOTE FOR James C. Ramos Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 46
VOTE FOR Jesse Gabriel Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 47
VOTE FOR Leila Namvar Strong Match
State Assembly, District 48
VOTE FOR Blanca Rubio Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 49
VOTE FOR Mike Fong Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 50
VOTE FOR Robert Garcia Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 51
VOTE FOR Colin D. Hernandez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 52
VOTE FOR Jessica Caloza Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 53
VOTE FOR Michelle Rodriguez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 54
VOTE FOR Mark Gonzalez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 55
VOTE FOR Isaac G. Bryan Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 56
VOTE FOR Lisa Calderon Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 57
VOTE FOR Sade Elhawary Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 58
VOTE FOR Clarissa Cervantes Strong Match
State Assembly, District 59
VOTE FOR Victor Hernandez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 60
VOTE FOR Corey A Jackson Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 61
VOTE FOR Tina Simone McKinnor Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 62
VOTE FOR José Luis Solache Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 63
VOTE FOR Kevin Akin Strong Match
State Assembly, District 64
VOTE FOR Blanca Pacheco Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 65
VOTE FOR Ayanna Davis Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 66
VOTE FOR Sara Deen Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 67
VOTE FOR Mark Pulido Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 68
VOTE FOR Jessie Lopez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 69
VOTE FOR Carolyn J. Essex Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 70
VOTE FOR Paula Swift Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 71
VOTE FOR JJ Galvez Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 72
VOTE FOR Chris Kluwe Strong Match
State Assembly, District 73
VOTE FOR Cottie Petrie-Norris Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 74
VOTE FOR Sergio Farias Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 75
VOTE FOR Gerald C. Boursiquot Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 76
VOTE FOR Darshana Patel Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 77
VOTE FOR Tasha Boerner Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 78
VOTE FOR Chris Ward Lean Left Default
State Assembly, District 79
VOTE FOR LaShae Sharp-Collins Strong Match
State Assembly, District 80
VOTE FOR David A. Alvarez Lean Left Default

County guides

Local measures and races, county by county:

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