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County U.S. House district State Senate district State Assembly district Board of Equalization district

Real Californians Voting Guide · Ballot cheat sheet · Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Statewide propositions

Prop 1 — Veterans & Affordable Housing Bonds✓ YES
Prop 2 — Save for California’s Future Act✓ YES
Prop 3 — Children’s Education & Health Care Protection✓ YES
Prop 4 — California Fair Elections Act✓ YES
Prop 5 — Recall Election Reform for Statewide Officers✓ YES
Prop 37 — Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of New Homes✕ NO †
Prop 38 — Bonds for Immunology Medical Research✕ NO
Prop 39 — Prohibits Voting Without Government-Issued ID✕ NO
Prop 40 — Billionaire Tax✓ YES
Prop 41 — Limits New State Taxes & Requires Special Tax Audits✕ NO
Prop 42 — Limits New State Taxes on Personal Property✕ NO
Prop 43 — Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services✕ NO
Prop 44 — 90% Health Care Spending for Nonprofit Safety-Net Clinics✓ YES †
Prop 45 — Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects✕ NO

Statewide offices

Governor✓ Xavier Becerra
Lieutenant Governor✓ Fiona Ma
Secretary of State✓ Shirley N. Weber
Controller✓ Malia M. Cohen
Treasurer✓ Eleni Kounalakis
Attorney General✓ Rob Bonta
Insurance Commissioner✓ Jane Kim
Superintendent of Public Instruction✓ Richard Barrera

Board of Equalization

Board of Equalization, District 1✓ Nelson Esparza
Board of Equalization, District 2✓ Sally J. Lieber
Board of Equalization, District 3✓ Samuel P. Sukaton
Board of Equalization, District 4✓ Tom Umberg

U.S. House

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

State Senate

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

State Assembly

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

✓ = recommended · ✕ = vote NO · † = sources disagree, or the pick rests on a single source (local measures use only the inverse of Reform California) — read the full write-up before relying on it. Races not listed here (judges, school boards, some city races) are not covered — see realcaliforniansvote.org/methodology. Independent guide; not affiliated with LWV, DSA, KQED or Reform California.