Governor

Election: June 2, 2026 statewide primary
Primary system: Top-two

Candidates (with bios from CalMatters)

• Xavier Becerra (Democratic)
• Chad Bianco (Republican)
• Steve Hilton (Republican)
• Matt Mahan (Democratic)
• Katie Porter (Democratic)
• Tom Steyer (Democratic)
• Tony Thurmond (Democratic)
• Antonio Villaraigosa (Democratic)

All certified filers (Secretary of State, n=76)

• Abdur Rahman Sikder (Democratic)
• Akinyemi Agbede (Democratic)
• Alice Stek (Peace and Freedom)
• Alicia Olivia Lapp (Republican)
• Amanda Martin (No Party Preference)
• Anne Komarovsk (No Party Preference)
• Antonio Villaraigosa (Democratic)
• Barack D. Obama Shaw (Democratic)
• Betty T. Yee (Democratic)
• Brent Maupin (No Party Preference)
• Carolina Buhler (Democratic)
• Chad Bianco (Republican)
• Christine R. Sarmiento (No Party Preference)
• Daniel Mercuri (No Party Preference)
• David Collenberg (Republican)
• David Fennell (Republican)
• David Zickefoose (Republican)
• Dawit Kellel (No Party Preference)
• Derek Grasty (Democratic)
• Don J. Grundmann (No Party Preference)
• Duane Terrence Loynes Jr. (No Party Preference)
• Ebie Lynch (Republican)
• Elaine Culotti (No Party Preference)
• Eric Swalwell (Democratic)
• Erin “Zez” Zezulak (Democratic)
• Fiona Ma (Democratic)
• Frederic C. Schultz (No Party Preference)
• Gary Howard Kidgell (Democratic)
• Gloria Romero (Republican)
• Gretha Solórzano (Republican)
• James Athans Jr. (Republican)
• Janelle Kellman (Democratic)
• Jeyson Lopez (Democratic)
• Joel E. Jacob (Democratic)
• Jon Henderson (No Party Preference)
• Joseph Cabrera (No Party Preference)
• Katie Porter (Democratic)
• Larry Azevedo (Democratic)
• Leo Naranjo IV (Republican)
• Leo Samuel Zacky (Republican)
• Lewis Herms (No Party Preference)
• LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott (No Party Preference)
• Louis A. De Barraicua (Democratic)
• Lukasz Adam Filinski (No Party Preference)
• Margaret Trowe (No Party Preference)
• Matt Mahan (Democratic)
• Matthew Chase Levy (Democratic)
• Mauro Alberto Orozco (No Party Preference)
• Max Fomin (No Party Preference)
• Michael Tubbs (Democratic)
• Mohammad Arif (Democratic)
• Nancy D. Young (No Party Preference)
• Naomi Bar-Lev (No Party Preference)
• Oliver Ma (Democratic)
• Patricia De Luca Basualdo (Republican)
• Rafael M. Hernandez (Republican)
• Raji Rab (Democratic)
• Rakesh Christian (No Party Preference)
• Ramsey Robinson (Peace and Freedom)
• Randeep S. Dhillon (Republican)
• Reza Safarnejad (No Party Preference)
• Sam Sandak (No Party Preference)
• Satish Rao (Democratic)
• Scott P Shields (Democratic)
• Sean Collinson (No Party Preference)
• Serge Fiankan (No Party Preference)
• Skip Shelton (Republican)
• Sophia Edum-a-Sam (Democratic)
• Steve Hilton (Republican)
• Thunder Parley (Democratic)
• Tim Myers (Democratic)
• Tim Nelson (Republican)
• Tom Steyer (Democratic)
• Tom Woodard (Libertarian)
• Tony K. Thurmond (Democratic)
• Xavier Becerra (Democratic)

Sources

• CA Secretary of State — certified candidate list
• CalMatters Voter Guide
• Upstream: https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2026/governor