Election day: November 3, 2026
California ballot, November 3, 2026
Statewide races for governor, insurance commissioner, and superintendent of public instruction, and every statewide proposition on the certified ballot.
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Certified candidate list, August 27, 2026
Governor of California
Democrat, left of center on health care
Xavier Becerra
Democratic
The priorities page says he would build toward a universal single-payer system. The longer health-care page still talks about premiums and out-of-pocket costs, so that line is not scored as care with no premiums or deductibles. The energy page calls a clean-energy transition necessary and does not set a date to leave coal, oil, and gas. The health-care page says he would protect access to abortion.
3 sourced statementsRead the record (Xavier Becerra)Republican, right
Steve Hilton
Republican
His campaign pages propose no California income tax on the first $150,000, more in-state oil production with the Low Carbon Fuel Standard suspended, education savings accounts starting with some students, and a smaller general fund tied to that tax cut.
4 sourced statementsRead the record (Steve Hilton)
California Insurance Commissioner
Democrat, more cautious about a new public insurance program
Ben Allen
Democratic
In the official voter guide he says he would not create an untested large-scale public system that puts taxpayers on the hook. He wants more insurance options and lower rates. That statement is not tied to the health-care question.
One sourced statementRead the record (Ben Allen)Democrat, left, in a same-party race
Jane Kim
Democratic
In the official voter guide she says she would create a public Disaster Insurance for All program and fight for guaranteed health care for every California child. The child line is not scored as a no-premium plan for everyone.
2 sourced statementsRead the record (Jane Kim)
California Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nonpartisan ballot line; the statement used here is about girls’ sports
Sonja Shaw
Nonpartisan
Her campaign page says policies that let boys play on girls’ sports teams undermine fairness, and that daughters should not lose opportunities to biological males. No other topic from that page is scored here.
One sourced statementRead the record (Sonja Shaw)Nonpartisan ballot line; the statement used here is about public-school spending
Richard Barrera
Nonpartisan
The voter guide says he brought people together to cut bureaucracy and invest in students and the classroom, and that he would protect public education from what he calls Trump and MAGA attacks. The classroom line does not choose between direct public-school funding and money that follows the child.
One sourced statementRead the record (Richard Barrera)
Ballot measures
14 measures on the ballot
- Proposition 1Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs. Legislative Statute.
- Proposition 2Increases State’s Rainy Day Fund. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
- Proposition 3Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
- Proposition 4Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns. Legislative Statute.
- Proposition 5Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
- Proposition 37Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes. Initiative Statute.
- Proposition 38Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research. Initiative Statute.
- Proposition 39Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
- Proposition 40Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
- Proposition 41Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
- Proposition 42Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
- Proposition 43Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
- Proposition 44Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% Of Revenue on Program Services. Initiative Statute.
- Proposition 45Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects. Initiative Statute.