2026 Election Calendar
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California
Voter Registration
Deadline for November 3 general: October 19, 2026 (15 days before)
Same-day registration availableYou can register and vote on Election Day at your polling place.
Elections
California Primary Election
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Governor, statewide offices
California General Election
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Governor, statewide offices
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Governor
General Election: November 3, 2026
U.S. House Races
Filed candidates from FEC records. Full position profiles not yet available for House races.
California — District 1
General Election: November 3, 2026
Ballot Measures
2024 Results
Drug and Theft Crime Penalties
Increased penalties for certain drug and theft crimes, reversing aspects of 2014's Proposition 47.
Local Rent Control Expansion
Would have repealed the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, allowing cities and counties to expand rent control to a broader range of rental units including single-family homes.
K-12 and Community College Facilities Bond
Authorized $10 billion in general obligation bonds to fund construction, renovation, and modernization of K-12 school and community college facilities.
