2026 California Secretary of State election
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The 2026 California Secretary of State election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next secretary of state of California. The nonpartisan top-two primary election will take place on June 2, 2026. Secretary of State Shirley Weber was elected in 2022 with 60.1% of the vote.[1] She is running for re-election to a second term.[2] Republican Orange County supervisor Don Wagner is also running for this position.[3]
Candidates
[edit source]Democratic Party
[edit source]Advanced to general
[edit source]- Shirley Weber, incumbent California Secretary of State[2]
Republican Party
[edit source]Advanced to general
[edit source]- Don Wagner, Orange County supervisor from the 3rd district (2019–present) and former state assemblymember from the 68th district (2010–2016)[3]
Green Party
[edit source]Eliminated in primary
[edit source]- Gary Blenner, teacher[4]
- Michael Feinstein, former Santa Monica city councilor (1996–2004) and candidate for secretary of state in 2018[4]
Primary election
[edit source]Endorsements
[edit source]Gary Blenner (G)
- Political parties
Don Wagner (R)
- U.S. senators
- Pete Wilson, former governor of California (1991–1999) and former U.S. senator from California (1983–1991) (candidate's honorary campaign chair)[6]
- Statewide officials
- Bill Jones, former secretary of state of California (1995–2003) (candidate's campaign co-chair)[1]
- Bruce McPherson, former secretary of state of California (2005–2007) (Independent; candidate's campaign co-chair)[6]
- Political parties
Shirley Weber (D)
- U.S. representatives
- Barbara Lee, mayor of Oakland (2025–present) and former U.S. representative from CA-12 (1998–2025)[2]
- Statewide officials
- Rob Bonta, attorney general of California (2021–present)[2]
- State legislators
- Toni Atkins, former president pro tempore of the California State Senate (2018–2024) from the 39th district (2016–2024)[9]
- Labor unions
- California Faculty Association[10]
- California Federation of Labor Unions[11]
- SEIU California [12]
- SEIU United Healthcare Workers West[13]
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters California[14]
- Organizations
- Sierra Club Angeles Chapter[15]
- Stonewall Democratic Club[16]
- Political parties
- Party chapters
- Santa Monica Democratic Party[18]
- Newspapers
Results
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Weber
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Wagner
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | 5,092,491 | 58.70 | |
| Republican | Donald P. Wagner | 3,187,180 | 36.74 | |
| Green | Michael Feinstein | 207,602 | 2.39 | |
| Green | Gary Blenner | 187,925 | 2.17 | |
| Total votes | 8,675,198 | 100.00 | ||
By county
[edit source]| County[26] | Shirley Weber Democratic |
Donald P. Wagner Republican |
Various candidates Green |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 284,876 | 75.52% | 69,686 | 18.47% | 22,649 | 6.00% | 215,190 | 57.05% | 377,211 |
| Alpine | 293 | 61.30% | 160 | 33.47% | 25 | 5.23% | 133 | 27.82% | 478 |
| Amador | 5,128 | 33.91% | 9,505 | 62.85% | 491 | 3.25% | -4,377 | -28.94% | 15,124 |
| Butte | 25,777 | 43.55% | 30,827 | 52.08% | 2,582 | 4.36% | -5,050 | -8.53% | 59,186 |
| Calaveras | 5,390 | 33.12% | 10,336 | 63.51% | 549 | 3.37% | -4,946 | -30.39% | 16,275 |
| Colusa | 1,294 | 32.26% | 2,581 | 64.35% | 136 | 3.39% | -1,287 | -32.09% | 4,011 |
| Contra Costa | 197,056 | 66.30% | 85,419 | 28.74% | 14,745 | 4.96% | 111,637 | 37.56% | 297,220 |
| Del Norte | 2,514 | 40.06% | 3,489 | 55.60% | 272 | 4.33% | -975 | -15.54% | 6,275 |
| El Dorado | 29,089 | 40.14% | 41,054 | 56.66% | 2,318 | 3.20% | -11,965 | -16.51% | 72,461 |
| Fresno | 79,368 | 46.18% | 84,583 | 49.22% | 7,906 | 4.60% | -5,215 | -3.03% | 171,857 |
| Glenn | 1,628 | 27.02% | 4,207 | 69.83% | 190 | 3.15% | -2,579 | -42.80% | 6,025 |
| Humboldt | 22,387 | 61.52% | 11,537 | 31.70% | 2,466 | 6.78% | 10,850 | 29.82% | 36,390 |
| Imperial | 12,943 | 54.75% | 9,220 | 39.00% | 1,478 | 6.25% | 3,723 | 15.75% | 23,641 |
| Inyo | 2,541 | 44.52% | 2,874 | 50.36% | 292 | 5.12% | -333 | -5.83% | 5,707 |
| Kern | 54,527 | 39.19% | 78,958 | 56.75% | 5,638 | 4.05% | -24,431 | -17.56% | 139,123 |
| Kings | 7,842 | 36.93% | 12,680 | 59.72% | 712 | 3.35% | -4,838 | -22.78% | 21,234 |
| Lake | 7,140 | 47.00% | 7,177 | 47.24% | 875 | 5.76% | -37 | -0.24% | 15,192 |
| Lassen | 1,454 | 20.50% | 5,441 | 76.71% | 198 | 2.79% | -3,987 | -56.21% | 7,093 |
| Los Angeles | 1,306,631 | 65.93% | 565,077 | 28.51% | 110,142 | 5.56% | 741,554 | 37.42% | 1,981,850 |
| Madera | 11,323 | 37.34% | 17,869 | 58.93% | 1,131 | 3.73% | -6,546 | -21.59% | 30,323 |
| Marin | 71,271 | 76.79% | 17,197 | 18.53% | 4,349 | 4.69% | 54,074 | 58.26% | 92,817 |
| Mariposa | 2,396 | 36.81% | 3,868 | 59.43% | 245 | 3.76% | -1,472 | -22.61% | 6,509 |
| Mendocino | 14,713 | 61.86% | 7,824 | 32.90% | 1,246 | 5.24% | 6,889 | 28.97% | 23,783 |
| Merced | 20,721 | 47.78% | 20,541 | 47.37% | 2,103 | 4.85% | 180 | 0.42% | 43,365 |
| Modoc | 619 | 24.22% | 1,877 | 73.44% | 60 | 2.35% | -1,258 | -49.22% | 2,556 |
| Mono | 1,954 | 55.04% | 1,430 | 40.28% | 166 | 4.68% | 524 | 14.76% | 3,550 |
| Monterey | 49,466 | 63.66% | 24,796 | 31.91% | 3,447 | 4.44% | 24,670 | 31.75% | 77,709 |
| Napa | 24,698 | 63.58% | 12,309 | 31.69% | 1,840 | 4.74% | 12,389 | 31.89% | 38,847 |
| Nevada | 20,983 | 52.73% | 17,309 | 43.50% | 1,500 | 3.77% | 3,674 | 9.23% | 39,792 |
| Orange | 357,195 | 48.17% | 358,665 | 48.37% | 25,626 | 3.46% | -1,470 | -0.20% | 741,486 |
| Placer | 62,863 | 42.91% | 79,034 | 53.95% | 4,586 | 3.13% | -16,171 | -11.04% | 146,483 |
| Plumas | 2,774 | 38.39% | 4,209 | 58.25% | 243 | 3.36% | -1,435 | -19.86% | 7,226 |
| Riverside | 256,698 | 49.43% | 243,125 | 46.82% | 19,473 | 3.75% | 13,573 | 2.61% | 519,296 |
| Sacramento | 219,442 | 59.12% | 133,510 | 35.97% | 18,198 | 4.90% | 85,932 | 23.15% | 371,150 |
| San Benito | 8,678 | 55.53% | 6,305 | 40.35% | 644 | 4.12% | 2,373 | 15.19% | 15,627 |
| San Bernardino | 185,013 | 48.99% | 177,053 | 46.88% | 15,567 | 4.12% | 7,960 | 2.11% | 377,633 |
| San Diego | 459,531 | 56.24% | 327,376 | 40.07% | 30,170 | 3.69% | 132,155 | 16.17% | 817,077 |
| San Francisco | 200,250 | 82.17% | 30,445 | 12.49% | 13,004 | 5.34% | 169,805 | 69.68% | 243,699 |
| San Joaquin | 63,409 | 49.38% | 59,920 | 46.66% | 5,093 | 3.97% | 3,489 | 2.72% | 128,422 |
| San Luis Obispo | 50,337 | 52.37% | 42,625 | 44.35% | 3,150 | 3.28% | 7,712 | 8.02% | 96,112 |
| San Mateo | 134,404 | 72.22% | 43,357 | 23.30% | 8,330 | 4.48% | 91,047 | 48.93% | 186,091 |
| Santa Barbara | 63,160 | 59.69% | 38,394 | 36.29% | 4,258 | 4.02% | 24,766 | 23.41% | 105,812 |
| Santa Clara | 262,403 | 66.91% | 111,181 | 28.35% | 18,614 | 4.75% | 151,222 | 38.56% | 392,198 |
| Santa Cruz | 58,861 | 74.14% | 16,007 | 20.16% | 4,529 | 5.70% | 42,854 | 53.97% | 79,397 |
| Shasta | 15,485 | 31.03% | 33,123 | 66.38% | 1,294 | 2.59% | -17,638 | -35.35% | 49,902 |
| Sierra | 409 | 35.72% | 702 | 61.31% | 34 | 2.97% | -293 | -25.59% | 1,145 |
| Siskiyou | 5,056 | 37.36% | 7,983 | 58.98% | 495 | 3.66% | -2,927 | -21.63% | 13,534 |
| Solano | 56,975 | 59.10% | 34,829 | 36.13% | 4,595 | 4.77% | 22,146 | 22.97% | 96,399 |
| Sonoma | 111,367 | 70.25% | 38,506 | 24.29% | 8,666 | 5.47% | 72,861 | 45.96% | 158,539 |
| Stanislaus | 42,229 | 44.82% | 48,996 | 52.00% | 2,998 | 3.18% | -6,767 | -7.18% | 94,223 |
| Sutter | 7,709 | 34.39% | 13,847 | 61.77% | 861 | 3.84% | -6,138 | -27.38% | 22,417 |
| Tehama | 4,160 | 25.69% | 11,538 | 71.26% | 494 | 3.05% | -7,378 | -45.57% | 16,192 |
| Trinity | 1,472 | 42.92% | 1,792 | 52.24% | 166 | 4.84% | -320 | -9.33% | 3,430 |
| Tulare | 25,991 | 38.03% | 40,105 | 58.68% | 2,246 | 3.29% | -14,114 | -20.65% | 68,342 |
| Tuolumne | 7,231 | 37.00% | 11,576 | 59.24% | 734 | 3.76% | -4,345 | -22.24% | 19,541 |
| Ventura | 119,877 | 55.75% | 87,441 | 40.66% | 7,715 | 3.59% | 32,436 | 15.08% | 215,033 |
| Yolo | 37,819 | 66.50% | 15,698 | 27.60% | 3,351 | 5.89% | 22,121 | 38.90% | 56,868 |
| Yuba | 5,671 | 34.75% | 10,007 | 61.32% | 642 | 3.93% | -4,336 | -26.57% | 16,320 |
| Totals | 5,092,491 | 58.70% | 3,187,180 | 36.74% | 395,527 | 4.56% | 1,905,311 | 21.96% | 8,675,198 |
General election
[edit source]Predictions
[edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[27] | Safe D | August 7, 2025 |
Results
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shirley Weber (incumbent) | ||||
| Republican | Donald P. Wagner | ||||
| Total votes | |||||
See also
[edit source]Notes
[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 Slaten, Michael (July 30, 2025). "OC Supervisor Don Wagner wants California secretary of state as next job". The Orange County Register. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 4 Nixon, Nicole (May 22, 2025). "Shirley Weber to seek reelection as California Secretary of State". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- 1 2 Lightman, David; Wu, Amelia (July 31, 2025). "Orange County supervisor joins race for secretary of state". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- 1 2 "2026 California Primary Notice to Candidates - Secretary of State" (PDF). California Secretary of State. March 21, 2026.
- 1 2 "Left Unity has begun for the June 2026 primary election". December 18, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- 1 2 "Don Wagner Gains Governor Pete Wilson Endorsement for California Secretary of State Campaign". Sierra Daily News. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ Republican Party, California (April 12, 2026). "The California Republican Party has endorsed Don Wagner for California Secretary of State". California Republican Party. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ↑ City, News Service (April 12, 2026). "State Republicans fail to endorse candidate for governor". ABC10 News San Diego. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ↑ Ray Harvey, Antonio; Wilson, Regina (June 19, 2025). "In a Time of Discord, Dr. Weber Says Civic Engagement Is Our Lifelong Duty". The Sacramento Observer. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Endorsements". California Faculty Association. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Labor 2026 Primary Election Endorsements". California Federation of Labor Unions, AFL-CIO. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS". SEIU California. Archived from the original on February 22, 2026. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "SEIU-UHW 2026 Primary Election Endorsements". SEIU United Healthcare Workers West. Archived from the original on February 8, 2026. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 California Endorsements" (PDF). Teamsters Joint Council 42. September 18, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ↑ Simpson, Jane. "Endorsements". Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ↑ "2026 November Stonewall Endorsed Candidates". Stonewall Democratic Club. Archived from the original on January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Primary election Endorsements" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ↑ Newton, Damien (September 18, 2025). "Santa Monica Democratic Club Endorses Sion Roy for State Senate". Santa Monica Next. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Editorial: Recommendations for CA offices". Bay Area Reporter. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "McClatchy Media endorses a proven leader for California secretary of state Opinion". The Sacramento Bee. May 4, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ Redmond, Tim (May 6, 2026). "Endorsements for the June 2 election". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Endorsement: California elections have never been more fraught. We need a steady hand as secretary of state". San Francisco Chronicle. May 1, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ "The Examiner endorses Weber, Cohen and Mullin for re-election". San Francisco Examiner. May 27, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ "The Ballot: Who We're Recommending For on June 2". Sun-Reporter. May 12, 2026. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ Weber, Shirley (July 10, 2026). "Complete Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 11, 2026. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
- ↑ Weber, Shirley (July 10, 2026). "Secretary of State by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
- ↑ Jacobson, Louis (August 7, 2025). "Previewing the 2026 Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
External links
[edit source]Official campaign websites