Stage
Primary Election
Governor of California
2026 Election Season
$275,691,845Total Contributions
$633,161Total Loans
$480,334,528Total Expenditures
Election Date
June 2, 2026 (Results pending)
Active Candidates
68
We are updating the status of each election as we receive results from Ballotpedia.
Primary Election June 2, 2026
Candidate | Party | Contributions | Loans | Expenditures | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ethan Agarwal
Democratic
| Democratic |
$253,885.62
|
$0.00
|
$138,567.12
| Withdrew |
| Akinyemi Agbede
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Mohammad Arif
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Toni Atkins
Democratic
| Democratic |
$187,065.99
|
$0.00
|
$3,299,221.27
| Withdrew |
| Larry D. Azevedo
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Xavier Becerra
Democratic
| Democratic |
$11,283,904.05
|
$0.00
|
$18,298,411.01
| On the Ballot |
| Carolina Buhler
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Ian Calderon
Democratic
| Democratic |
$302,757.06
|
$0.00
|
$379,938.04
| Withdrew |
| Louis De Barraicua
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Sebastian de Warren
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Sophia Edum-a-Sam
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
William Derek Grasty
Democratic
| Democratic |
$48,852.75
|
$1,250.00
|
$3,461.67
| On the Ballot |
| Joel Jacob
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Gary Kidgell
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Eleni Kounalakis
Democratic
| Democratic |
$9,437,315.15
|
$0.00
|
$20,625,395.17
| Withdrew |
| Matthew Levy
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Matt Mahan
Democratic
| Democratic |
$15,007,412.45
|
$0.00
|
$13,525,613.07
| On the Ballot |
|
Thunder Parley
Democratic
| Democratic |
$54,339.26
|
$86,877.03
|
$97,131.20
| On the Ballot |
|
Katie Porter
Democratic
| Democratic |
$10,629,704.52
|
$0.00
|
$16,474,745.02
| On the Ballot |
|
Raji Rab
Democratic
| Democratic |
$43,105.00
|
$0.00
|
$29,012.38
| On the Ballot |
| Satish Rao
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Barack D. Obama Shaw
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Scott Shields
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
George Slivka
Democratic
| Democratic |
$1,308.05
|
$2,640.00
|
$373.82
| Withdrew |
|
Tom Steyer
Democratic
| Democratic |
$193,505,742.19
|
$0.00
|
$365,143,405.38
| On the Ballot |
|
Eric Swalwell
Democratic
| Democratic |
$8,686,094.40
|
$0.00
|
$6,776,923.22
| On the Ballot |
|
Tony Thurmond
Democratic
| Democratic |
$380,069.60
|
$0.00
|
$1,098,385.92
| On the Ballot |
|
Antonio Villaraigosa
Democratic
| Democratic |
$4,075,982.08
|
$0.00
|
$10,576,991.28
| On the Ballot |
|
Betty Yee
Democratic
| Democratic |
$758,347.14
|
$0.00
|
$1,513,150.88
| On the Ballot |
| Michael Younger
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Erin Zezulak
Democratic
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| James Athans Jr.
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Chad Bianco
Republican
| Republican |
$6,011,820.22
|
$0.00
|
$5,338,731.35
| On the Ballot |
| Dylan Colbert
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Patricia De Luca Basualdo
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Randeep Dhillon
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Sharifah Hardie
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Rafael Hernandez
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Steve Hilton
Republican
| Republican |
$12,875,323.55
|
$100,000.00
|
$14,825,927.15
| On the Ballot |
|
Brandon Jones
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Kyle Langford
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Alicia Lapp
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Leo Naranjo IV
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Tim Nelson
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Jon Slavet
Republican
| Republican |
$268,124.00
|
$100,000.00
|
$159,229.81
| Withdrew |
| Gretha Solórzano
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Ebony Taylor
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
|
Leo Zacky
Republican
| Republican |
$443,921.00
|
$93,000.00
|
$552,147.79
| On the Ballot |
| David Zickefoose
Republican
| Republican |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Nicholas Thompson
Libertarian
| Libertarian |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Tom Woodard
Libertarian
| Libertarian |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Jesse Alberti
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Javen Allen
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Naomi Bar-Lev
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Joseph Cabrera
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Elaine Culotti
No party preference
| No party preference |
$22,217.03
|
$0.00
|
$11,680.41
| On the Ballot |
|
LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$11,893.58
|
$599.99
| On the Ballot |
|
Serge Fiankan
No party preference
| No party preference |
$108.40
|
$0.00
|
$111.30
| On the Ballot |
| Lukasz Filinski
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Tony Fitzpatrick
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Max Fomin
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Don Grundmann
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Jon Henderson
No party preference
| No party preference |
$862.40
|
$35,000.00
|
$19,630.72
| On the Ballot |
|
Lewis Herms
No party preference
| No party preference |
$103,365.48
|
$91,500.00
|
$246,315.76
| On the Ballot |
| Leonard Jackson
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
| Liam Keel
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
|
Dawit Kellel
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Anne Komarovsk
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Duane Loynes Jr.
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Amanda Martin
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Brent Maupin
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Daniel Mercuri
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Mauro Alberto Orozco
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Reza Safarnejad
No party preference
| No party preference |
$1,796.35
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,984.25
| On the Ballot |
| Sam Sandak
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Christine Sarmiento
No party preference
| No party preference |
$1,925.00
|
$10,000.00
|
$526.91
| On the Ballot |
| Frederic Schultz
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Margaret Trowe
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Nancy Young
No party preference
| No party preference |
$11,386.64
|
$0.00
|
$8,743.54
| On the Ballot |
| Belinda Yung
No party preference
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| Withdrew |
|
Ramsey Robinson
Peace and Freedom
| Peace and Freedom |
$90,665.51
|
$0.00
|
$74,157.77
| On the Ballot |
| Kalid Meky
Democratic
Write-In
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Jibri Peavy
Democratic
Write-In
| Democratic |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
|
Che Ahn
Republican
Write-In
| Republican |
$866,417.33
|
$100,000.00
|
$915,511.51
| On the Ballot |
|
Butch Ware
Green
Write-In
| Green |
$338,026.78
|
$0.00
|
$198,503.20
| On the Ballot |
| Michael Dilger
No party preference
Write-In
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Sean Forbes
No party preference
Write-In
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |
| Dirk Langer
No party preference
Write-In
| No party preference |
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
| On the Ballot |