2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democrat Eleni Kounalakis is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; she is instead running for state treasurer.[1] A primary election was held on June 2.[2]
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November 3, 2026
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Candidates
Democratic Party
Advanced to general
- Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer (2019–present) (previously ran for governor)[3]
Awaiting primary result
- Josh Fryday, chief service officer for governor Gavin Newsom and former mayor of Novato[4]
- Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton (2017–2021)[5]
Eliminated in primary
- Janelle Kellman, former mayor of Sausalito[6]
- Jeyson Lopez, customer service consultant[7]
- Oliver Ma, civil rights attorney[8]
- Tim Myers, musician and record producer (previously ran for CA-41)[9]
- Abdul Sikder, San Francisco State University professor[7]
- Mushtaq MT Tahirkheli (write-in)[10]
Withdrawn
- Steven Bradford, former state senator from the 35th district (2016–2024) (endorsed Fiona Ma, running for insurance commissioner)[11]
Republican Party
Awaiting primary result
- Gloria Romero, former Democratic majority leader of the California Senate (2005–2008) from the 24th district (2001–2010)[12]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
- David Serpa, businessman and runner-up for California's 39th congressional district in 2024 (ran for governor)[16][17]
No party preference
Eliminated in primary
Peace and Freedom Party
Eliminated in primary
- Alice Stek, obstetrician-gynecologist[19]
Primary election
Endorsements
Josh Fryday (D)
Executive branch officials
- Pete Buttigieg, former secretary of transportation (2021–2025)[20]
- Statewide officials
- Gavin Newsom, Governor of California (2019–present)[21]
- Betty Yee, former California State Controller (2015-2023) [22]
- U.S. senators
- Barbara Boxer, former U.S. senator from California (1993–2017)[23]
- U.S. representatives
- Jared Huffman, CA-02 (2013–present)[24]
- Lois Capps, former U.S. representative from California [25]
- State legislators
- Melissa Hurtado, SD-16 (2018–present) [26]
- Jesse Gabriel, AD-46 (2018–present)[27]
- Chris Rogers, AD-02 (2024–present)[27]
- Municipal officials
- Ashleigh Aitken, mayor of Anaheim[28]
- Patricia Lock Dawson, mayor of Riverside[29]
- Christina Fugazi, mayor of Stockton[30]
- Valerie Amezcua, mayor of Santa Ana[31]
- Labor unions
- California Federation of Teachers (co-endorsement with Fiona Ma)[32]
- California Teachers Association[32]
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America - California Conference of Carpenters (co-endorsement with Fiona Ma)[33]
- Organizations
- California Environmental Voters[34]
- VoteVets[35]
- With Honor Fund[36]
- Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund[37]
- Newspapers
Janelle Kellman (D)
- Organizations
- Newspapers
Fiona Ma (D)
- Statewide officials
- Eleni Kounalakis, lieutenant governor of California (2019–present)[48]
- State legislators
- Steven Bradford, SD-35 (2016–2024)[11]
- Cathleen Galgiani, SD-05 (2012–2020)[49]
- Scott Wiener, SD-11 (2016–present)[49]
- Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, AD-04 (2016–present)[50]
- Robert Garcia, AD-50 (2024–present)[50]
- Mark Gonzalez, AD-54 (2024–present)[50]
- Corey Jackson, AD-60 (2022–present)[45]
- Evan Low, AD-26 (2014–2024)[49]
- José Solache, AD-62 (2024–present)[45]
- Chris Ward, AD-78 (2020–present)[45]
- Rick Zbur, AD-51 (2022–present)[49]
- Municipal officials
- London Breed, former mayor of San Francisco (2018–2025)[45]
- Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco (1996–2004)[45]
- Ken Carlson, Contra Costa County supervisor from the 4th district (2022–present)[49]
- Matt Dorsey, San Francisco supervisor from the 6th district (2022–present)[49]
- Barbara Lee, mayor of Oakland (2025–present) (co-endorsement with Tubbs)[51]
- Rafael Mandelman, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2025–present) from the 8th district (2018–present)[49]
- John Pérez, Regent of the University of California (2014–present) and former Speaker of the California State Assembly (2010–2014) from AD-53 (2008–2014)[49]
- R. Rex Parris, mayor of Lancaster (2008–present) (Republican)[52]
- Jeffrey Prang, Los Angeles County Assessor (2014–present)[49]
- Raj Salwan, mayor of Fremont (2024–present)[52]
- Helen Tran, mayor of San Bernardino (2022–present)[52]
- Labor unions
- Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs[53]
- California Building & Construction Trades Council[54]
- California Federation of Labor Unions[55]
- California Federation of Teachers (co-endorsement with Fryday)[56]
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees[24]
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters - California and Local 665[57]
- National Union of Healthcare Workers[53]
- Professional Engineers in California Government[53]
- UNITE HERE Local 11[53]
- United Auto Workers Region 6 (co-endorsement with Oliver Ma)[58]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Western Council[53]
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus California[59]
- Newspapers
Oliver Ma (D)
- Labor unions
- United Auto Workers Region 6 (co-endorsement with Fiona Ma)[58]
- Organizations
- California Democratic Socialists of America[61]
- Council on American–Islamic Relations Action[62]
- Our Revolution East Bay[63]
- Progressive Victory[64]
Gloria Romero (R)
- Individuals
- Steve Hilton, political commentator and 2026 gubernatorial candidate (candidate's running mate)[65]
- Political parties
Alice Stek (PFP)
- Political parties
Michael Tubbs (D)
- U.S. senators
- Laphonza Butler, former U.S. senator from California (2023–2024)[69]
- U.S. representatives
- Ro Khanna, CA-17 (2017–present)[70]
- Robert Garcia, CA-42 (2023–present)[71]
- Sam Liccardo, CA-16 (2025–present)[69]
- Lateefah Simon, CA-12 (2025–present)[69]
- State legislators
- Mia Bonta, AD-18 (2021–present)[24]
- Isaac Bryan, AD-51 (2021–present)[72]
- Sade Elhawary, AD-57 (2024–present)[72]
- Matt Haney, AD-17 (2022–present)[72]
- Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, SD-28 (2022–present)[72]
- County officials
- Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles supervisor from the 3rd district (2022–present)[73]
- Bilal Mahmood, San Francisco supervisor from the 5th district (2024–present)[72]
- Holly Mitchell, Los Angeles supervisor from the 2nd district (2020–present)[73]
- Vicente Sarmiento Orange County supervisor from the 2nd district (2023–present)[72]
- Shamann Walton, San Francisco supervisor from the 10th district (2019–present)[72]
- Municipal officials
- Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City (2002–2013)[59]
- Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles City Councilmember from the 8th district (2015–present)[73]
- Barbara Lee, mayor of Oakland (2025–present) (co-endorsement with Fiona Ma)[24]
- Individuals
- Steve Phillips, author[59]
- Tommy Vietor, political commentator[59]
- Political parties
- Labor unions
- California Faculty Association[75]
- SEIU California[76]
- Organizations
- California Legislative Black Caucus[24]
- California Environmental Voters[34]
- Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club[77]
- Courage California[78]
- Newspapers
Polling
Results
F. Ma
- 10–20%
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
Romero
- 10–20%
- 20–30%
Fryday
- 30–40%
Tubbs
- 10–20%
Collenberg
- 10–20%
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
Fennell
- 10–20%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Fiona Ma | 1,399,623 | 19.2 | |
| Republican | Gloria Romero | 1,323,656 | 18.2 | |
| Democratic | Josh Fryday | 1,058,085 | 14.5 | |
| Democratic | Michael Tubbs | 944,100 | 13.0 | |
| Democratic | Oliver Ma | 516,820 | 7.1 | |
| Republican | David Collenberg | 506,251 | 7.0 | |
| Republican | David Fennell | 456,110 | 6.3 | |
| Republican | Skip Shelton | 304,966 | 4.2 | |
| Democratic | Janelle Kellman | 261,200 | 3.6 | |
| Republican | Ebie Lynch | 135,076 | 1.9 | |
| Democratic | Tim Myers | 111,903 | 1.5 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Alice Stek | 102,433 | 1.4 | |
| Democratic | Jeyson Lopez | 81,224 | 1.1 | |
| Democratic | Abdur Sikder | 44,501 | 0.6 | |
| No party preference | Sean Collinson | 21,296 | 0.3 | |
| No party preference | Rakesh Christian | 11,235 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 7,278,479 | 100.0 | ||