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Elections

Latest reporting from the Elections desk.

  • Candice Henry

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    Candice Henry runs unopposed for L.A. Superior Court seat

    Candice J. Henry, a Los Angeles County prosecutor since 2005, runs unopposed for Superior Court Judge, Office 196, on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot after receiving an interim appointment to the bench.

  • Dean Francois

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    Dean Francois seeks reelection to Hermosa Beach council

    Hermosa Beach Council Member Dean Francois is running for reelection in the Nov. 3 general election, emphasizing fiscal restraint, e-bike enforcement and environmental protection in a six-candidate race for three seats.

  • Malia Cohen

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    Malia Cohen seeks re-election as California controller

    Democrat Malia Cohen, the incumbent California state controller, is running for re-election on Nov. 3, 2026, against Republican Herb W. Morgan, citing fiscal transparency and accountability as central goals.

  • Jennifer Hawks

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    Jennifer Hawks seeks California treasurer seat Nov. 3

    Republican Jennifer Hawks, a retired business executive from the Bay Area, faces Democrat Eleni Kounalakis in the Nov. 3, 2026, California treasurer general election, running on a platform of bond oversight, pension reform and fiscal transparency.

  • Mike Gipson

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    Gipson seeks Board of Equalization seat in Nov. 3 election

    Democrat Mike Anthony Gipson, a current state Assembly member from Carson, is running for the California State Board of Equalization District 3 seat in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, pledging to increase tax oversight and reduce the burden on working families.

  • Richard Andrew Barrera

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    Barrera runs for California superintendent of public instruction

    Richard Andrew Barrera, a San Diego Unified School Board member and former California Department of Education official, is running for California Superintendent of Public Instruction in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

  • Sam Sukaton

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    Sam Sukaton seeks Board of Equalization District 3 seat

    Samuel P. Sukaton, a Democrat and labor organizer, is running for California State Board of Equalization District 3 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, pledging to strengthen property tax oversight and expand taxpayer transparency tools.

  • Portrait of Dr. Shirley Weber outdoors

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    Shirley Weber seeks reelection as California secretary of state

    Democrat Shirley Weber, California's incumbent secretary of state, faces Republican Donald P. Wagner in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, running on a platform of expanded ballot access, election transparency and cybersecurity.

  • Sonja Shaw, Candidate for California Superintendent 2026

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    Sonja Shaw seeks California schools chief seat Nov. 3

    Sonja Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, is running for California Superintendent of Public Instruction in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election against Richard Andrew Barrera.

  • Gloria Romero

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    Gloria Romero seeks California lieutenant governor seat

    Republican Gloria Romero, a former California state senator and the first woman to serve as Senate majority leader, is running for lieutenant governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Democrat Fiona Ma.

  • Donald P. Wagner's BallotReady candidate photo.

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    Wagner seeks California secretary of state seat Nov. 3

    Republican Donald P. Wagner, an Orange County supervisor and attorney from Irvine, is running for California secretary of state in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Shirley Weber.

  • Eleni Kounalakis' BallotReady candidate photo.

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    Kounalakis seeks California treasurer seat Nov. 3

    California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat, faces Republican Jennifer Hawks in the Nov. 3 general election for state treasurer, pledging to protect the state's credit ratings and expand savings programs.