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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California Attorney General

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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California uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the June 2 primary advanced, regardless of party, so both finalists can be from the same party.

California uses a top-two primary for congressional, statewide and legislative offices: the two candidates with the most primary votes advance regardless of party, so both general-election candidates can be from the same party. Write-in candidates for these offices can run only in the primary. California Secretary of State

Candidates

Rob Bonta

DemocraticIncumbent

Current office: incumbent attorney general

Rob Bonta is a Filipino and American lawyer and politician who has served as the 34th attorney general of California since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 18th district from 2012 to 2021 and as a member of the Alameda City Council from 2010 to 2012.

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Michael E. Gates

Republican

Michael E. Gates is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: former Huntington Beach city attorney.

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