2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California State Board of Equalization

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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

Denis Bilodeau

Republican

Denis Bilodeau is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: Orange city councilmember and Orange County Water District board member.

Tom Umberg

Democratic

Tom Umberg is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the 34th district, which encompasses parts of northern Orange County and a small portion of unincorporated Los Angeles County.

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