The2026 California State Board of Equalization elections will be taking place on November 3, 2026, to elect all four seats of theState Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 2, 2026.
The incumbent is RepublicanTed Gaines, who was re-elected in2022 with 55.5% of the vote. He is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. District 1 encompasses much of inland California, stretching fromModoc County andSisiyou County on the Oregon border toSouthern California to include a portion ofSan Bernardino County.
The incumbent is DemocratSally Lieber, who was elected in2022 with 69.8% of the vote and is eligible to run for a second term. District 2 encompasses a majority of coastal California, stretching fromDel Norte County on the Oregon border toVentura County, nearLos Angeles County.
The incumbent is DemocratTony Vazquez, who was re-elected in2022 with 70.4% of the vote. He is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election, instead running forstate treasurer.[4] District 3 encompasses the entirety ofLos Angeles County.
^Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (March 10, 2025)."Aftershocks from a possible Harris run".Politico. RetrievedMarch 10, 2025.There have been loud rumblings in recent weeks that Kounalakis is considering running for state treasurer...it could complicate the path for the candidates already in that race: former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Board of Equalization member Tony Vazquez.
