California State Board of Equalization election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary: June 2, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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California is holding an election for all four elected seats on theCalifornia State Board of Equalization onNovember 3, 2026. The primary is June 2, 2026. The filing deadline is March 6, 2026.
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia definesofficial candidates as people who:
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District 1
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 2
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 3
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 4
There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Voting information
- See also:Voting in California
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
2022
District 1
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 1
IncumbentTed Gaines defeatedJose Altamirano in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ted Gaines (R) | 55.5 | 1,390,533 |
 | Jose Altamirano (D)  | 44.5 | 1,114,423 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,504,956 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 1
IncumbentTed Gaines andJose Altamirano defeatedBraden Murphy andNader Shahatit in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Gaines (R) | 55.1 | 858,912 |
| ✔ | | Jose Altamirano (D) | 21.5 | 334,818 |
 | Braden Murphy (D) | 14.5 | 225,428 | |
 | Nader Shahatit (D) | 9.0 | 139,922 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,559,080 | ||
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District 2
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 2
Sally Lieber defeatedPeter Verbica in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sally Lieber (D) | 69.8 | 2,146,948 |
 | Peter Verbica (R) | 30.2 | 927,700 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,074,648 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2
Sally Lieber andPeter Verbica defeatedMichela Alioto-Pier in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sally Lieber (D) | 53.0 | 1,034,551 |
| ✔ | | Peter Verbica (R) | 28.2 | 549,455 |
 | Michela Alioto-Pier (D) | 18.8 | 366,406 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,950,412 | ||
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District 3
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 3
IncumbentTony Vazquez defeatedY. Marie Manvel in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Vazquez (D) | 70.4 | 1,484,626 |
 | Y. Marie Manvel (Independent) | 29.6 | 623,017 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,107,643 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3
IncumbentTony Vazquez andY. Marie Manvel defeatedJohn Mendoza andG. Rick Marshall in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Vazquez (D) | 66.5 | 849,250 |
| ✔ | | Y. Marie Manvel (Independent) | 21.6 | 275,830 |
| John Mendoza (D) | 11.3 | 144,153 | ||
 | G. Rick Marshall (R) (Write-in) | 0.7 | 8,769 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,278,002 | ||
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District 4
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4
IncumbentMike Schaefer defeatedDavid Dodson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Schaefer (D) | 58.8 | 1,241,062 |
 | David Dodson (D) | 41.2 | 867,945 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,109,007 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 35.9 | 597,948 |
| ✔ | | David Dodson (D) | 15.0 | 249,971 |
 | Denis Bilodeau (R) | 14.2 | 236,625 | |
 | Matthew Harper (R) | 11.0 | 183,330 | |
| Erik Peterson (R) | 10.8 | 180,278 | ||
| Randell Economy (R) | 6.6 | 109,975 | ||
| John Kelly (R) | 6.4 | 107,319 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,665,446 | ||
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2018
District 1
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 1
Ted Gaines defeatedTom Hallinan in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ted Gaines (R) | 51.4 | 1,436,547 |
 | Tom Hallinan (D) | 48.6 | 1,355,782 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,792,329 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 1
Tom Hallinan andTed Gaines defeatedConnie Conway andDavid Evans in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Hallinan (D) | 39.4 | 606,159 |
| ✔ | | Ted Gaines (R) | 32.6 | 500,879 |
 | Connie Conway (R) | 18.4 | 283,477 | |
 | David Evans (R) | 9.6 | 147,473 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,537,988 | ||
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District 2
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 2
Malia Cohen defeatedMark Burns in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Malia Cohen (D) | 72.8 | 2,482,171 |
 | Mark Burns (R) | 27.2 | 927,949 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,410,120 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2
Malia Cohen andMark Burns defeatedCathleen Galgiani andBarry Chang in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Malia Cohen (D) | 38.7 | 723,355 |
| ✔ | | Mark Burns (R) | 26.9 | 502,143 |
 | Cathleen Galgiani (D) | 25.7 | 480,887 | |
 | Barry Chang (D) | 8.7 | 163,102 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,869,487 | ||
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District 3
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 3
Tony Vazquez defeatedG. Rick Marshall in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Vazquez (D) | 69.9 | 1,895,972 |
| G. Rick Marshall (R) | 30.1 | 815,829 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,711,801 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 3 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | G. Rick Marshall (R) | 26.4 | 335,570 |
| ✔ | | Tony Vazquez (D) | 20.2 | 255,988 |
 | Cheryl Turner (D) | 16.9 | 214,916 | |
| Scott Svonkin (D) | 13.4 | 170,254 | ||
 | Nancy Pearlman (D) | 12.6 | 160,105 | |
| Doug Kriegel (D) | 3.5 | 44,962 | ||
| Ben Pak (D) | 3.5 | 44,588 | ||
 | Micheál O'Leary (Independent) | 3.4 | 43,084 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,269,467 | ||
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District 4
General election
General election for California State Board of Equalization District 4
Mike Schaefer defeatedJoel Anderson in the general election for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 52.2 | 1,559,373 |
 | Joel Anderson (R) | 47.8 | 1,427,566 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,986,939 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Board of Equalization District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joel Anderson (R) | 31.2 | 492,122 |
| ✔ | | Mike Schaefer (D) | 17.0 | 269,044 |
| John Kelly (R) | 16.7 | 263,294 | ||
| David Dodson (D) | 14.9 | 234,534 | |
| Ken Lopez-Maddox (D) | 14.5 | 228,811 | ||
 | Jim Stieringer (R) | 3.7 | 58,642 | |
| Nader Shahatit (R) | 2.0 | 32,105 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 1,578,552 | ||
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