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Governor

Democrat

– Incumbent

Republican

Lt. Governor

The Lieutenant Governor serves as Acting Governor whenever the Governor is absent from the state, and automatically becomes Governor if a vacancy occurs in the Office of Governor. Click here to learn more about the role of the Lieutenant Governor.

Democrat

– Incumbent

Angela Underwood Jacobs

Republican

Secretary of State

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Shirley Weber

Democrat

– Incumbent

Rob Bernosky

Republican

Controller

The Controller, or Comptroller, is effectively the chief financial officer of a public body. Click here to meet the candidates for California Controller.

Republican

Malia Cohen

Democrat

Treasurer

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Fiona Ma

Democrat

– Incumbent

Jack Guerrero

Republican

Attorney General

The attorney general enforces federal laws, provides legal counsel in federal cases, interprets the laws that govern executive departments, heads federal jails and penal institutions, and examines alleged violations of federal laws.

Democrat

– Incumbent

Nathan Hochman

Republican

Insurance Commissioner

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Ricardo Lara

Democrat

– Incumbent

Robert Howell

Republican

Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Tony Thurmond

Democrat

– Incumbent

Lance Ray Christensen

No Party Affiliation

Board of Equalization – 1st District

Ted Gaines

Republican

– Incumbent

Jose Altamirano

Democrat

Senator – 12th District

Senate District 12 includes portions of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties, including the whole Cities of California City, Clovis, Exeter, Maricopa, Ridgecrest, Taft, and Tehachapi, and portions of the Cities of Bakersfield, Fresno, Shafter, Tulare, and Visalia.

Republican

– Incumbent

Susanne Gundy

Democrat

Senator – 16th District

Senate District 16 includes Kings County and portions of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties. This district includes the whole Cities of Arvin, Avenal, Corcoran, Delano, Dinuba, Farmersville, Hanford, Kingsburg, Lemoore, Lindsay, McFarland, Porterville, Wasco, and Woodlake, and portions of the Cities of Bakersfield, Shafter, Tulare, and Visalia.

Democrat

– Incumbent

Republican

State Assembly – 32nd District

Assembly District 32 consists of portions of Kern and Tulare Counties, including the whole Cities of Exeter, Ridgecrest, Tehachapi, Maricopa, and Taft, and portions of the Cities of Bakersfield and Visalia.

Republican

– Incumbent

State Assembly – 35th District

Assembly District 35 consists of portions of Kern County including the whole Cities of McFarland, Shafter, Arvin, Delano, and Wasco, and portions of the City of Bakersfield. *This is most similar to the current 32nd district in which Rudy Salas is the incumbent

Democrat