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2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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November 3, 2026
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Candidate Fiona Ma Gloria Romero
Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Eleni Kounalakis
Democratic


The 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the lieutenant governor of California. Incumbent Democrat Eleni Kounalakis is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; she is instead running for state treasurer.[1] A primary election was held on June 2 with Democrat Fiona Ma, the state's Treasurer, advancing to the general election alongside Republican former state senator Gloria Romero.[2]

Candidates

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Democratic Party

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Advanced to general

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Republican Party

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Advanced to general

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Eliminated in primary

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  • James P. Cameron (write-in)[9]
  • David Collenberg, farmer and business owner[13]
  • David Fennell, entrepreneur and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018 and 2022[14]
  • Ebie Lynch, nurse[15]
  • Skip Shelton, defense technology executive[6]

Withdrawn

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No party preference

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Rakesh Christian, business owner, candidate for mayor of Antioch in 2024[6]
  • Sean Collinson, mediator[18]

Peace and Freedom Party

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Eliminated in primary

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Primary election

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Endorsements

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Josh Fryday (D)

Executive branch officials

Statewide officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Municipal officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Janelle Kellman (D)
Organizations
Newspapers
Fiona Ma (D)
Statewide officials
State legislators
Municipal officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Oliver Ma (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Gloria Romero (R)
Individuals
Political parties
Michael Tubbs (D)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
County officials
Municipal officials
Individuals
Political parties
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 David
Fennell
(R)		 Fiona
Ma
(D)		 Gloria
Romero
(R)		 Michael
Tubbs
(D)		 Josh
Fryday
(D)		 Undecided
David Binder Research (D)[74][A] January 20–25, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 18% 16% 11% 4% 2% 50%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Brian
Dahle
(R)		 Fiona
Ma
(D)		 Gloria
Romero
(R)		 Michael
Tubbs
(D)		 Other Undecided
Tulchin Research (D)[75][B] January 29 – February 4, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 20% 18% 10% 5% 13%[b] 34%

Results

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Results by county
  F. Ma
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Romero
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
  Fryday
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Tubbs
  •   10–20%
  Collenberg
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Primary election results[76][77]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fiona Ma 1,631,935 19.12
Republican Gloria Romero 1,521,181 17.83
Democratic Josh Fryday 1,256,824 14.73
Democratic Michael Tubbs 1,132,160 13.27
Democratic Oliver Ma 621,147 7.28
Republican David Collenberg 594,336 6.96
Republican David Fennell 521,455 6.11
Republican Skip Shelton 345,324 4.05
Democratic Janelle Kellman 311,237 3.65
Republican Ebie Lynch 156,714 1.84
Democratic Tim Myers 132,564 1.55
Peace and Freedom Alice Stek 125,100 1.47
Democratic Jeyson Lopez 94,058 1.10
Democratic Abdur Rahman Sikder 51,620 0.60
No party preference Sean Collinson 24,927 0.29
No party preference Rakesh Christian 12,870 0.15
Republican James P. Cameron (write-in) 45 0.00
Democratic Mushtaq MT Tahirkheli (write-in) 7 0.00
Total votes 8,533,504 100.0

By county

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County[78] Fiona Ma
Democratic		 Gloria Romero
Republican		 Josh Fryday
Democratic		 Michael Tubbs
Democratic		 Oliver Ma
Democratic		 David Collenberg
Republican		 David Fennell
Republican		 Various others
Various parties		 Margin Total
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Alameda 98,38725.61% 29,9197.79% 70,97918.48% 83,02821.61% 31,1638.11% 11,8233.08% 12,4053.23% 46,41212.08% 68,46817.82% 384,116
Alpine 11826.70% 439.73% 7617.19% 327.24% 143.17% 409.05% 347.69% 8519.23% 7516.97% 442
Amador 2,07914.10% 2,91919.79% 9976.76% 1,48210.05% 2341.59% 2,91519.76% 2,00213.57% 2,12414.40% -840-5.69% 14,752
Butte 10,90918.78% 9,57116.48% 5,95610.26% 3,8916.70% 2,8284.87% 12,46321.46% 4,9638.55% 7,49312.90% 1,3382.30% 58,074
Calaveras 2,13412.92% 3,15519.11% 1,4348.69% 1,4198.60% 2491.51% 3,83323.21% 2,17613.18% 2,11112.79% -1,021-6.19% 16,511
Colusa 48211.92% 66216.38% 2566.33% 2857.05% 2035.02% 1,15928.67% 42910.61% 56614.00% -180-4.46% 4,042
Contra Costa 75,84624.99% 37,14012.24% 57,77719.04% 44,72314.74% 14,6554.83% 16,2745.36% 15,9945.27% 41,05213.53% 38,70612.75% 303,461
Del Norte 1,13518.20% 1,56125.04% 5689.11% 3014.83% 2273.64% 90314.48% 4998.00% 1,04116.69% -426-6.84% 6,235
El Dorado 11,40816.21% 17,03024.19% 7,40410.52% 5,8628.33% 1,7592.50% 9,27213.17% 7,13610.14% 10,52114.95% -5,622-7.98% 70,392
Fresno 24,43814.31% 37,83222.16% 19,89411.65% 14,0808.25% 10,1945.97% 22,29513.06% 12,9137.56% 29,08217.03% -13,394-7.85% 170,728
Glenn 73912.09% 1,22019.95% 3295.38% 2083.40% 2443.99% 2,01132.89% 5478.95% 81613.35% -481-7.86% 6,114
Humboldt 9,683 25.48% 4,695 12.35% 4,808 12.65% 4,706 12.38% 2,161 5.69% 4,774 12.56% 1,624 4.27% 5,558 14.62% 4,988 13.13% 38,009
Imperial 4,551 19.15% 4,469 18.80% 2,407 10.13% 1,526 6.42% 2,774 11.67% 2,069 8.71% 1,666 7.01% 4,304 18.11% 82 0.35% 23,766
Inyo 779 14.02% 1,028 18.50% 726 13.07% 462 8.32% 254 4.57% 900 16.20% 528 9.50% 879 15.82% -249 -4.48% 5,556
Kern 18,508 13.17% 41,404 29.46% 10,001 7.12% 9,592 6.83% 10,195 7.25% 18,636 13.33% 8,635 6.14% 23,557 16.76% -22,896 -16.29% 140,528
Kings 2,339 11.18% 5,128 24.52% 1,312 6.27% 1,906 9.11% 955 4.57% 3,572 17.08% 1,682 8.04% 4,021 19.23% -2,789 -13.34% 20,915
Lake 2,765 17.41% 2,128 13.40% 2,455 15.46% 1,112 7.00% 981 6.22% 2,717 17.11% 1,206 7.59% 2,518 15.85% 637 4.01% 15,882
Lassen 633 9.05% 1,356 19.38% 321 4.59% 236 3.37% 93 1.33% 2,344 33.50% 1,039 14.85% 975 13.93% -723 -10.33% 6,997
Los Angeles 326,208 17.81% 283,472 15.47% 232,055 12.67% 333,008 18.18% 218,726 11.94% 83,133 4.54% 81,739 4.46% 273,705 14.94% 42,736 2.33% 1,832,046
Madera 3,380 11.07% 8,114 26.57% 3,701 12.12% 1,578 5.17% 1,177 3.85% 4,327 14.17% 3,687 12.07% 4,576 14.98% -4,734 -15.50% 30,540
Marin 23,846 25.31% 5,464 5.80% 29,396 31.21% 12,633 13.41% 3,315 3.52% 1,809 1.92% 4,333 4.60% 13,403 14.23% 18,382 19.51% 94,199
Mariposa 835 13.00% 1,337 20.82% 681 10.60% 319 4.97% 193 3.01% 1,238 19.27% 755 11.75% 1,065 16.58% -502 -7.82% 6,423
Mendocino 6,239 25.89% 2,574 10.68% 3,993 16.57% 2,564 10.64% 941 3.91% 2,785 11.56% 1,260 5.23% 3,738 15.51% 3,665 15.21% 24,094
Merced 5,719 13.17% 6,861 15.80% 6,626 15.26% 3,193 7.35% 2,435 5.61% 4,347 10.01% 6,589 15.17% 7,658 17.63% -1,142 -2.63% 43,428
Modoc 268 10.73% 398 15.94% 141 5.65% 82 3.28% 38 1.52% 846 33.88% 338 13.54% 386 15.46% -130 -5.21% 2,497
Mono 725 21.02% 504 14.61% 628 18.21% 255 7.39% 141 4.09% 372 10.79% 286 8.29% 538 15.60% 221 6.41% 3,449
Monterey 20,242 25.99% 10,006 12.85% 10,089 12.96% 7,664 9.84% 4,206 5.40% 3,769 4.84% 4,648 5.97% 17,230 22.15% 10,236 13.14% 77,854
Napa 8,302 21.24% 5,069 12.97% 8,703 22.27% 4,553 11.65% 2,724 6.97% 2,843 7.33% 2,114 5.41% 4,774 12.22% 3,233 8.27% 39,082
Nevada 8,994 22.28% 10,122 25.08% 4,340 10.75% 5,630 13.95% 1,193 2.96% 3,305 8.19% 2,160 5.35% 4,622 11.44% -1,128 -2.80% 40,366
Orange 113,775 15.21% 199,029 26.61% 107,309 14.35% 66,586 8.90% 47,995 6.42% 47,094 6.30% 59,779 7.99% 106,445 14.22% -85,254 -11.40% 748,012
Placer 24,424 16.95% 32,102 22.28% 18,148 12.59% 12,322 8.55% 3,780 2.62% 16,844 11.69% 16,286 11.30% 20,206 14.02% -7,678 -5.33% 144,112
Plumas 1,063 15.09% 1,184 16.80% 638 9.05% 668 9.48% 134 1.90% 1,572 22.31% 770 10.93% 1,017 14.44% -121 -1.71% 7,046
Riverside 72,652 14.10% 107,602 20.89% 61,283 11.89% 54,286 10.54% 33,930 6.59% 53,974 10.48% 38,637 7.50% 92,820 18.01% -34,950 -6.79% 515,184
Sacramento 75,555 20.21% 61,705 16.51% 47,840 12.80% 67,064 17.94% 18,230 4.88% 27,554 7.37% 24,644 6.59% 51,264 13.70% 13,850 3.70% 373,856
San Benito 3,624 23.28% 2,170 13.94% 1,767 11.35% 1,355 8.70% 821 5.27% 1,351 8.68% 1,134 7.28% 3,348 21.50% 1,454 9.34% 15,570
San Bernardino 48,302 12.92% 81,620 21.82% 43,218 11.56% 42,163 11.27% 26,894 7.19% 36,957 9.88% 26,848 7.18% 67,994 18.18% -33,318 -8.90% 373,996
San Diego 151,473 19.01% 200,177 25.12% 132,161 16.59% 76,430 9.59% 46,634 5.85% 33,320 4.18% 41,591 5.22% 114,924 14.44% -48,704 -6.11% 796,710
San Francisco 70,164 28.24% 13,236 5.33% 54,089 21.77% 48,309 19.44% 36,244 14.59% 3,546 1.43% 5,133 2.07% 17,736 7.13% 56,928 22.91% 248,457
San Joaquin 19,588 15.01% 19,832 15.19% 12,408 9.51% 22,720 17.41% 6,194 4.75% 17,406 13.34% 10,877 8.33% 21,495 16.46% -244 -0.18% 130,520
San Luis Obispo 21,292 22.63% 18,829 20.01% 12,459 13.24% 6,697 7.12% 4,069 4.33% 7,866 8.36% 6,099 6.48% 16,773 17.83% 2,463 2.62% 94,084
San Mateo 54,958 29.15% 21,132 11.21% 42,665 22.63% 24,389 12.94% 10,197 5.41% 6,906 3.66% 7,206 3.82% 21,067 11.18% 33,826 17.94% 188,520
Santa Barbara 21,508 20.84% 21,447 20.78% 19,904 19.29% 9,172 8.89% 5,603 5.43% 6,729 6.52% 4,335 4.20% 14,502 14.05% 61 0.06% 103,200
Santa Clara 102,149 25.86% 44,064 11.16% 81,980 20.76% 46,589 11.80% 22,401 5.67% 16,005 4.05% 29,169 7.39% 52,605 13.31% 58,085 14.70% 394,962
Santa Cruz 26,508 33.15% 5,543 6.93% 12,134 15.18% 10,057 12.58% 4,944 6.18% 2,098 2.62% 4,746 5.94% 13,924 17.42% 20,965 26.22% 79,954
Shasta 6,301 12.31% 11,517 22.50% 3,936 7.69% 2,899 5.66% 1,212 2.37% 10,123 19.78% 5,499 10.74% 9,703 18.95% -5,216 -10.19% 51,190
Sierra 192 16.31% 195 16.57% 83 7.05% 99 8.41% 22 1.87% 290 24.64% 102 8.67% 194 16.48% -3 -0.26% 1,177
Siskiyou 2,091 15.60% 2,353 17.56% 1,283 9.57% 882 6.58% 318 2.37% 3,289 24.54% 13,38 9.98% 1,849 13.80% -262 -1.96% 13,403
Solano 20,079 19.68% 12,791 12.54% 18,588 18.22% 15,321 15.02% 4,549 4.46% 6,857 6.72% 9,805 9.61% 14,040 13.75% 7,288 7.14% 102,030
Sonoma 41,455 25.74% 14,700 9.13% 34,171 21.21% 23,898 14.84% 7,619 4.73% 8,791 5.46% 7,965 4.95% 22,464 13.94% 26,755 16.61% 161,063
Stanislaus 13,300 14.09% 21,803 23.10% 11,139 11.80% 9,207 9.75% 4,080 4.32% 15,035 15.93% 6,956 7.37% 12,866 13.64% -8,503 -9.01% 94,386
Sutter 3,188 14.47% 5,913 26.83% 1,411 6.40% 1,503 6.82% 1,007 4.57% 4,886 22.27% 1,494 6.78% 2,137 9.69% -2,725 -12.36% 22,039
Tehama 1,829 11.51% 2,794 17.58% 938 5.90% 468 2.94% 458 2.88% 5,414 34.07% 1,882 11.84% 2,109 13.28% -965 -6.07% 15,892
Trinity 664 19.03% 460 13.18% 334 9.57% 195 5.59% 134 3.84% 702 20.12% 441 12.64% 560 16.03% 204 5.85% 3,490
Tulare 7,674 11.16% 19,321 28.11% 4,731 6.88% 5,838 8.49% 3,493 5.08% 10,434 15.17% 4,454 6.48% 12,826 18.63% -11,647 -16.95% 68,771
Tuolumne 3,070 16.02% 4,737 24.72% 1,776 9.27% 1,551 8.10% 370 1.93% 3,443 17.97% 1,702 8.88% 2,513 13.11% -1,667 -8.70% 19,162
Ventura 37,010 17.33% 50,057 23.44% 32,959 15.43% 24,843 11.63% 9,393 4.40% 11,686 5.47% 14,912 6.98% 32,711 15.32% -13,047 -6.11% 213,571
Yolo 13,905 24.51% 6,492 11.45% 8,529 15.04% 8,963 15.80% 5,414 9.55% 3,591 6.33% 2,842 5.01% 7,002 12.31% 7,413 13.06% 56,738
Yuba 2,451 14.99% 3,195 19.55% 890 5.44% 1,356 8.30% 736 4.50% 3,799 23.24% 1,422 8.70% 2,496 15.28% -744 -4.56% 16,345
State Totals 1,631,935 19.10% 1,521,181 17.81% 1,256,824 14.71% 1,132,160 13.25% 621,147 7.27% 594,336 6.96% 521,455 6.10% 1,263,738 14.80% 110,754 1.29% 8,542,776

General election

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Post-primary endorsements

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Fiona Ma (D)
Political parties

Results

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2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fiona Ma
Republican Gloria Romero
Total votes

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Janelle Kellman (D), Oliver Ma (D), and Tim Myers (D) with 3%; Josh Fryday (D) and Alice Stek (PFP) with 2%

Partisan and media clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by Josh Fryday's campaign
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Fiona Ma's campaign

References

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  2. ↑ "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ Flores, Hilda (June 2, 2023). "State Treasurer Fiona Ma formally announces bid for CA lieutenant governor". KCRA-TV. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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