The 2026 California Secretary of State election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next secretary of state of California. The nonpartisan top-two primary election will take place on June 2, 2026. Secretary of State Shirley Weber was elected in 2022 with 60.1% of the vote. She is running for re-election to a second term. Republican Orange County supervisor Don Wagner is also running for this position.
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Candidates
Democratic Party
Shirley Weber, incumbent California Secretary of State
Republican Party
Don Wagner, Orange County supervisor from the 3rd district (2019–present) and former state assemblymember from the 68th district (2010–2016)
Green Party
Gary Blenner, teacher
Michael Feinstein, former Santa Monica city councilor (1996–2004) and candidate for secretary of state in 2018