2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

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. 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.

Candidates Democratic Party Advanced to general Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer (2019–present) (previously ran for governor)

Eliminated in primary Josh Fryday, chief service officer for governor Gavin Newsom and former mayor of Novato Janelle Kellman, former mayor of Sausalito Jeyson Lopez, customer service consultant Oliver Ma, civil rights attorney Tim Myers, musician and record producer (previously ran for CA-41) Abdul Sikder, San Francisco State University professor Mushtaq MT Tahirkheli (write-in) Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton (2017–2021)

Withdrawn Steven Bradford, former state senator from the 35th district (2016–2024) (endorsed Fiona Ma, running for insurance commissioner)

Republican Party Advanced to general Gloria Romero, former Democratic majority leader of the California Senate (2005–2008) from the 24th district (2001–2010)

Eliminated in primary James P. Cameron (write-in) David Collenberg, farmer and business owner David Fennell, entrepreneur and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018 and 2022 Ebie Lynch, nurse Skip Shelton, defense technology executive

Withdrawn David Serpa, businessman and runner-up for in 2024 (ran for governor)

No party preference Eliminated in primary Rakesh Christian, business owner, candidate for mayor of Antioch in 2024 Sean Collinson, mediator

Peace and Freedom Party Eliminated in primary Alice Stek, obstetrician-gynecologist

Primary election Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DavidFennell(R) FionaMa(D) GloriaRomero(R) MichaelTubbs(D) JoshFryday(D) UndecidedDavid Binder Research (D)January 20–25, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%18%16%11%4%2%50%

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BrianDahle(R) FionaMa(D) GloriaRomero(R) MichaelTubbs(D) Other UndecidedTulchin Research (D)January 29 – February 4, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%20%18%10%5%13%34%

Results

By county County Fiona MaDemocratic Gloria RomeroRepublican Josh FrydayDemocratic Michael TubbsDemocratic Oliver MaDemocratic David CollenbergRepublican David FennellRepublican Various othersVarious parties Margin Total # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Alameda 98,387 25.61% 29,919 7.79% 70,979 18.48% 83,028 21.61% 31,163 8.11% 11,823 3.08% 12,405 3.23% 46,412 12.08% 68,468 17.82% 384,116 Alpine 118 26.70% 43 9.73% 76 17.19% 32 7.24% 14 3.17% 40 9.05% 34 7.69% 85 19.23% 75 16.97% 442 Amador 2,079 14.10% 2,919 19.79% 997 6.76% 1,482 10.05% 234 1.59% 2,915 19.76% 2,002 13.57% 2,124 14.40% -840 -5.69% 14,752 Butte 10,909 18.78% 9,571 16.48% 5,956 10.26% 3,891 6.70% 2,828 4.87% 12,463 21.46% 4,963 8.55% 7,493 12.90% 1,338 2.30% 58,074 Calaveras 2,134 12.92% 3,155 19.11% 1,434 8.69% 1,419 8.60% 249 1.51% 3,833 23.21% 2,176 13.18% 2,111 12.79% -1,021 -6.19% 16,511 Colusa 482 11.92% 662 16.38% 256 6.33% 285 7.05% 203 5.02% 1,159 28.67% 429 10.61% 566 14.00% -180 -4.46% 4,042 Contra Costa 75,846 24.99% 37,140 12.24% 57,777 19.04% 44,723 14.74% 14,655 4.83% 16,274 5.36% 15,994 5.27% 41,052 13.53% 38,706 12.75% 303,461 Del Norte 1,135 18.20% 1,561 25.04% 568 9.11% 301 4.83% 227 3.64% 903 14.48% 499 8.00% 1,041 16.69% -426 -6.84% 6,235 El Dorado 11,408 16.21% 17,030 24.19% 7,404 10.52% 5,862 8.33% 1,759 2.50% 9,272 13.17% 7,136 10.14% 10,521 14.95% -5,622 -7.98% 70,392 Fresno 24,438 14.31% 37,832 22.16% 19,894 11.65% 14,080 8.25% 10,194 5.97% 22,295 13.06% 12,913 7.56% 29,082 17.03% -13,394 -7.85% 170,728 Glenn 739 12.09% 1,220 19.95% 329 5.38% 208 3.40% 244 3.99% 2,011 32.89% 547 8.95% 816 13.35% -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 Post-primary endorsements

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error FionaMa (D) GloriaRomero (R) Other UndecidedIndependent Voter ProjectSeptember 23 – October 2, 20262,906 (LV)± 2.5%41%31%2%26%

Results

See also 2026 California elections 2026 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections

Notes

Partisan and media clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites Gloria Romero (R) Fiona Ma (D)