The 2026 California State Board of Equalization elections will be taking place on November 3, 2026, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the non-partisan blanket primary election taking place on June 2, 2026.
Overview DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedParty1stTed Gaines (term-limited)Republican2ndSally LieberDemocraticDemocratic3rdTony Vazquez (term-limited)DemocraticDemocratic4thMike Schaefer (term-limited)Democratic
District 1
The incumbent is Republican Ted Gaines, who was re-elected in 2022 with 55.5% of the vote. He is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election, instead running for the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. District 1 encompasses much of inland California, stretching from Modoc County and Sisiyou County on the Oregon border to Southern California to include a portion of San Bernardino County.
Candidates Advanced to general Nelson Esparza (Democratic), Fresno city councilmember Shannon Grove (Republican), state senator from the 12th district
Eliminated in primary Dusty Beach (Republican), retired correctional officer Nader F. Shahatit (Republican), tax consultant Donald E. Williamson (Democratic), former San Bernardino County Assessor (1994–2006)
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District 2
The incumbent is Democrat Sally Lieber, who was elected in 2022 with 69.8% of the vote and is eligible to run for a second term. District 2 encompasses a majority of coastal California, stretching from Del Norte County on the Oregon border to Ventura County, near Los Angeles County.
Candidates Advanced to general Sally Lieber (Democratic), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization John Pimentel (Democratic), trustee for the San Mateo County Community College District
Eliminated in primary J. Brett Marymee (Republican), small business owner Mark McComas (Republican) Bill Shireman (Republican), founder of Future500 John Zaruka (Republican)
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District 3
The incumbent is Democrat Tony Vazquez, who was re-elected in 2022 with 70.4% of the vote. He is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election, instead ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer. District 3 encompasses the entirety of Los Angeles County.
Candidates Advanced to general Mike Gipson (Democratic), state assemblymember from the 65th district (2014-present) Samuel P. Sukaton (Democratic), labor organizer
Eliminated in primary Carlo Basail (Republican) Rudy Bermudez (Democratic), former state assemblyman (2002–2006) Stephan Hohil (Republican) Zhijing Liu (Democratic) Marie Manvel (No party preference) Rey Portela (Republican) Baru Alejandro Sanchez (Democratic) Yvonne Yiu (Democratic), former Monterey Park city councilmember (2020-2024), candidate for SD-25 in 2024, and candidate for state controller in 2022
Declined Ben Allen (Democratic), state senator from the 24th district (running for insurance commissioner)
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District 4
The incumbent is Democrat Mike Schaefer, who was re-elected in 2022 with 58.8% of the vote. He is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election, instead running for California's 48th congressional district. District 4 is in Southern California and encompasses a portion of Greater Los Angeles, including a portion of San Bernardino County and the entirety of Orange County, Riverside County, San Diego County, and Imperial County.
Candidates Advanced to general Denis Bilodeau (Republican), Orange city councilmember and Orange County Water District board member Tom Umberg (Democratic), state senator from the 34th district
Eliminated in primary Cody Petterson (Democratic), member of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Martin Arias (Democratic), taxpayer advocate in San Diego County accessor office Gardner Osborne (Libertarian)
Withdrawn Chris Duncan (Democratic), former San Clemente city councilmember (running for California State Senate, endorsed Tom Umberg)
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