2026 California Attorney General election

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2026 California State Attorney General election
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Incumbent Attorney General

Rob Bonta
Democratic



The 2026 California Attorney General election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta is running for re-election to a second term in office. [1] Candidates must declare by March 6 with primaries being held on June 2. [2]

Contents

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Potential

Declined

Republican party

Potential

  • Eric Early, attorney and perennial candidate [3]

No party preference

Potential

Primary election

Endorsements

Rob Bonta (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Party chapters

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [15] Safe DAugust 21, 2025

References

  1. 1 2 Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (February 5, 2025). "Rob Bonta is keeping his day job". Politico . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin (December 12, 2025). "Newsom's star turn and a GOP health care headache". Politico . Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin; Norman, Nicole (December 11, 2025). "The shadow campaign for attorney general kicks into gear". Politico . Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (2025-12-17). "Meet the crypto billionaire hedging his bets for governor". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  6. ↑ "2026 California Endorsements" (PDF). Teamsters Joint Council 42. September 18, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Endorsements". Asian American Action Fund . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lantz, Ashley; Brown, Kris (August 27, 2025). "Brady PAC Endorses California Attorney General Rob Bonta". Brady PAC . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ "2026 EnviroVoters Endorsement List". California Environmental Voters . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Equality California Election Center: Below are our endorsements for the 2026 Midterm Election". Equality California . Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  11. ↑ Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California [@ppactionca] (April 16, 2025). "PPAC is proud to strongly endorse Rob Bonta for his re-election as Attorney General of California" . Retrieved September 23, 2025– via Instagram.
  12. ↑ "2025 Endorsements - SCC Political Committee". Sierra Club California. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ Simpson, Jane. "Endorsements". Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ Newton, Damien (September 18, 2025). "Santa Monica Democratic Club Endorses Sion Roy for State Senate". Santa Monica Next. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

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