2026 California Attorney General election

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2026 California State Attorney General election
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  2022
November 3, 2026
2030 

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 were required to declare by March 6 with primaries being held on June 2. [2]

Contents

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Declined

Republican party

Declared

Primary election

Endorsements

Michael Gates (R)
State legislators
Individuals

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [20] Safe DAugust 21, 2025

References

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  12. "Equality California Election Center: Below are our endorsements for the 2026 Midterm Election". Equality California . Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  13. 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.
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  16. "2026 November Stonewall Endorsed Candidates". Stonewall Democratic Club . Archived from the original on January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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  18. 1 2 Garofoli, Joe (January 16, 2026). "A Trump culture warrior enters the race for California attorney general". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  19. "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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