2026 California State Treasurer election

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2026 California State Treasurer election
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  2022 November 3, 20262030 

Incumbent State Treasurer

Fiona Ma
Democratic



The 2026 California State Treasurer election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the State Treasurer of California. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Fiona Ma is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office; she is instead running for lieutenant governor. Candidates must declare by March 6 with primaries being held on June 2. [1]

Contents

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Withdrawn

Primary election

Endorsements

Anna Caballero (D)
State senators
State assemblymembers
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Statewide officials
Local officials
Libby Schaaf (D) (withdrawn)
Federal officials
State senators
Municipal officials

References

  1. "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gligich, Daniel (May 21, 2025). "Caballero launches campaign for State Treasurer". San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. Gardiner, Dustin (August 8, 2025). "Eleni Kounalakis drops out of California governor's race, pivots to downballot campaign". Politico . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (March 10, 2025). "Aftershocks from a possible Harris run". Politico . Retrieved March 10, 2025. There have been loud rumblings in recent weeks that Kounalakis is considering running for state treasurer...it could complicate the path for the candidates already in that race: former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Board of Equalization member Tony Vazquez.
  5. 1 2 Park, Brooke (August 8, 2025). "Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf ends bid for state treasurer after Kounalakis enters race". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Tovar, Ricardo (May 21, 2025). "Former Salinas Mayor Anna Caballero running for California State Treasurer". KSBW-TV . Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  7. Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin (August 12, 2025). "Why a gerrymandering critic wants to toss out California's maps". Politico . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Ravani, Sarah (January 11, 2024). "Former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announces run for state treasurer in 2026". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved August 25, 2024.
Official campaign websites