2026 California Attorney General election

For related races, see 2026 United States attorney general elections.

2026 California State Attorney General election
November 3, 2026
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]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Declined

Republican party

Declared

Primary election

Endorsements

Rob Bonta (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Party chapters
Michael Gates (R)
State legislators
Individuals

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[20] Safe D August 21, 2025

References

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  2. ^ "Dates and Deadlines". Close the Gap California. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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  4. ^ Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin; Norman, Nicole (December 11, 2025). "The shadow campaign for attorney general kicks into gear". Politico. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin (January 5, 2026). "Maduro's capture seeps into the midterms". Politico. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  6. ^ Fry, Hannah (January 14, 2025). "Former Huntington Beach city attorney, a Newsom critic, to run for state attorney general". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  7. ^ "California endorsements". National Nurses United. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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  9. ^ "2026 California Endorsements" (PDF). Teamsters Joint Council 42. September 18, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  10. ^ "Endorsements". Asian American Action Fund. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  11. ^ Lantz, Ashley; Brown, Kris (August 27, 2025). "Brady PAC Endorses California Attorney General Rob Bonta". Brady PAC. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "2026 EnviroVoters Endorsement List". California Environmental Voters. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  13. ^ "Equality California Election Center: Below are our endorsements for the 2026 Midterm Election". Equality California. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "2025 Endorsements - SCC Political Committee". Sierra Club California. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  16. ^ Simpson, Jane. "Endorsements". Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  17. ^ "2026 November Stonewall Endorsed Candidates". Stonewall Democratic Club. Archived from the original on January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  18. ^ Newton, Damien (September 18, 2025). "Santa Monica Democratic Club Endorses Sion Roy for State Senate". Santa Monica Next. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  19. ^ a b Garofoli, Joe (January 16, 2026). "A Trump culture warrior enters the race for California attorney general". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  20. ^ "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

Official campaign websites

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