June 2, 2026, Primary Election: Main Page
A statewide primary election is scheduled to take place on June 2, 2026. Offices up for election include Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, State Board of Equalization, United States Representative, State Senator, Member of the State Assembly, Superior Court Judge, Superintendent of Public Instruction, County Superintendent of Schools, County Supervisor, Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector, and County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor.
More information will be posted as it becomes available. In the meantime, you can view a basic timeline here or directly below, alternately visit the California Secretary of State's 2026 California Primary page.
Disclaimer: The dates listed below are not guaranteed to be correct and are still subject to change, particularly if new legislation is passed.
For most dates that fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or County holiday, use the next regular business day for transactions (with some exceptions – see † and ‡ below). County holidays during this period include:
- Dec. 25, 2025 - Christmas Day
- Jan. 1, 2026 - New Year's Day
- Jan. 19, 2026 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Feb. 12, 2026 - Lincoln's Birthday
- Feb. 16, 2026 - Presidents' Day
- Mar. 31, 2026 - César Chávez Day
- May 25, 2026 - Memorial Day
| Date(s) | Event |
|---|---|
| Ongoing | Local measure letter assignments (letters are assigned alphabetically in the order they are filed) |
| 12/19/25-2/4/26 * | Signatures in lieu of filing fees period * |
| 1/26/26-2/4/26 | Declarations of intention filing period (candidates for superior court judge only) |
| 2/5/26-2/9/26 | Extended declarations of intention filing period (candidates for superior court judge only) |
| 2/9/26-3/6/26 | Candidate nominations filing period |
| 3/6/26 | Consolidation deadline |
| 3/6/26 | Deadline for governing bodies to submit measures |
| 3/6/26 | Tax rate statement deadline (bond measures only) |
| 3/9/26-3/11/26 | Extended candidate nominations filing period |
| 3/11/26 | Deadline for governing bodies to amend/withdraw measures |
| 3/12/26 | Random alphabet drawing |
| 3/13/26 | Argument deadline |
| 3/13/26 | Impartial analysis deadline |
| 3/20/26 | Rebuttal deadline (only if opposing arguments are filed) |
| 4/6/26-5/19/26 | Write-in period (except for superior court judge seats for which only the incumbent filed) |
| 4/18/26 † | Deadline to send ballots to currently registered military/overseas voters † |
| 4/23/26 | Target date to begin mailing County Voter Information Guides |
| 5/4/26 | Voting by mail opens; first day voters can pick up Vote-by-Mail ballots at the Registrar of Voters Office |
| 5/4/26 | First day Registrar of Voters may begin to process Vote-by-Mail ballots |
| 5/5/26-6/2/26 | Official Ballot Drop Boxes are open daily 24/7 until 8 p.m. on Election Day |
| 5/18/26 | Standard voter registration deadline |
| 5/19/26-6/2/26 | Conditional (a.k.a. “same day”) voter registration period |
| 5/23/26-6/1/26 ‡ | 11-day Vote Centers are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ‡ |
| 5/26/26 | Last day for voters to request a ballot be mailed to them |
| 5/30/26-6/1/26‡ | 4-Day Vote Centers are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (supplementing 11-Day Vote Centers that have already been open since 5/23/26) ‡ |
| 6/2/26 | Election Day: All Vote Centers (both 11-Day and 4-Day) are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| 6/9/26 | Vote-by-Mail ballots which are postmarked on or before Election Day must be received by this date in order to be counted |
| 7/2/26 | Deadline to send certified election results to district governing boards |
* Senate Bill 280, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 21, 2025, changed the date that signatures in lieu of filing fees open from Dec. 11, 2025 (“60 days before the first day for circulating nomination papers”), to Dec. 19, 2025.
† Although the deadline to send ballots to currently registered military/overseas voters falls on a Saturday (4/18/26), because the deadline is set by federal election law, it does not move to the next business day.
‡ 11-Day Vote Centers and 4-Day Vote Centers are open every day in the date ranges shown, including Saturdays, Sundays, and Memorial Day (May 25, 2026).
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