The 2026 California Secretary of State election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next secretary of state of California. The nonpartisan top-two primary election took place on June 2, 2026. Secretary of State Shirley Weber was elected in 2022 with 60.1% of the vote. She is running for re-election to a second term. Republican Orange County supervisor Don Wagner is also running for this position.

Candidates Democratic Party Advanced to general Shirley Weber, incumbent California Secretary of State Republican Party Advanced to general Don Wagner, Orange County supervisor from the 3rd district (2019–present) and former state assemblymember from the 68th district (2010–2016) Green Party Eliminated in primary Gary Blenner, teacher Michael Feinstein, former Santa Monica city councilor (1996–2004) and candidate for secretary of state in 2018

Primary election Endorsements

Results

By county County Shirley WeberDemocratic Donald P. WagnerRepublican Various candidatesGreen Margin Total # % # % # % # % Alameda 284,876 75.52% 69,686 18.47% 22,649 6.00% 215,190 57.05% 377,211 Alpine 293 61.30% 160 33.47% 25 5.23% 133 27.82% 478 Amador 5,128 33.91% 9,505 62.85% 491 3.25% -4,377 -28.94% 15,124 Butte 25,777 43.55% 30,827 52.08% 2,582 4.36% -5,050 -8.53% 59,186 Calaveras 5,390 33.12% 10,336 63.51% 549 3.37% -4,946 -30.39% 16,275 Colusa 1,294 32.26% 2,581 64.35% 136 3.39% -1,287 -32.09% 4,011 Contra Costa 197,056 66.30% 85,419 28.74% 14,745 4.96% 111,637 37.56% 297,220 Del Norte 2,514 40.06% 3,489 55.60% 272 4.33% -975 -15.54% 6,275 El Dorado 29,089 40.14% 41,054 56.66% 2,318 3.20% -11,965 -16.51% 72,461 Fresno 79,368 46.18% 84,583 49.22% 7,906 4.60% -5,215 -3.03% 171,857 Glenn 1,628 27.02% 4,207 69.83% 190 3.15% -2,579 -42.80% 6,025 Humboldt 22,387 61.52% 11,537 31.70% 2,466 6.78% 10,850 29.82% 36,390 Imperial 12,943 54.75% 9,220 39.00% 1,478 6.25% 3,723 15.75% 23,641 Inyo 2,541 44.52% 2,874 50.36% 292 5.12% -333 -5.83% 5,707 Kern 54,527 39.19% 78,958 56.75% 5,638 4.05% -24,431 -17.56% 139,123 Kings 7,842 36.93% 12,680 59.72% 712 3.35% -4,838 -22.78% 21,234 Lake 7,140 47.00% 7,177 47.24% 875 5.76% -37 -0.24% 15,192 Lassen 1,454 20.50% 5,441 76.71% 198 2.79% -3,987 -56.21% 7,093 Los Angeles 1,306,631 65.93% 565,077 28.51% 110,142 5.56% 741,554 37.42% 1,981,850 Madera 11,323 37.34% 17,869 58.93% 1,131 3.73% -6,546 -21.59% 30,323 Marin 71,271 76.79% 17,197 18.53% 4,349 4.69% 54,074 58.26% 92,817 Mariposa 2,396 36.81% 3,868 59.43% 245 3.76% -1,472 -22.61% 6,509 Mendocino 14,713 61.86% 7,824 32.90% 1,246 5.24% 6,889 28.97% 23,783 Merced 20,721 47.78% 20,541 47.37% 2,103 4.85% 180 0.42% 43,365 Modoc 619 24.22% 1,877 73.44% 60 2.35% -1,258 -49.22% 2,556 Mono 1,954 55.04% 1,430 40.28% 166 4.68% 524 14.76% 3,550 Monterey 49,466 63.66% 24,796 31.91% 3,447 4.44% 24,670 31.75% 77,709 Napa 24,698 63.58% 12,309 31.69% 1,840 4.74% 12,389 31.89% 38,847 Nevada 20,983 52.73% 17,309 43.50% 1,500 3.77% 3,674 9.23% 39,792 Orange 357,195 48.17% 358,665 48.37% 25,626 3.46% -1,470 -0.20% 741,486 Placer 62,863 42.91% 79,034 53.95% 4,586 3.13% -16,171 -11.04% 146,483 Plumas 2,774 38.39% 4,209 58.25% 243 3.36% -1,435 -19.86% 7,226 Riverside 256,698 49.43% 243,125 46.82% 19,473 3.75% 13,573 2.61% 519,296 Sacramento 219,442 59.12% 133,510 35.97% 18,198 4.90% 85,932 23.15% 371,150 San Benito 8,678 55.53% 6,305 40.35% 644 4.12% 2,373 15.19% 15,627 San Bernardino 185,013 48.99% 177,053 46.88% 15,567 4.12% 7,960 2.11% 377,633 San Diego 459,531 56.24% 327,376 40.07% 30,170 3.69% 132,155 16.17% 817,077 San Francisco 200,250 82.17% 30,445 12.49% 13,004 5.34% 169,805 69.68% 243,699 San Joaquin 63,409 49.38% 59,920 46.66% 5,093 3.97% 3,489 2.72% 128,422 San Luis Obispo 50,337 52.37% 42,625 44.35% 3,150 3.28% 7,712 8.02% 96,112 San Mateo 134,404 72.22% 43,357 23.30% 8,330 4.48% 91,047 48.93% 186,091 Santa Barbara 63,160 59.69% 38,394 36.29% 4,258 4.02% 24,766 23.41% 105,812 Santa Clara 262,403 66.91% 111,181 28.35% 18,614 4.75% 151,222 38.56% 392,198 Santa Cruz 58,861 74.14% 16,007 20.16% 4,529 5.70% 42,854 53.97% 79,397 Shasta 15,485 31.03% 33,123 66.38% 1,294 2.59% -17,638 -35.35% 49,902 Sierra 409 35.72% 702 61.31% 34 2.97% -293 -25.59% 1,145 Siskiyou 5,056 37.36% 7,983 58.98% 495 3.66% -2,927 -21.63% 13,534 Solano 56,975 59.10% 34,829 36.13% 4,595 4.77% 22,146 22.97% 96,399 Sonoma 111,367 70.25% 38,506 24.29% 8,666 5.47% 72,861 45.96% 158,539 Stanislaus 42,229 44.82% 48,996 52.00% 2,998 3.18% -6,767 -7.18% 94,223 Sutter 7,709 34.39% 13,847 61.77% 861 3.84% -6,138 -27.38% 22,417 Tehama 4,160 25.69% 11,538 71.26% 494 3.05% -7,378 -45.57% 16,192 Trinity 1,472 42.92% 1,792 52.24% 166 4.84% -320 -9.33% 3,430 Tulare 25,991 38.03% 40,105 58.68% 2,246 3.29% -14,114 -20.65% 68,342 Tuolumne 7,231 37.00% 11,576 59.24% 734 3.76% -4,345 -22.24% 19,541 Ventura 119,877 55.75% 87,441 40.66% 7,715 3.59% 32,436 15.08% 215,033 Yolo 37,819 66.50% 15,698 27.60% 3,351 5.89% 22,121 38.90% 56,868 Yuba 5,671 34.75% 10,007 61.32% 642 3.93% -4,336 -26.57% 16,320Totals5,092,49158.70%3,187,18036.74%395,5274.56%1,905,31121.96%8,675,198

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball August 7, 2025

Post-primary endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ShirleyWeber (D) DonaldP. Wagner (R) Other UndecidedIndependent Voter ProjectSeptember 23 – October 2, 20262,906 (LV)± 2.5%41%31%2%26%

Results

See also 2026 California elections 2026 United States secretary of state elections

Notes

References

External links Official campaign websites Don Wagner (R) Shirley Weber (D)