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Los Angeles city, CA 2026 Elections: Candidates & Races

Last updated: October 17, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (California Secretary of State — Elections). Report an error. Census sources are on the sources page.

Census facts

Place name
Los Angeles city
State
California
Census GEOID
0644000
County
Los Angeles County County source
2020 Census population
3,898,747 Population source
119th Congress district names
  • Congressional District 27
  • Congressional District 28
  • Congressional District 29
  • Congressional District 30
  • Congressional District 32
  • Congressional District 34
  • Congressional District 36
  • Congressional District 37
  • Congressional District 43
  • Congressional District 44
What these district names mean

2026 general election candidates

U.S. House contests follow the 120th block assignment.

Governor

  1. Xavier Becerra — Democratic
  2. Steve Hilton — Republican

United States Representative District 26

  1. Jacqui Irwin — Democratic
  2. Sam Gallucci — Republican

United States Representative District 27

  1. George Whitesides — Democratic
  2. Jason Gibbs — Republican

United States Representative District 28

  1. Judy Chu — Democratic
  2. April A. Verlato — Republican

United States Representative District 29

  1. Angélica María Dueñas — Democratic
  2. Luz Maria Rivas — Democratic

United States Representative District 30

  1. Laura Friedman — Democratic
  2. Scott Alan Meyers — Republican

United States Representative District 32

  1. Brad Sherman — Democratic
  2. Larry Thompson — Republican

United States Representative District 34

  1. Jimmy Gomez — Democratic
  2. Angela Gonzales-Torres — Democratic

United States Representative District 36

  1. Ted W. Lieu — Democratic
  2. Houston Brignano — Republican

United States Representative District 37

  1. Sydney Kamlager-Dove — Democratic
  2. Samantha Mota — Democratic

United States Representative District 43

  1. Maxine Waters — Democratic
  2. Cristian Morales — Republican

United States Representative District 44

  1. Nanette Diaz Barragan — Democratic
  2. Genevieve Angel — Republican

Source: California Secretary of State, certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election · accessed October 17, 2026

Local races

These local contests are for the November 3, 2026 general election.

Citywide offices and city measure titles below are copied from the official list linked for this county. Candidate names are copied in the order printed on that list.

City Attorney

  1. JOHN MCKINNEY — NON PARTISAN
  2. MARISSA ROY — NON PARTISAN

Mayor

  1. NITHYA RAMAN — NON PARTISAN
  2. KAREN RUTH BASS — NON PARTISAN

Measure TE: PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX EXEMPTION FOR VICTIMS OF JANUARY 2025 FIRE DISASTER. PROPOSITION TE

Measure LA: CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGET, FINANCE, AND CONTRACTING. CHARTER AMENDMENT LA

Measure PL: CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. CHARTER AMENDMENT PL

Measure EE: CITY ETHICS, ELECTIONS, AND GOVERNANCE. CHARTER AMENDMENT EE

Measure PRK: CITY DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS BUDGET. CHARTER AMENDMENT PRK

Measure PRT: CITY AIRPORTS, HARBOR, AND WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENTS. CHARTER AMENDMENT PRT

Measure FD: FUNDING FOR THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH A ONE-HALF PERCENT SALES TAX. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE FD

Measure SC: CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULES RELATED TO BOARD OF EDUCATION ELECTIONS. CHARTER AMENDMENT SC

The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk final list of qualified candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election lists these countywide offices. Names are copied in the order printed on that list. County measure titles are copied from the county measures list, in the order printed there.

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 064

  1. RHONDA A. HAYMON — NON PARTISAN
  2. MARIA GHOBADI — NON PARTISAN

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 065

  1. ANNA SLOTKY REITANO — NON PARTISAN
  2. JUSTIN ALLEN CLAYTON — NON PARTISAN

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 087

  1. DAVID DEJUTE — NON PARTISAN
  2. ANTHONY (A.J.) BAYNE — NON PARTISAN

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 131

  1. DONNA TRYFMAN — NON PARTISAN
  2. DAVID ROSS — NON PARTISAN

SHERIFF

  1. *ROBERT G. LUNA — NON PARTISAN
  2. ALEX VILLANUEVA — NON PARTISAN

Measure A: LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT REITERATING GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION OBLIGATIONS AND ESTABLISHING IMPARTIAL BINDING ARBITRATION FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE DISPUTES

Measure E: PROPOSED COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENT. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ETHICS COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT BUDGET ALLOCATION CHARTER AMENDMENT

The candidate list also includes district, school, and special-district contests. It does not identify which places are in each of those districts, so those contests are not copied here.

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