Richmond 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
- Richmond city
- State
- California
- Census GEOID
- 0660620
- County
- Contra Costa County County source
- 2020 Census population
- 116,448 Population source
- 119th Congress district names
- Congressional District 8
2026 general election candidates
U.S. House contests follow the 120th block assignment.
Governor
- Xavier Becerra — Democratic
- Steve Hilton — Republican
United States Representative District 8
- John Garamendi — Democratic
- Rudy Recile — 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.
Mayor
- CLAUDIA JIMÉNEZ
- AHMAD ANDERSON
The list says candidates are in random alpha order. The qualified-candidate list does not include a countywide candidate contest. The 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.
Related pages
Other places in the same county
Nearest Census places
Ranked by Census interior points. How nearest places are chosen
Pages on this site
Official election links
- State election office: California Secretary of State — Elections
- Polling-place lookup: Find your polling place / vote center