2026 California Attorney General election

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.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

Potential

Declined

  • Ben Allen, state senator from the 34th district (2018–present) (running for Insurance Commissioner)[5]
  • Lorena Gonzalez, president of the California Labor Federation (2022–present) and former state assemblymember from the 80th district (2013–2022)[3]
  • Rick Zbur, state assemblymember from the 51st district (2022–present) (endorsed Gabriel if Bonta withdraws)[6]

Republican party

Declared

Potential

  • Eric Early, attorney and perennial candidate[2]

No party preference

Potential

  • Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County District Attorney (2024–present) and Republican runner-up for attorney general in 2022 (if Bonta withdraws)[3]

Primary election

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Template:USRaceRating August 21, 2025

References

  1. ↑ Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (February 5, 2025). "Rob Bonta is keeping his day job". Politico. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin (December 12, 2025). "Newsom's star turn and a GOP health care headache". Politico. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin; Norman, Nicole (December 11, 2025). "The shadow campaign for attorney general kicks into gear". Politico. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (2025-12-19). "Predictions we got right (or wrong)". Politico. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  5. ↑ Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (2025-12-17). "Meet the crypto billionaire hedging his bets for governor". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  6. 1 2 Jones, Blake; Gardiner, Dustin (January 5, 2026). "Maduro's capture seeps into the midterms". Politico. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "California endorsements". National Nurses United. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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  10. ↑ "2026 California Endorsements" (PDF). Teamsters Joint Council 42. September 18, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Endorsements". Asian American Action Fund. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  12. ↑ Lantz, Ashley; Brown, Kris (August 27, 2025). "Brady PAC Endorses California Attorney General Rob Bonta". Brady PAC. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2026 EnviroVoters Endorsement List". California Environmental Voters. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Equality California Election Center: Below are our endorsements for the 2026 Midterm Election". Equality California. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "2025 Endorsements - SCC Political Committee". Sierra Club California. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ Simpson, Jane. "Endorsements". Sierra Club Angeles Chapter. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ "2026 November Stonewall Endorsed Candidates". Stonewall Democratic Club. Archived from the original on January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  19. ↑ Newton, Damien (September 18, 2025). "Santa Monica Democratic Club Endorses Sion Roy for State Senate". Santa Monica Next. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  20. 1 2 Garofoli, Joe (January 16, 2026). "A Trump culture warrior enters the race for California attorney general". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  21. ↑ "State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"". Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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