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General Election - November 3, 2026

Name: General Election - November 3, 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
End: 2026-11-03
Location: California state election authority

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Official notice with date and logistics from the administering office.

Last verified 2026-10-28 against sonomacounty.ca.gov

Administered by California state election authority

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Briefing

279: contests
560: candidates filed
16: ballot measures
279: seats decided

53 federal · 162 state · 64 local · 175 incumbents running · 17 races with a single filed candidate · 23 without a filed list yet.

Parties as filed: Democratic 235 · Republican 192 · DEM 13 · REP 13 · No Party Preference 7 · Independent 5 · No Party Affiliation 4 · Green 4

Results: not yet reported
Sources: 8 official · last verified 2026-10-28

Deadlines

Request mail ballot by: Monday, October 5, 2026
Register by: Monday, October 19, 2026
Early voting: Oct 24 – Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Election day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Polling hours: 7am – 8pm

On the ballot · 279 contests · 560 candidates

Federal

53 races

Representative in Congress

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Governor

Xavier Becerra
Polymarket · $2.6M traded
98%
Steve Hilton
Polymarket · $3.9M traded
2%

United States Representative · District 37

Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Polymarket · $55K traded
97%
Samantha Mota
Polymarket · $970 traded
2%

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Where to vote

Ballot drop-off24 hour drop box260 6th St., Colusa CA · 24 hour · 2026-05-05 to 2026-06-02
Ballot drop-offArroyo Grande High SchoolArroyo Grande High School parking lot · 10am to 2pm · 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-24
Ballot drop-offArroyo Grande High School parking lotArroyo Grande High School parking lot, Arroyo Grande · 10am-2pm · 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-24
Ballot drop-offArroyo Grande High School parking lotArroyo Grande High School parking lot · 10am to 2pm · 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-24
Ballot drop-offColusa County Elections Office546 Jay St., Ste #200, Colusa CA 95932 · M-F, 8:30-4:00 Oct 5, 2026 through Nov 3, 2026, and Saturday Oct 31, 2026 8:00 am - 2:00 pm, and Tuesday Nov 3, 2026 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Ballot drop-offCuesta CollegeCuesta College, SLO · Noon-2pm · 2026-10-29 to 2026-10-29
Ballot drop-offMeadow ParkMeadow Park, SLO · 11am-1pm · 2026-10-30 to 2026-10-30
Ballot drop-offNipomo Senior CenterNipomo Senior Center, Nipomo · 11am-1pm · 2026-10-27 to 2026-10-27
Ballot drop-offSecure ballot drop-off locationsVarious locations · 2026-10-06 to undefined
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How we know this

471 source-backed facts from sonomacounty.ca.gov (official), www.sos.ca.gov (official), elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (official). Every value below is a quote from the source.

administering_authority_text: County Of Sonoma
“County Of Sonoma”
sonomacounty.ca.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-16
administering_authority_text: County Of Sonoma
“County Of Sonoma”
sonomacounty.ca.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-29
administering_authority_text: California Secretary of State
“California”
www.sos.ca.gov · official source · seen 2026-09-30
administering_authority_text: California Secretary of State
“California Secretary of State”
www.sos.ca.gov · official source · seen 2026-10-01
administering_authority_text: California Secretary of State
“California”

General Election - November 3, 2026

Briefing

Deadlines

On the ballot · 279 contests · 560 candidates

Federal

Representative in Congress

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On the map

Where to vote

How we know this

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