2026 California Attorney General election
The 2026 California Attorney General election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta is running for re-election to a second term in office. Candidates must declare by March 6 with primaries being held on June 2.
Candidates
Democratic Party
Declared
Potential
- David Chiu, San Francisco City Attorney and candidate for mayor of San Francisco in 2011 '
- Dave Cortese, state senator from the 15th district and candidate for mayor of San Jose in 2006 and 2014 '
- Jesse Gabriel, state assemblymember from the 46th district '
- Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco District Attorney '
- Maggy Krell, state assemblymember from the 6th district '
- Jeff Rosen, Santa Clara County District Attorney
- Darrell Steinberg, former mayor of Sacramento '
- Tom Umberg, state senator from the 34th district
Declined
- Ben Allen, state senator from the 34th district and former state assemblymember from the 80th district
- Rick Zbur, state assemblymember from the 51st district
Republican party
Declared
- Michael Gates, former Huntington Beach city attorney
Potential
- Eric Early, attorney and perennial candidate
No party preference
Potential
- Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County District Attorney and Republican runner-up for attorney general in 2022