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Secretary of State

June 2026 California Primary June 2, 2026 Upcoming

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Incumbent Shirley Weber faces a low-drama re-election. The job runs the state's election infrastructure, business filings, and campaign-finance disclosures. Weber expanded same-day voter registration, refused federal demands for the voter database, and grew ballot-tracking enrollment past 5 million Californians.

Candidates · sorted by endorsements

Shirley N. Weber

Shirley N. Weber

Democrat · California Secretary of State (incumbent)

Appointed in 2021 and elected in 2022. Former Assemblymember (San Diego, 2012–2021) and longtime San Diego State University Africana Studies professor. Authored AB 3121 (the Reparations Task Force) and Assembly's police-use-of-force reform bill.

Donald P. Wagner

Donald P. Wagner

Republican · Orange County Supervisor

Orange County Supervisor and former member of the State Assembly. Former mayor of Irvine.