Information About Candidate Statements

Statewide Constitutional Offices

California law includes voluntary spending limits for candidates running for state office who choose to keep their campaign expenses under specified dollar amounts. Statewide constitutional office candidates who accept the spending limits may buy space for a candidate statement (up to 250 words) in this voter guide.

Voluntary spending limits for the following offices for the November 3, 2026, General Election are:

• Governor—$19,611,000
• Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—$11,767,000
• Member of the Board of Equalization—$2,942,000

In the following candidate lists, an asterisk (*) designates a statewide constitutional office candidate who accepted California's voluntary campaign spending limits and therefore has the option to buy space for a candidate statement in this voter guide. (Some eligible candidates who accepted the spending limits choose not to buy space for a candidate statement.) Candidates who did not accept the spending limits are not permitted to submit statements.

For the final certified list of candidates, which was due after this guide was published, go to vote.ca.gov.