Sonora voter guide

Every race and measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Sonora: county, state and federal races, and 14 ballot measures.

Key dates

Ballots mailed: From about Oct 5
Register by: Oct 19 · same-day in person after
Mail ballot: Postmarked by Nov 3

The county’s certified candidate list has no Sonora city offices on this ballot (city seats may be decided at another election or not be up this cycle). No city measures are on it either. Your ballot still includes the county, state and federal races below.

County, state and federal · districts that include Sonora

FederalU.S. Representative, Congressional District 5Tom McClintock (Incumbent)Michael MasudaAll of Sonora
StateAssembly District 8David Jariustokaeutulelei Tangipa (Incumbent)All of Sonora
StateBoard of Equalization Member, District 1Nelson EsparzaShannon GroveAll of Sonora
StateState Senate District 4Alexandra DuarteJaron BrandonAll of Sonora
StateCalifornia Court of Appeal Justice · 6 seatsRetention: you vote yes or no on keeping each judge. All of Sonora.
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- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 10Thomas DeSantos
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 3Arlan L. Harrell
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 6Sonny S. Sandhu
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 7Amy K. Guerra
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 8Kathleen A. Meehan
- Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, Seat 9Mark W. Snauffer

Statewide offices · on every California ballot

GovernorSteve HiltonXavier Becerra
Lieutenant GovernorFiona MaGloria Romero
Secretary of StateShirley N. Weber (Incumbent)Donald P. (Don) Wagner
State ControllerMalia M. Cohen (Incumbent)Herb W Morgan

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State TreasurerEleni KounalakisJennifer Hawks
Attorney GeneralRob Bonta (Incumbent)Michael E. Gates
Insurance CommissionerBen AllenJane Kim
Superintendent of Public InstructionRichard BarreraSonja Shaw
Associate Justice, California Supreme Court, Seat 3Kelli M. Evans (Incumbent)
Associate Justice, California Supreme Court, Seat 5Joshua Groban (Incumbent)

Ballot measures · 14

Statewide:Prop 1 Prop 2 Prop 3 Prop 4 Prop 5 Prop 37 Prop 38 Prop 39 Prop 40 Prop 41 Prop 42 Prop 43 Prop 44 Prop 45 All statewide propositions →

School and special-district measures depend on your address. Enter your address to see every measure on your ballot.

Built from official sources; candidates come only from certified ballot lists. Races and candidates update through the cycle. Confirm with the Tuolumne County elections office. We never tell you how to vote.