Alameda Election Information
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Last updated August 20, 2026.
California General Election November 3, 2026
Alameda City Offices
The nomination period for city candidates to pick up and file the required paperwork has ended. The list of candidates below is final.
* indicates incumbent.
Candidates for Mayor
| Name | Website | Pulled Papers | Filed Papers | Qualified for Ballot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Daysog | tonydaysog.com | July 23 | August 5 | August 5 |
| Tracy L. Jensen | tracyforalameda.com | July 14 | August 4 | August 5 |
| Malia Vella | maliavella.com | July 20 | July 23 | July 24 |
Candidates for City Council (Choose two)
| Name | Website | Pulled Papers | Filed Papers | Qualified for Ballot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thushan Amarasiriwardena | thushanforalameda.com | July 27 | August 6 | August 7 |
| Maria L. Bondonno | August 10 | August 12 | August 12 | |
| Marcie Soslau Johnson | marcie-johnson.com | July 14 | August 3 | August 3 |
| Tyler Savage | savageforalameda.com | July 21 | August 5 | August 6 |
| Stephen Slauson | August 5 | August 10 | August 10 | |
| Amos White | about.me/amoswhite | August 6 | August 12 | August 12 |
| August 10 | DNF | DNQ |
Candidates for AUSD Board of Education, Full Term (Choose two)
| Name | Website | Pulled Papers | Filed Papers | Filing Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Boyd | joyce4ausd.com | August 4 | August 4 | ✓ |
| Carrie Hahnel * | hahnelforausd.com | July 27 | July 27 | ✓ |
| Gary Lym * | gary4alamedakids.com (broken) | July 15 | July 15 | ✓ |
| Mike McMahon | mikemcmahon.info/campaign | July 27 | July 27 | ✓ |
| Sarah Putnam | votesarahputnam.com | August 4 | August 4 | ✓ |
Candidates for AUSD Board of Education, Partial 2-Year Term (not on ballot)
| Name | Website | Pulled Papers | Filed Papers | Filing Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan LaLonde * | ryanlalonde4ausd.com | July 22 | July 22 | ✓ |
City of Alameda Health Care District (not on ballot)
| Name | Website | Pulled Papers | Filed Papers | Filing Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayle Godfrey Codiga * | July 24 | July 24 | ✓ | |
| Robert Deutsch * | July 30 | July 30 | ✓ | |
| David Saÿen * | davidsayen.com | July 20 | July 20 | ✓ |
Alameda City Ballot Measures
Measure L: SAFER Alameda Act – Preparing Alameda for Sea-Level Rise, Accidents, Flooding, Earthquakes, Resilience.
Bond Measure requires 2/3 of voters to pass.
To prepare for emergencies, earthquakes and sea-level rise; prevent flooded Tubes; repair potholes; keep streets safe and accessible; maintain response to fires, accidents, and medical emergencies; prevent Bay pollution; and protect shorelines; shall the City of Alameda measure issuing $300,000,000 in bonds, levying $49/$100,000 of assessed value, generating approximately $19,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, requiring oversight, public disclosures, and local control, be adopted? Download PDF.
Measure M:
Charter Amendment requires 50% of voters +1 to pass.
Shall the measure amending City Charter Sections 2-1.1, 2-3, 2-10, 3-7(G), 3-14, 7-2(J), 8-2, 8-5, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-12, 12-4(A) and (B), 14-1, 17-10, 28-2, 28-3 and 28-4, and repealing Sections 12-3(D) and 23-3 to conform to existing practices and amend and repeal outdated provisions be adopted? Download PDF.
Measure N:
Charter Amendment requires 50% of voters +1 to pass.
Shall the measure amending Section 3-10 of the City Charter to change sales or leases of City real property exceeding one year to be approved by resolution rather than by ordinance and to reduce the City Council approval threshold from supermajority (four affirmative votes) to simple majority (three affirmative votes) for leases of City real property not exceeding ten years be adopted? Download PDF.
* indicates incumbent
Alameda County / Regional Offices
United States Representative in Congress, District 12
- Jamie Joyce (D)
- Lateefah Simon * (D)
Member of the State Assembly, District 18
- Mia Bonta * (D)
- Andre Sanford (D)
Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2
- Sally J. Lieber * (D)
- John Pimentel (D)
Alameda County District Attorney (short term) (nonpartisan)
- Ursula Jones Dickson *
- Pamela Price
County Supervisor, District 3 (nonpartisan)
- Lena Tam *
County Superintendent of Schools (nonpartisan)
- Alysse Castro *
AC Transit District Director, Ward 3 (nonpartisan)
- Adriana Valencia
- Joel Young
Alameda County / Regional Ballot Measures
Measure RTM: Regional Transit Measure
Requires 50% of voters +1 to pass.
To prevent major service cuts to BART and other transit, avoid increased traffic, and reduce pollution by: Preserving BART, Caltrain, VTA, SamTrans, AC Transit, Muni, other transit for everyone, including workers, students, seniors, persons with disabilities; Supporting transit safety, cleanliness, affordability, reliability; Repairing targeted roads/potholes; Requiring financial transparency, oversight, accountability; shall the measure enacting a 0.5% (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara counties), and 1% (San Francisco) sales tax for 14 years generating approximately $980,000,000 annually, be adopted? Download PDF.
* indicates incumbent
California Statewide Offices
Governor
- Xavier Becerra (D)
- Steve Hilton (R)
Lieutenant Governor
- Fiona Ma (D)
- Gloria Romero (R)
Secretary of State
- Donald P. Wagner (R)
- Shirley N. Weber * (D)
Attorney General
- Rob Bonta * (D)
- Michael E. Gates (R)
Controller
- Malia Cohen * (D)
- Herb W Morgan (R)
Treasurer
- Jennifer Hawks (R)
- Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Insurance Commissioner
- Ben Allen (D)
- Jane Kim (D)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction (nonpartisan)
- Richard Barrera
- Sonja Shaw
California Statewide Ballot Measures
Coming soon.
Results from the June 2026 Primary Election
The Secretary of State certified the results on July 10, 2026. The General Election will be held November 3, 2026.
Among the results:
- 9,446,461 Californians voted
- 8,423,060 Vote-by-mail ballots cast
- 1,023,401 Ballots cast at voting location
- 40.80% of the registered voters cast ballots
| Year | 2026 | 2022 | 2018 | 2014 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Votes Cast | 9,446,461 | 7,285,230 | 7,141,987 | 4,461,346 | 5,654,993 |
| Turnout % of Registered Voters | 40.80% | 33.20% | 37.54% | 25.17% | 33.31% |
| Turnout % of Eligible Voting Age Population | 34.66% | 27.07% | 28.43% | 18.44% | 24.11% |
* indicates incumbent. Bolded candidates will advance to the November General Election.
Voter-nominated Offices
Governor
- Xavier Becerra (D) 28.1%
- Steve Hilton (R) 24.7%
- Tom Steyer (D) 22.9%
- Chad Bianco (R) 10.2%
- Katie Porter (D) 4.4%
- Matt Mahan (D) 3.5 %
Alameda resident Barack D. Obama Shaw (D) drew 0.2% of the vote.
Lieutenant Governor
- Fiona Ma (D) 19.1%
- Gloria Romero (R) 17.8%
- Josh Fryday (D) 14.7%
- Michael Tubbs (D) 13.3%
Secretary of State
- Shirley N. Weber* (D) 58.7%
- Donald P. Wagner (R) 36.7%
Attorney General
- Rob Bonta* (D) 56.6%
- Michael E. Gates (R) 37.9%
Controller
- Malia Cohen* (D) 56.8%
- Herb W Morgan (R) 37.5%
Treasurer
- Eleni Kounalakis (D) 36.7%
- Jennifer Hawks (R) 24.0%
- Anna Caballero (D) 16.4%
- David Serpa (R) 12.9%
Insurance Commissioner
- Jane Kim (D) 27.4%
- Ben Allen (D) 19.4%
- Stacy A. Korsgaden (R) 15.5%
Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2
- Sally J. Lieber* (D) 63.8%
- John Pimentel (D) 17.0%
United States Representative in Congress, District 12
- Lateefah Simon* (D) 84.2%
- Jamie Joyce (D) 15.6%
Member of the State Assembly, District 18
- Mia Bonta* (D) 76.9%
- Andre Sanford (D) 10.9%
- Ned Nuerge (R) 7.2%
- Michael Goldstein (G) 5.0%
Nonpartisan Offices
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Sonja Shaw 22.6%
- Richard Barrera 20.3%
- Nichelle M. Henderson 9.6%
- Wendy Castaneda Leal 8.8%
- Al Muratsuchi 8.4%
- Anthony Rendon 8.1%
Alameda County District Attorney (short term)
- Ursula Jones Dickson* 64.3%
- Pamela Price 25.5%
- Gopal Krishan 10.2%
County Supervisor, District 3
- Lena Tam* 100%
County Superintendent of Schools
- Alysse Castro* 100%
Measure
Measure A – Peralta Colleges Affordable Education Reauthorization Measure
- Yes 87.1% (needs 2/3 majority to pass)
2026 California Primary Elections Voter Guide [PDF]
County of Alameda Voter Information Guide [PDF]
Full candidate list [PDF]
A Guide to Voting in California. [PDF]
California General Election Information for November 3, 2026
The last day to register to vote for the November 3, 2026, General Election is date tbd.
All California active registered voters will receive a ballot for the November 3, 2026, General Election.
County elections officials will begin mailing ballots by date tbd.
Secure ballot drop-off locations open on date tbd.
Ballots can be dropped off at a drop-off location, county elections office, or returned by mail.
The first vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s Choice Act counties on date tbd.
In person early voting locations throughout California will be open on date tbd.
November 3 is the last day to vote in-person or return a ballot by 8:00 p.m. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked no later than November 3.
Special Considerations for Returning Your Ballot via US Mail
Recently the United States Postal Service (USPS) detailed a clarification to the wording in their Domestic Mail Manual that took effect on December 24, 2025. In section 608.11.0, the biggest change to the wording is explaining when a piece of mail is postmarked. “The postmark date does not necessarily indicate the first day that the Postal Service had possession of the mailpiece.” Instead the date may be later than the date the mailpiece was accepted because it did not get a postmark until reaching a processing center. And, the USPS also clarified that in some cases, a piece of mail does not get a postmark at all.
The standard for many years has been to mail your ballot by election day for it to be counted. It was assumed that the mailing date was indicated by the postmark. But after this clarification by the USPS, voters can no longer be sure their ballot will be accepted by the Registrar of Voters (ROV) if a ballot is mailed on election day. To be sure your ballot has the correct date marked if you mail it on or just before November 3, request a manual postmark, also known as hand-canceling. Unfortunately, that requires standing in line at a post office to get it, but there is no charge for the service. The USPS also suggests that you could pay an additional fee for a Certificate of Mailing to be extra certain.
Where and How to Vote in the California General Election
Once you have filled out your ballot, you may mail it back or deposit it in any of the 24-hour drop boxes across Alameda County until the polls close at 8 p.m. on November 3, 2026. Alameda has three drop box locations that will be open starting date tbd:
- City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave.
- Bay Farm Island Library, 2331 Mecartney Rd.
- College of Alameda, 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy.
Accessibility: Voters who are disabled, hospitalized, or homebound may request help receiving, marking, and returning their ballots.
Alameda voters are not limited to depositing their completed ballots at locations in the City of Alameda; they also may choose to submit them at any of the locations in Alameda County listed on the ACVote.org website.
Visit the Alameda Post’s Resources page to see all of Alameda’s current elected officials and other Alameda information.
Make Sure Your Vote Counts
If you are not already registered to vote, visit RegisterToVote.ca.gov. Visit the CA Secretary of State Voter Status page or your Alameda County ROV Voter Profile to check your voter information, registration status, and polling place. The ROV also operates a 24-hour telephone hotline at 510-267-8683. If you register with the BallotTrax website, it will allow to track your ballot on its way to you and, once you have cast your ballot, to ensure your vote gets counted.
