Candidate filing for the June 2, 2026, statewide primary election opens Monday, Feb. 9, and runs through March 6, the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department recently announced.
Individuals seeking statewide, federal, state, county, judicial or city offices that will appear on the June primary ballot must submit required nomination documents during the filing period. Filing deadlines may be extended by five days if an incumbent does not file.
Offices on the June 2 ballot include statewide constitutional posts — governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, superintendent of public instruction, and the 2nd District seat on the State Board of Equalization — as well as the 18th and 19th Congressional districts.
Also up for election are the 28th, 29th and 30th Assembly districts; countywide offices of assessor-recorder, auditor-controller-treasurer-tax collector, county clerk, and county superintendent of schools; and the 3rd and 4th districts of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Voters will also select six Superior Court judges and, in the city of Santa Cruz, a mayor and City Council members for the 4th and 6th districts.
Candidates for Santa Cruz city offices must file with City Clerk Bonnie Bush and schedule an appointment by calling 831-420-2222.