Below are the offices on the ballot June 2 and November 3, 2026. Offices are organized by area. Information is taken from San Bernardino County Elections, the websites of the bodies in question, and from the Government Compensation in California site. We strive for accuracy but may be wrong. Please let us know of any errors, and tell us about any additional offices you’d like to see included. Candidates who have “pulled papers” info to come.
California’s Top 2 Primary system means that the top two vote-getters advance to the November ballot, regardless of party affiliation. Yes, we can (and have!) ended up with two Republicans on the ballot for our Congressional district in the past.
County office races with one candidate receiving 50% + 1 vote will not appear on the November ballot.
Seats that are contested by only one candidate will not go to the ballot. Filing period for the Primary opens February 9 and closes March 6, 2026; if an incumbent doesn’t file, the filing period for that office is extended March 7 – March 11, 2026.
Federal Office:
U.S. Representative, District 23 (Jay Obernolte, Incumbent)
Primary ballot: Edwin Alonzo (D), Paul Chakalian (D), Alexis Claiborne (D), Tessa Lynn Hodge (D), Jay Obernolte (R)
State Office:
Governor More than 60 people have filed at this time; info to follow when the field narrows.
Lieutenant Governor More than 20 candidates have filed; info to follow when the field narrows.
Superintendent of Public Instruction (Tony Thurman, Incumbent) more info to come
Treasurer (Betty Yee, Incumbent) more info to come
Controller (Malia Cohen, Incumbent)
Primary ballot: Meghann Adams (PF), Malia Cohen (D), Dario Frommer (D), Herbert Morgan (R)
Attorney General (Rob Bonta, Incumbent)
Primary ballot: Rob Bonta (D), Lou Correa (D)
Insurance Commissioner (Ricardo Lara, Incumbent)
Primary ballot: Steven Bradford (D), Tom Daly (D), Peter Liu (NPP), Mike McGuire (D), Richard D. Roth (D), Thomas J. Umberg (D), Eduardo E. Vargas (PF)
Board of Equalization District 3
Ben Allen (D), Mike Gipson (D), Tom Lackey (R), Glenn Marshall (R)
State Assembly District 34 (Tom Lackey, Incumbent)
Primary ballot: Charles Hughes (R), Josh Lowenthal (D), Randall Putz (D), Thurston “Smitty” Smith (R), Cedric White (D)
State Assembly District 47 (Greg Wallis, Incumbent)
Primary ballot: Greg Wallis (R)
County Office:
County Superintendent of Schools (Ted Alejandre, Incumbent)
Primary ballot: Ted Alejandre
Area Office:
MUSD Governing Board Area 1 (Missy Bond, Incumbent)
MUSD Governing Board Area 4 (Christopher Claire, Incumbent)
MUSD Governing Board Area 5 (Roberta Meyers, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBD: November ballot
Area 1 Candidates:
Area 4 Candidates:
Area 5 Candidates:
District Map: https://ndcresearch.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=501353e118cc4f72afb95ea82dce258e
Election info: to come
Board info: http://www.morongousd.com/BoardofEducation.aspx
Compensation: A sum not to exceed $252/month (based on # students >1,000 but <10,000) plus permitted expenses.
CMC Board of Trustees Seat 4 (Graydon S. “Chuck” Uyeda, Incumbent)
CMC Board of Trustees Seat 5 (Anna Stump, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBA
Candidates:
Responsibilities info and link to minutes: https://www.cmccd.edu/faculty-and-staff/administration/board-of-trustees/
Compensation: $3,030 annually plus benefits
Morongo Basin Healthcare District Seat 3 (Vacant)
Morongo Basin Healthcare District Seat 5 (Misty Evans Sharma, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBA
Candidates: to come
Information about the Board/responsibilities: https://mbhdistrict.org/board-directors/
Compensation: $1,465/year
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency (2-3 members)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBD
Candidates: to come
District map: https://bdvwa.org/about-us/service-area-map/
Responsibilities: https://bdvwa.org/wp-content/uploads/BOD-Policy-Handbook-Adopted-March-by-Resolution-UPDATE-11-20-2018.pdf
Compensation: ? Per diem = $115.76 plus expenses for required travel to conferences etc.
Local Office:
Morongo Valley
Morongo Valley CSD Seat 1 (Johnny Tolbert, Incumbent)
Morongo Valley CSD Seat 2 (Lance Fisher, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBA
Candidates: to come
Information about the Board’s responsibilities is available here: https://morongocsd.specialdistrict.org/board-members
Compensation: none
Yucca Valley
Yucca Valley Town Council District 1 (Jim Schooler, Incumbent)
Yucca Valley Town Council District 3 (Merl Abel, Incumbent)
Yucca Valley Town Council District 5 (Rick Denison, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Position
Filing Opens: TBA
Filing information: https://www.yucca-valley.org/our-town/town-manager/town-clerk/elections
Candidates District 1: to come
Candidates District 3: to come
Candidates District 5: to come
Map of districts: https://www.yucca-valley.org/home/showdocument?id=2
Town Council info: https://www.yucca-valley.org/our-town/town-council
Compensation: $11,400 annually (2025) plus expenses, benefits
Yucca Valley Airport District Board of Directors (TBA)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBA
Website: http://www.yuccavalleyairport.com/
Board of Directors info: http://www.yuccavalleyairport.com/administration/board-members.html
Compensation: none
Hi-Desert Water District District 1 (Sue Tsuda, Incumbent)
Hi-Desert Water District District 3 (Roger Mayes, Incumbent)
Hi-Desert Water District District 5 (Sheldon Hough, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBA
Candidates filed:
Map of HDWD: https://www.hdwd.com/176/Boundaries
Responsibilities: https://www.hdwd.com/183/Board-of-Directors
Compensation: Between $6,800-$10,900 annually (2023) plus benefits
Joshua Tree
Joshua Basin Water District Board Division 1 (Tyler “Thomas” Short, Incumbent)
Joshua Basin Water District Board Division 2 (David Fick, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBA
Candidates Division 1:
Candidates Division 2:
District map: https://www.jbwd.com/index.asp?SEC=9EF5871B-4894-4632-8E91-060057FCEDA1
Board info: https://www.jbwd.com/board
Compensation: $5,200 – $11,100 annually (2023)
Twentynine Palms
29 Palms City Council District 3 (Daniel L. Mintz, Sr, Incumbent)
29 Palms City Council District 4 (Octavious Scott, Incumbent)
29 Palms City Council District 5 (MacArthur Wright, Incumbent)
Non-Partisan Positions
Filing Opens: TBA
File with City Clerk: https://www.ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us/elections
Candidates District 3:
Candidates District 4:
Candidates District 5:
City Council info: https://www.ci.twentynine-palms.ca.us/citycouncil
https://citwentynine-palmsca.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingTypeList.aspx
District map: https://i2.wp.com/z1077fm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/MaroonMap.jpg
Compensation: $5,580 annually (2024) plus benefits
