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November 3 Election Endorsements

ECDC endorsements in selected races for the November 3, 2026 election:

The slate was approved with one abstention.

California Governor —Xavier Becerra (vs Republican Steven Hilton)

House of Representatives, District 8 — John Garamendi (vs Republican Rudy Recile)

Lieutenant Governor — Fiona Ma (vs Republican Gloria Romero)

Attorney General — Rob Bonta (vs Republican Michael Gates

Secretary of State —Shirley Weber (vs Republican Donald Wagner)

Controller — Malia Cohen (vs Republican Herm Morgan)

Treasurer — Eleni Kounalakis (vs Republican Jennifer Hawks)

Here is the link to the Measure C endorsement meeting. You will need to enter a passcode to watch. The Passcode: !W^50UQG

Thanks to all who voted in this round of endorsements. A position or candidate requires 60% or more to be endorsed. The results are:

Measure C Library Initiative

YES position is endorsed

# %
YES 52 71.2%
NO 18 24.7%
No endorsement 3 4.1%
(73 total votes)

California Governor

No candidate exceeds 60%. No candidate is endorsed.