Orange County, California: 2026 ballot
County, city, school and local races and measures on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Orange County. Statewide, legislative and congressional races are on the California page; which districts you're in depends on your address.
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Registering to vote
Not registered yet? You can still register and vote on Election Day in California. You'll register in person and will usually need ID and proof of where you live. Where to go (your polling place, a vote center or the election office) depends on your county.
Key dates after you vote in California
- Mail ballots sent by mail must arrive by Nov 10 (ballots arriving after Election Day must meet the state's postmark rules).
- Mail ballots returned in person are due by Nov 3.
- If there's a problem with your mail ballot (a missing signature, for example), you can fix it until Nov 25.
- Results are certified by counties by Dec 3 and by the state by Dec 11. Until then, results are unofficial.
Who holds office now: Orange County's elected officials: commissioners, sheriff and county officers, school board, mayors and city councils.
County
City
- City of Aliso Viejo Member, City Council District 2
- City of Aliso Viejo Member, City Council District 3, Short Term
- City of Anaheim Mayor
- City of Anaheim Member, City Council District 2
- City of Anaheim Member, City Council District 3
- City of Anaheim Member, City Council District 6
- City of Brea Member, City Council
- City of Buena Park Member, City Council District 2
- City of Buena Park Member, City Council District 5
- City of Costa Mesa Mayor
- City of Costa Mesa Member, City Council District 3
- City of Costa Mesa Member, City Council District 4
- City of Costa Mesa Member, City Council District 5
- City of Cypress Member, City Council District 1
- City of Cypress Member, City Council District 2
- City of Cypress Member, City Council District 5
- City of Fountain Valley Member, City Council
- City of Fullerton Member, City Council District 3
- City of Fullerton Member, City Council District 5
- City of Garden Grove Mayor
- City of Garden Grove Member, City Council District 1
- City of Garden Grove Member, City Council District 3
- City of Garden Grove Member, City Council District 4
- City of Huntington Beach City Attorney
- City of Huntington Beach Member, City Council
- City of Irvine Mayor
- City of Irvine Member, City Council District 1
- City of Irvine Member, City Council District 5
- City of Irvine Member, City Council District 6
- City of La Habra Member, City Council
- City of Laguna Beach Member, City Council
- City of Laguna Hills Member, City Council, District 1
- City of Laguna Hills Member, City Council, District 4
- City of Laguna Woods Member, City Council
- City of Lake Forest Member, City Council District 2
- City of Los Alamitos Member, City Council District 4
- City of Los Alamitos Member, City Council District 5
- City of Mission Viejo Member, City Council District 1
- City of Mission Viejo Member, City Council District 3
- City of Mission Viejo Member, City Council District 4, Short Term
- City of Mission Viejo Member, City Council District 5
- City of Newport Beach Member, City Council District 1
- City of Newport Beach Member, City Council District 3
- City of Newport Beach Member, City Council District 4
- City of Newport Beach Member, City Council District 6
- City of Orange Mayor
- City of Orange Member, City Council District 1
- City of Orange Member, City Council District 4
- City of Orange Member, City Council District 6
- City of Placentia City Clerk
- City of Placentia Member, City Council District 2
- City of Placentia Member, City Council District 4
- City of Rancho Santa Margarita Member, City Council District 2
- City of San Clemente Mayor
- City of San Clemente Member, City Council District 1
- City of San Clemente Member, City Council District 2
- City of San Juan Capistrano Member, City Council District 2
- City of Santa Ana Mayor
- City of Santa Ana Member, City Council Ward 2
- City of Santa Ana Member, City Council Ward 4
- City of Santa Ana Member, City Council Ward 6
- City of Seal Beach Member, City Council District 1
- City of Stanton Member, City Council District 1
- City of Stanton Member, City Council District 3
- City of Tustin Mayor
- City of Tustin Member, City Council District 3
- City of Westminster Mayor
- City of Westminster Member, City Council District 1
- City of Westminster Member, City Council District 4
- City of Yorba Linda Member, City Council
School board & local
- Anaheim Elementary School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 2
- Anaheim Elementary School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Anaheim Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1
- Anaheim Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 2
- Brea Olinda Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Capistrano Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Capistrano Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 6
- Coast Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1
- Coast Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 3
- Coast Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Cypress School District Governing Board Member
- Fountain Valley School District Governing Board Member
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Garden Grove Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 2
- Garden Grove Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Huntington Beach City School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Irvine Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 2
- Irvine Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- La Habra City School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Laguna Beach Unified School District Governing Board Member
- Lowell Joint School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Magnolia School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 2
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 7
- North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1
- North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 3
- North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 6
- Ocean View School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Orange Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1
- Orange Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Orange Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Orange Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 7
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 2
- Rancho Santiago Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Rowland Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Saddleback Valley Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- Santa Ana Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Santa Ana Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
- South Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
- Tustin Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 3
- Tustin Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5
Special districts
- Buena Park Library District Trustee
- El Toro Water District Director, Full Term
- Irvine Ranch Water District Director
- Mesa Water District Director
- Midway City Sanitary District Director
- Moulton Niguel Water District Director, Full Term
- Moulton Niguel Water District Director, Short Term
- Municipal Water District Director
- Rossmoor Community Services District Director
- Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park Dist. Director, Short Term
- Trabuco Canyon Water District Director
Ballot measures
- City of Costa Mesa Measure C — The Costa Mesa Fair Business License Reform, Small Business Protection Measure
- City of Irvine Measure D — Measure Directing the Use of Ranked Choice Voting for City Council Member and Mayoral Elections after January 1, 2028
- City of Laguna Beach Measure E — An Ordinance of the People of the City of Laguna Beach, California, Adding Section 2.04.080 to the Laguna Beach Municipal Code to Establish Term Limits for City Council Members
- City of Lake Forest Measure F — Lake Forest Election Reform and Voter Choice Measure
- City of Los Alamitos Measure G — Los Alamitos Hotel Tax (TOT Measure)
- City of Newport Beach Measure H — City of Newport Beach General Plan – Amendment
- City of Orange Measure I — City of Orange Public Safety/Essential Services Measure
- City of Orange Measure J — City of Orange Hotel Guest Tax Modification Measure
- City of Orange Measure K — Proposed Charter for the City of Orange
- City of Placentia Measure L — Placentia Hotel Tax Measure
- City of San Clemente Measure M — San Clemente Natural Hazards Sales Tax Citizens Initiative
- City of Santa Ana Measure N — Santa Ana Streets, Public Safety, Essential City Services Measure
- City of Westminster Measure O — Westminster City Services Measure
- Laguna Beach Unified School District Measure A — Bond Measure
- Westminster School District Measure B — Classroom Repair, School Safety/Security, Quality Education Improvement Measure
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