Elections

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Cal NORML Election Guide 2026


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Cal NORML Voter Guide to Cannabis Candidates

November 2026 Election

UPDATED: 8/20/26. We will continue to update as we gather more information about candidates. 

Got input on candidates or races? Write here.

Artwork: Ruth Anne

Quick Links: EXECUTIVE / CONGRESS / STATE SENATE / STATE ASSEMBLY / LOCAL

Pro-reform candidates’ names are in green; Anti-reform in red; Neutral in black.

Governor

Xavier Becerra has posted a consistently good record on cannabis issues in a career spanning 12 terms as an L.A.…

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Cal NORML Election Guide and Results – Primary Election 2026


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Cal NORML Voter Guide to Cannabis Candidates

June 2026 Primary Election

Got input on candidates or races? Write here.

Artwork: Ruth Anne

UPDATED 6/29/26

Quick Links: EXECUTIVE / CONGRESS / STATE SENATE / STATE ASSEMBLY / LOCAL

Governor

RESULTS: Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are heading to the November run-off. Hilton recently said he thinks California’s cannabis taxes are too high.   

Xavier Becerra – In 2016, as California’s Attorney General, Becerra told Politico he would be defending California’s new law legalizing marijuana against possible federal interference, and admitted he tried weed “at a younger time.”…

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2024 California Election Results For Cannabis Candidates & Measures

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In our 2023 Membership Survey, 47% of respondents said their vote is “Always” strongly influenced by a candidate’s position on marijuana, and another 34% said it “Usually” is. Also, 63% said they consulted our 2022 voter guide.

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Read about all federal and state races, candidates’ voting records, and more at National NORML’s Smoke the Vote Guide.

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