The 2026 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election will take place on June 2, 2026, to elect the next Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in the state, the office is not elected under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system. Instead, the officially nonpartisan is elected via a general election, with a runoff scheduled for November 3, 2026 if no candidate receives a majority of the vote.
Incumbent Superintendent Tony Thurmond, who was elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022, is term-limited and running for governor.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "California education chief Tony Thurmond says he is running for governor in 2026". Associated Press. September 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Blake (September 26, 2023). "How labor could make or break Tony Thurmond's campaign for California governor". POLITICO. Retrieved November 26, 2024.