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Election Endorsements

Here are The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board’s endorsements for 2026 primary | Opinion

“I Voted” stickers are placed on a table near the entrance at Thousand Oaks Oasis Pool and Clubhouse during Election Day on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Parkville
See the Editorial Board’s endorsements for the 2026 primary, including statewide offices and local contests in Sacramento, Yolo and Placer counties. ecuriel@kcstar.com

Here are all the endorsements made by The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board for the upcoming California primary election on June 2, including our endorsement in the governor’s race. You can find that here

U.S. Congress

1st District

3rd District

4th District

6th District

7th District

California

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Secretary of State

Attorney General

Treasurer

Controller

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Insurance Commissioner

Board of Equalization District 1

Senate

4th District

6th District

8th District

Assembly

1st District

3rd District

4th District

5th District

6th District

7th District

9th District

10th District

City of Sacramento

1st District

5th District

7th District

Sacramento County

1st District

Yolo County

Yolo Superior Court

City of Davis

Measure V

Placer County

1st District

2nd District

Placer Superior Court

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What are editorials, and who writes them?

Editorials represent the collective views of the editorial boards of McClatchy Media’s California opinion teams.

They do not reflect the individual opinions of board members or the views of reporters in the news sections of The Sacramento Bee and its sister publication, the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Reporters do not participate in editorial board deliberations or weigh in on board decisions.

In Sacramento, the board includes Executive Editor Chris Fusco, California Opinion Editor Marcos Breton, opinion writers Robin Epley, Tom Philp, LeBron Antonio Hill, Cathie Anderson and op-ed editor Hannah Holzer.

In San Luis Obispo, it includes Opinion Editor Stephanie Finucane.

We base our opinions on reporting by our colleagues in the news section, and our own reporting and interviews. Our members attend public meetings, call people and follow-up on story ideas from readers just as news reporters do. 

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