California’s November 2026 Election
with Ranked-Choice Voting

California elects its legislators from single-member districts, with the top two from the June primary election on the ballot in November. This process leaves many voters behind. With a good election method, it is possible for almost all voters to help elect a candidate of their choice. In California, only about 62% of voters helped elect the members of the 2026 state legislature. Assembly members representing only 26% of voters have the power to create laws. In the Senate, due to turnout differences, it is only 23%.

This website presents a ranked-choice version of California’s November 2026 election for legislative and state board offices. Several single-member districts are grouped into hypothetical multi-winner districts, where:

• Each winner’s share of the vote is made roughly equal.
• Nearly all voters help elect someone they support.
• A majority of the legislative body represents a majority of voters.

Start voting → Board of Equalization

Ranked-choice voting in multi-member districts allows almost all voters to help elect a candidate whom they support, and makes outcomes less influenced by district line drawing. These multi-member districts were made by combining the single-member district maps from the Citizens Redistricting Commission and Prop 50 map (AB 604). More compact districts are possible, and it would be better to have 8 5-member Senate districts, electing 4 districts every two years. For the US House, imagine that every other state is using the same method. If you can’t tell which district is yours, look up your current state districts and US House district, or guess. You are welcome to vote in more than one district.