June 2, 2026 Primary Election

The June 2, 2026 primary is a pivotal election for San José and beyond. **Locally**, five San José City Council seats are on the ballot — Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 — with four incumbents seeking reelection and District 9 an open race, with control of the council's ideological balance hanging in the balance. **At the state level**, California voters will elect all 52 U.S. House seats, all 80 State Assembly seats, and all even-numbered State Senate seats, plus a wide-open governor's race where no incumbent is running due to term limits. Five candidates — including Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell, Tom Steyer, Steve Hilton, and Chad Bianco — are tightly bunched in the top-two gubernatorial primary, with the top two advancing to November regardless of party. **Nationally**, Democrats need a net gain of just three House seats to retake the House majority, making California's competitive congressional districts — including those in Silicon Valley — potential tipping-point races in the battle for control of Congress and a check on the Trump administration.

No ballot measures loaded for this election yet.