Candidate · November 3, 2026
Xavier Becerra
On the ballot for Governor · California
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · California1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| How it's decided | Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Xavier Becerra is the son of Mexican-American immigrants and was the first in his family to graduate from a four-year university.3 Over 35 years he has served in the California State Assembly and the U.S. Congress, as California's attorney general and as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.3
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running so that California keeps rising, building its economy while protecting residents' rights and freedoms, and to defend the California Dream so families can prosper, afford health care and retire with dignity.3,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitexavierbecerra2026.com4,
5 - Facebookfacebook.com/becerraforgovernor4
- Instagraminstagram.com/becerraforgovernor4
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@becerraforgovernor4
- TikToktiktok.com/@becerraforgovernor4
- Threadsthreads.com/@becerraforgovernor4
- X (Twitter)x.com/XavierBecerra4
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website says that as governor he would make health care affordable, strengthen Medi-Cal and build toward a universal single-payer system in California.6
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says that as governor he would expand help with child care and other essential costs.6
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Cal-Access campaign finance activity search — California Secretary of State.7