The Democratic Presidential Primary is your best shot at influencing who becomes President. The State of California is almost certainly going to vote for the Democratic nominee in the general election, so the primary is where the real action is.

Since California will vote for a Democratic President, Republicans in California only have a chance to influence their party's nominee. If you are a Republican, you should vote in the Republican Presidential Primary to make your voice heard.

On Friday, September 29, 2023 Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away while still in office. Governor Gavin Newsom will appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of her term. We will update this page when we know who the Governor has appointed.

We expect over a dozen candidates to run, and will update this list as we learn more.

Rumors were swirling about Nancy Pelosi's retirement, but on September 8 she announced she was officially running for reelection.

State Senator Scott Wiener had formed an exploratory committee, but has not officially filed to run. Now that Pelosi has officially declared her candidacy, we expect Wiener to not run.

We expect incumbent Kevin Mullin to run again. Others may declare as the filing deadline approaches on December 8, 2023.

Matt Haney has held this seat for just one term; we expect him to run again, and are not aware of any other candidates at this time.

Phil Ting is termed out, so this will be an open seat. So far, only Catherine Stefani has declared her candidacy.

No candidates have declared yet, and typically there are barely enough candidates to fill the open seats.

No candidates have declared yet, and typically there are barely enough candidates to fill the open seats.