California Election Ballot 2016: Candidates for Each Office

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Alhambra, California. (Getty)

California voters go to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in races for the state’s U.S. Senate seats, its U.S. House seats, and its state House and Senate seats.

Six parties have lines on the ballot in California: the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, the Peace and Freedom Party, and the Independent Party. There’s also a ballot line for write-in candidates. You can find a sample ballot for your town by providing your address at this Ballotpedia page.

Here’s a list of your candidate options for each race:

President and Vice President

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine of the Democratic Party
Donald Trump and Mike Pence of the Republican Party
Gary Johnson and Bill Weld of the Libertarian Party
Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka of the Green Party
Gloria Estela La Riva and Dennis J Banks of the Peace and Freedom Party

U.S. Senate

Democratic incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer is retiring in 2016. Two candidates are vying to take her place in office:

Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party
Loretta Sanchez of the Democratic Party

U.S. House

Click here for a map of the 53 congressional districts.

First District

Incumbent Doug LaMalfa of the Republican Party
Challenger Jim Reed of the Democratic Party

Second District

Incumbent Jared Huffman of the Democratic Party
Challenger Dale Mensing of the Republican Party

Third District

Incumbent John Garamendi of the Democratic Party
Challenger Eugene Cleek of the Republican Party

Fourth District

Incumbent Tom McClintock of the Republican Party
Challenger Bob Derlet of the Democratic Party

Fifth District

Incumbent Mike Thompson of the Democratic Party
Challenger Carlos Santamaria of the Republican Party

Sixth District

Incumbent Doris Matsui of the Democratic Party
Challenger Robert Evans of the Republican Party

Seventh District

Incumbent Ami Bera of the Democratic Party
Challenger Scott Jones of the Republican Party

Eighth District

Incumbent Paul Cook of the Republican Party
Challenger Rita Ramirez of the Democratic Party

Ninth District

Incumbent Jerry McNerney of the Democratic Party
Challenger Antonio Amador of the Republican Party

Tenth District

Incumbent Jeff Denham of the Republican Party
Challenger Michael Eggman of the Democratic Party

Eleventh District

Incumbent Mark DeSaulnier of the Democratic Party
Challenger Roger Allen Petersen of the Republican Party

Twelfth District

Incumbent Nancy Pelosi of the Democratic Party
Challenger Preston Picus of the Independent Party

Thirteenth District

Incumbent Barbara Lee of the Democratic Party
Challenger Sue Caro of the Republican Party

Fourteenth District

Incumbent Jackie Speier of the Democratic Party
Challenger Angel Cardenas of the Republican Party

Fifteenth District

Incumbent Eric Swalwell of the Democratic Party
Challenger Danny Turner of the Republican Party

Sixteenth District

Incumbent Jim Costa of the Democratic Party
Challenger Johnny Tacherra of the Republican Party

Seventeenth District

Incumbent Mike Honda of the Democratic Party
Challenger Ro Khanna of the Democratic Party

Eighteenth District

Incumbent Anna Eshoo of the Democratic Party
Challenger Richard Fox of the Republican Party

Nineteenth District

Incumbent Zoe Lofgren of the Democratic Party
Challenger G Burt Lancaster of the Republican Party

Twentieth District

Jimmy Panetta of the Democratic Party
Casey Lucius of the Republican Party

Twenty-First District

Incumbent David Valadao of the Republican Party
Challenger Emilio Huerta of the Democratic Party

Twenty-Second District

Incumbent Devin Nunes of the Republican Party
Challenger Louie Campos of the Democratic Party

Twenty-Third District

Incumbent Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party
Challenger Wendy Reed of the Democratic Party

Twenty-Fourth District

Salud Carbajal of the Democratic Party
Justin Fareed of the Republican Party

Twenty-Fifth District

Incumbent Stephen Knight of the Republican Party
Challenger Bryan Caforio of the Democratic Party

Twenty-Sixth District

Incumbent Julia Brownley of the Democratic Party
Challenger Rafael Dagnesses of the Republican Party

Twenty-Seventh District

Incumbent Judy Chu of the Democratic Party
Challenger Jack Orswell of the Republican Party

Twenty-Eighth District

Incumbent Adam Schiff of the Democratic Party
Challenger Lenore Solis of the Republican Party

Twenty-Ninth District

Incumbent Tony Cardenas of the Democratic Party
Challenger Richard Alarcon of the Democratic Party

Thirtieth District

Incumbent Brad Sherman of the Democratic Party
Challenger Mark Reed of the Republican Party

Thirty-First District

Incumbent Pete Aguilar of the Democratic Party
Challenger Paul Chabot of the Republican Party

Thirty-Second District

Incumbent Grace Napolitano of the Democratic Party
Challenger Roger Hernandez of the Democratic Party

Thirty-Third District

Incumbent Ted Lieu of the Democratic Party
Challenger Kenneth Wright of the Republican Party

Thirty-Fourth District

Incumbent Xavier Becerra of the Democratic Party
Challenger Adrienne Nicole Edwards of the Republican Party

Thirty-Fifth District

Incumbent Norma Torres of the Democratic Party
Challenger Tyler Fischella of the Republican Party

Thirty-Sixth District

Incumbent Raul Ruiz of the Democratic Party
Challenger Jeff Stone of the Republican Party

Thirty-Seventh District

Incumbent Karen Bass of the Democratic Party
Challenger Chris Blake Wiggins of the Democratic Party

Thirty-Eighth District

Incumbent Linda Sanchez of the Democratic Party
Challenger Ryan Downing of the Republican Party

Thirty-Ninth District

Incumbent Edward Royce of the Republican Party
Challenger Brett Murdock of the Democratic Party

Fortieth District

Incumbent Lucille Roybal-Allard of the Democratic Party
Challenger Roman Gabriel Gonzalez of the Independent Party

Forty-First District

Incumbent Mark Takano of the Democratic Party
Challenger Doug Shepherd of the Republican Party

Forty-Second District

Incumbent Ken Calvert of the Republican Party
Challenger Tim Sheridan of the Democratic Party

Forty-Third District

Incumbent Maxine Waters of the Democratic Party
Challenger Omar Navarro of the Republican Party

Forty-Fourth District

Isadore Hall of the Democratic Party
Nanette Barragan of the Democratic Party

Forty-Fifth District

Incumbent Mimi Walters of the Republican Party
Challenger Ron Varasteh of the Democratic Party

Forty-Sixth District

Lou Correa of the Democratic Party
Bao Nguyen of the Democratic Party

Forty-Seventh District

Incumbent Alan Lowenthal of the Democratic Party
Challenger Andy Whallon of the Republican Party

Forty-Eighth District

Incumbent Dana Rohrabacher of the Republican Party
Challenger Suzanne Savary of the Democratic Party

Forty-Ninth District

Incumbent Darrell Issa of the Republican Party
Challenger Douglas Applegate of the Democratic Party

Fiftieth District

Incumbent Duncan Hunter of the Republican Party
Challenger Patrick Malloy of the Democratic Party

Fifty-First District

Incumbent Juan Vargas of the Democratic Party
Challenger Juan Hidalgo Jr of the Republican Party

Fifty-Second District

Incumbent Scott Peters of the Democratic Party
Challenger Denise Gitsham of the Republican Party

Fifty-Third District

Incumbent Susan Davis of the Democratic Party
Challenger James Veltmeyer of the Republican Party

State Legislative Races

Democrats have a government trifecta in the state of California, with majorities in both the state House of Representatives and Senate, along with holding the governorship. In the state Senate Democrats hold 26 of the 40 seats, with 20 of 40 seats up for election. In the state House of Representatives all seats are up for election, with Democrats currently holding 52 of 80. Edmund G (Jerry) Brown Jr has served as Governor of California since 2011 and the next gubernatorial election will take place in 2018.

Ballotpedia has a full list of elections in the House and the Senate. The site also has a comprehensive breakdown of races to watch in both houses.