2026 General Election Endorsements
The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County has completed its endorsement
process for the November 3, 2026 General Election.
This page includes candidates endorsed during the 2026 Primary Election
cycle who advanced to the General Election, along with candidates and
ballot measures endorsed during the General Election endorsement process.
Countywide & Regional Offices
Cameron Sasai
District 1
District 2
Linda Stevens
District 3
Hillary Pedrotti
Paschal Iwu
Kerry Harvey
District 4
Heidi Gatty
District 5
Sam Alvarado
Federal Positions
Federal endorsements are made through the California Democratic Party
endorsement process.
State Offices
Statewide and legislative endorsements are made through the
California Democratic Party endorsement process.
Ballot Measures
Positions adopted by the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County
for the November 3, 2026 General Election.
Connect Bay Area
A regional measure to provide dedicated funding for Bay Area public transit.
Walnut Creek
Measure T
A Walnut Creek measure concerning the office of City Treasurer.
Acalanes Union High School District Measure W
An eight-year $168 parcel tax for instructional programs and school services.
Liberty Union High School District Measure X
A $165 million school facilities bond for campus modernization and improvements.
San Pablo Measure S
A City of San Pablo measure concerning local rent-control policy.
Richmond Measure Q
A City of Richmond measure on the November 2026 General Election ballot.
West Contra Costa Unified School District Measure V
A local school funding measure for West Contra Costa Unified School District.
Concord Measure O
A measure updating and simplifying Concord’s business license tax structure.
Statewide Ballot Measures
Positions adopted by CADEM
for the November 3, 2026 General Election.
Measure 1
Builds affordable homes for veterans, seniors and working families with no new taxes
Measure 2
Strengthens California’s rainy day fund to protect schools and healthcare
Measure 3
Protects schools and healthcare and stops a tax cut for the wealthiest top 2%
Measure 4
Empower voters by allowing public campaign fundiing so electioins are won, not bought.
Measure 5
Protects the right to recall and ensures the majority picks the replacement
Measure 37
Lowers costs to make buying a home more affordable in CA – at zero cost to taxpayers
Measure 38
Funds lifesaving immunology research threatened by rump’s medical research cuts
Measure 39
Rewrites voting rules to help Trump & makes it harder for you to vote.
Measure 40
Makes billionaires pay their fair share to save healthcare
Measure 41
Creates red tape and seeks to pevent a tax on billionaires
Measure 42
Limits future revenue and seeks to prevent a tax on billionaires
Measure 43
Limits voters ability to fund essential local services like fire, roads, and schools.
Measure 44
Harms millions of patients by shutting down hundreds of community health cliinics
Measure 45
Lets corporate polluters fast-track new data centers, gas pipelines & heavy industry
About the 2026 Endorsement Process
The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County completed an extensive
General Election endorsement process involving
more than 50 races and more than 86 candidates.
The process included candidate questionnaires and interviews,
district-level review, caucuses and straw polls, committee
recommendations, and final action by the Central Committee.
For questions about endorsements or endorsement records, contact the
Endorsements Committee at
endorsements@contracostadems.com
.