PRESS RELEASE

PR26-109
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2026
Contact: sospress@sos.ca.gov
 

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for the November 3, 2026, General Election
 

Sacramento, Calif.– The Office of the California Secretary of State held a randomized alphabet drawing today to determine the order in which candidates’ names will appear on the November 3, 2026, General Election ballot.

The results of today’s drawing are as follows:

  1. H
  2. X
  3. K
  4. W
  5. C
  6. P
  7. J
  8. O
  9. Z
  10. A
  11. L
  12. D
  13. N
  14. S
  15. Q
  16. B
  17. I
  18. R
  19. Y
  20. G
  21. V
  22. E
  23. F
  24. M
  25. T
  26. U

You can view a recording of the drawing here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUiobKuXWUU

More information about how the randomized alphabet drawing works is available at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/randomized-alphabet. 

Key dates and deadlines for the November 3, 2026, General Election are available at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines.

A full November 3, 2026, General Election Calendar is available at https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026-primary/election-guide/section-07-general-election-calendar.pdf


"California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Announces Results of Randomized Alphabet Drawing for the November 3, 2026, General Election"

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