Name: 2026 California Superintendent of Public Instruction
Start: 2026-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
Location: California, United States

2026 California Superintendent of Public Instruction Primary Results | DDHQ

Candidate	Party	Votes	Pct
Sonja ShawShaw	NP	1,737,735	22.64%
Richard BarreraBarrera	NP	1,558,298	20.30%
Nichelle HendersonHenderson	NP	738,236	9.62%
Certified Results		7,675,588
#DecisionMade Jun 4, 6:00 PM EDT

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County	Leader	Votes
San Diego	Shaw+2.70%	697,703
Imperial	Barrera+5.30%	22,735
Orange	Shaw+14.90%	663,220
Riverside	Shaw+7.90%	461,447
Los Angeles	Shaw+1.80%	1,800,392
San Bernardino	Shaw+9.90%	339,516
Ventura	Shaw+6.10%	190,156
Monterey	Barrera+0.20%	69,530
San Luis Obispo	Shaw+13.10%	79,191
Santa Barbara	Shaw+0.20%	90,097
Kern	Shaw+19.20%	127,300
Santa Cruz	Barrera+6.70%	68,458
San Benito	Shaw+2.80%	14,107
Fresno	Shaw+8.40%	153,245
Kings	Shaw+13.70%	19,056
Tulare	Shaw+16.50%	62,424
Inyo	Shaw+7.80%	4,626
Santa Clara	Barrera+6.90%	335,623
Stanislaus	Shaw+9.40%	81,293
Mono	Shaw+1.40%	2,874
Merced	Barrera+1.30%	40,157
Madera	Shaw+15.40%	27,275
Mariposa	Shaw+18.30%	5,450
Alpine	Barrera+5.20%	385
Amador	Shaw+18.90%	12,602

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