California school board elections, 2026
Ballotpedia covers tens of thousands of school board elections across the United States each year. This page contains links to this state's school districts where Ballotpedia is covering elections in 2026. The following table lists districts that overlap with the nation's 100 largest cities or that are among the nation's 200 largest school districts and for which Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage.
Editor's note: Some school districts choose to cancel the primary election, or both the primary and general election, if the number of candidates who filed does not meet a certain threshold. The table below does not reflect which primary or general elections were canceled. Please click through to each school district's page for more information.
| District | Primary | Primary Runoff | General Election | General Runoff Election | Seats up for election | Total board seats | 2023-2024 enrollment |
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| Compton Unified School District | - | - | 6/2/2026 | - | 4 | 7 | 16,738 |
| Long Beach Unified School District | 6/2/2026 | - | 11/3/2026 | - | 3 | 5 | 63,966 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | 6/2/2026 | - | 11/3/2026 | - | 3 | 7 | 419,929 |
| San Francisco Unified School District | - | - | 6/2/2026 (special) | - | 1 | 7 | 48,736 |
| San Francisco Unified School District | - | - | 11/3/2026 | - | 3 | 7 | 48,736 |
| Twin Rivers Unified School District | - | - | 6/2/2026 | - | 3 | 7 | 24,386 |
Recalls
- See also: Recall campaigns in California and School board recalls
See also
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