Mohammad Arif
Mohammad Arif (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of California. He is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Biography
Arif attended the Hailey College of Commerce in Pakistan, receiving his master's degree in economics. Arif also attended Abraham Lincoln University in 1997. Arif was the secretary of treasury during Howard Johnson's California Senate campaign. He was elected executive member of the Kern County County Central Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party. Arif has worked as an organizer and political worker.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: California gubernatorial election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for Governor of California
The following candidates are running in the primary for Governor of California on June 2, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ethan Agarwal (D)
- Toni Atkins (D)
- Ian Charles Calderon (D)
- Sebastian de Warren (D)
- Eleni Kounalakis (D)
- George Slivka (D)
- Michael Younger (D)
- Ché Ahn (R)
- Dylan Colbert (R)
- Sharifah Hardie (R)
- Brandon Jones (R)
- Kyle Langford (R)
- Jon Slavet (R)
- Ebony Taylor (R)
- Butch Ware (G)
- Nicholas Thompson (L)
- Jesse Alberti (No party preference)
- Javen Allen (No party preference)
- Tony Fitzpatrick (No party preference)
- Leonard Jackson (No party preference)
- Liam Keel (No party preference)
- Belinda Yung (No party preference)
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2022
See also: California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of California
Incumbent Eleni Kounalakis defeated Angela Underwood Jacobs in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eleni Kounalakis (D) | 59.7 | 6,418,119 |
 | Angela Underwood Jacobs (R) | 40.3 | 4,332,602 | |
| Total votes: 10,750,721 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of California
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eleni Kounalakis (D) | 52.7 | 3,617,121 |
| ✔ | | Angela Underwood Jacobs (R) | 19.9 | 1,365,468 |
 | David Fennell (R) | 13.4 | 922,493 | |
| Clint Saunders (R) | 4.5 | 306,216 | ||
 | Jeffrey Highbear Morgan (D) | 3.3 | 229,121 | |
 | Mohammad Arif (Peace and Freedom Party) | 2.7 | 183,150 | |
 | William Saacke (D) | 2.5 | 171,800 | |
 | David Hillberg (Independent) | 1.1 | 74,289 | |
 | James Orlando Ogle III (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 25 | |
| Total votes: 6,869,683 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Sebel (R)
- Boris Romanowsky (Independent)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Arizona
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Arizona on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Kelly (D) | 51.2 | 1,716,467 |
 | Martha McSally (R) | 48.8 | 1,637,661 | |
| Matthew Dorchester (L) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 379 | ||
 | Nicholas Glenn (Independent Republican Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | |
| Debbie Simmons (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 98 | ||
 | John Schiess (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 92 | |
| Christopher Beckett (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 69 | ||
 | Joshua Rodriguez (Unity Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 69 | |
| Mohammad Arif (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 68 | |
 | Perry Kapadia (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | |
| Mathew Haupt (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 37 | ||
| Patrick Thomas (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 29 | ||
 | Edward Davida (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 28 | |
| Jim Stevens (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 23 | ||
| Buzz Stewart (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | ||
| William Decker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | ||
| Adam Chilton (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 19 | ||
| Benjamin Rodriguez (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | ||
| Frank Saenz (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 3,355,317 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Mark Kelly defeated Bo Garcia in the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Kelly | 99.9 | 665,620 |
| Bo Garcia (Write-in) | 0.1 | 451 | ||
| Total votes: 666,071 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohammad Arif (D)
- Sheila Bilyeu (D)
- Juan Angel Vasquez (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Incumbent Martha McSally defeated Daniel McCarthy and Sean Lyons in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martha McSally | 75.2 | 551,119 |
 | Daniel McCarthy | 24.8 | 181,511 | |
| Sean Lyons (Write-in) | 0.0 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 732,840 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josue Larose (R)
- Craig Brittain (R)
- Paul Burton (R)
- Floyd Getchell (R)
- Mark Cavener (R)
Libertarian primary election
Barry Hess and Alan White ran as write-in candidates in the race. Hess received 329 votes and White received 101 votes. Libertarian write-in candidates were required to receive at least 3,335 votes to make the general election ballot.
2018
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Arizona State Senate District 11
Vince Leach defeated Ralph Atchue and Mohammad Arif in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vince Leach (R) | 54.6 | 53,232 |
| Ralph Atchue (D) | 44.3 | 43,273 | ||
| Mohammad Arif (G) | 1.1 | 1,076 | |
| Total votes: 97,581 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 11
Ralph Atchue advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 11 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ralph Atchue | 100.0 | 18,493 | |
| Total votes: 18,493 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 11
Vince Leach advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 11 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vince Leach | 100.0 | 26,252 |
| Total votes: 26,252 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2013
Arif ran in a special election for California State Senate District 16. The seat was vacant following Michael J. Rubio's (D) resignation on February 22, 2013 to accept a job with Chevron. Arif was defeated in the special election, which took place on May 21, 2013.[2][3][4][5][6]
| California State Senate, District 16, Blanket Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Andy Vidak |
49.8% | 31,610 | |
| Democratic | Leticia Perez |
43.9% | 27,854 | |
| Democratic | Francisco Ramirez | 3% | 1,890 | |
| Democratic | Paulina Miranda | 2.6% | 1,623 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Mohammad Arif | 0.7% | 471 | |
| Total Votes | 63,448 | |||
2010
Arif ran for the Peace and Freedom Party's nomination for Governor in 2010. In this contested race, the Peace and Freedom Party nominated Carlos Alvarez at their June 8, 2010 primary.
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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2020
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Campaign website
Arif's campaign website stated the following:
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Mission and Vision Democrats Have A Mission And A Message |
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| —Mohammad Arif's 2020 campaign website[8] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Mohammad Arif ," December 30, 2021
- ↑ KBPS.org, "Special Election Set To Fill State Senate Vacancy," March 8, 2013
- ↑ sos.ca.gov, "Senate District 16 Special Primary Election - May 21, 2013," accessed April 8, 2013
- ↑ turnto23.com, "Andy Vidak wins 16th State Senate district special election," May 22, 2013
- ↑ bakersfieldnow.com, "Dramatic turn in special election as Vidak falls below 50 percent of vote," May 24, 2013
- ↑ sos.ca.gov, "Official primary election results," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Mohammad Arif's 2020 campaign website, “Home,” accessed Sept. 16, 2020
