Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2026)
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| 2026 Riverside County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 & August 7, 2026 |
| Primary election: June 2, 2026 General election: June 2, 2026 & November 3, 2026 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Assessor-clerk-recorder, auditor-controller, superintendent of schools, treasurer-tax collector, board of supervisors, community college board, community services district board, county board of education, sanitary district board, water district board, and superior court judges |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2026 |
Riverside County, California, is holding primary elections for assessor-clerk-recorder, auditor-controller, superintendent of schools, treasurer-tax collector, board of supervisors, and superior court judges on June 2, 2026. Candidates can win outright with a majority of the vote in the primary. If no candidate receives a majority, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026.
The county is also holding general elections for county board of education seats on June 2, 2026. The filing deadline for the assessor-clerk-recorder, auditor-controller, superintendent of schools, treasurer-tax collector, board of supervisors, county board of education, and superior court seats is March 6, 2026.
General elections are also being held for community college board, community services district board, sanitary district board, and water district board on November 3, 2026. The filing deadline for these offices is August 7, 2026.
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Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Riverside County, California | ||
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| Riverside County | California | |
| Population | 2,418,185 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 7,209 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 55.7% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 6.5% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 6.7% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 22.1% | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 7.8% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 49.4% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 82.8% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 23.2% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $70,732 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12.5% | 12.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Riverside County, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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