Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2026)
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| 2026 Orange County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 & August 7, 2026 |
| Primary election: June 2, 2026 General election: November 3, 2026 |
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| Offices up: Assessor, auditor-controller, clerk-recorder, treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, board of supervisors, county board of education, community college district board, municipal water district board, geologic hazard abatement district board, water district board, and superior court judges |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2026 |
Orange County, California, is holding general elections for assessor, auditor-controller, clerk-recorder, treasurer-tax collector, county superintendent of schools, board of supervisors, county board of education, community college district board, municipal water district board, geologic hazard abatement district board, water district board, and superior court judges on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2026. The filing deadline for the primary is March 6, 2026. The filing deadline for the general election is August 7, 2026.
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About the county
- See also: Orange County, California
The county government of Orange County is located in Santa Ana, California. The county was first established in 1889. It covers a total of 790.5 square miles in southern California.[1]As of 2020, its population was 3,186,989.
County government
- See also: Government of Orange County, California
Orange County is overseen by a five-member board of supervisors. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county assessor, county auditor, county clerk-recorder, district attorney, county sheriff-coroner, and county treasurer-tax collector.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Orange County, California | ||
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| Orange County | California | |
| Population | 3,186,989 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 792 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.6% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 1.7% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 21.1% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 12% | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 6.8% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33.8% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 41.2% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $94,441 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 10.1% | 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
| Orange County, California | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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