Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2026)
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| 2026 Santa Clara 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 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Assessor, district attorney, sheriff, board of supervisors, county board of education, community college district board, geologic hazard abatement district board, open space authority board, water district board, and superior court judges |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2026 |
Santa Clara County, California, is holding primary elections for superior court judges, county board of supervisors, county assessor, district attorney, and county sheriff 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 will advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026. The filing deadline for these elections is March 6, 2026.
The county is also holding general elections for county board of education, Gavilan Joint Community College District, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, West Valley-Mission Community College District, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, Santa Clara Valley Water District, and Silver Creek Valley Country Club Geologic Hazard Abatement District on November 3, 2026. Elections can be canceled if only one candidate files. The filing deadline for the general election 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 Santa Clara County, California | ||
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| Santa Clara County | California | |
| Population | 1,936,259 | 39,538,223 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,291 | 155,857 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 41.6% | 56.1% |
| Black/African American | 2.5% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 37.7% | 14.8% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 9.9% | 14.3% |
| Multiple | 7.5% | 7.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 25.1% | 39.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.7% | 83.9% |
| College graduation rate | 53.5% | 34.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $130,890 | $78,672 |
| Persons below poverty level | 7.2% | 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. | ||
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