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The Next California

Statewide Election is:

Primary Election

May 4 - June 2, 2026

Candidates running for public office are applying for a job. Forums are like job interviews, and the voters are hiring. Who would hire an employee without interviewing them first?

The League of Women Voters has a long history of conducting candidate and measure forums. We work to provide a platform for voters to learn about who and what will be on their ballot.

To make our Forums more accessible we have moved to an online format, which is available live via Zoom and then uploaded to our YouTube channel and accessible online via the links below.

All candidates in local races affecting Sunnyvale and/or Cupertino will be invited by local Leagues to participate in LWV Candidate Forums.
However, not every local race will have a Candidate Forum:
The rules of the League of Women Voters require that a Candidate Forum may be held only if:
At least two candidates are running for the office
At least two candidates are present at the Forum

Unfortunately, we were unable to schedule forums for Congressional District 17 or County District Attorney.
For Assembly District 26, there are only 2 candidates, so they will both move on to the general election.
We hope to hold candidate forums for these offices for the November election.

Bookmark this page and check back again for updates on when Candidate and Measure Forums will be held and posted online.
To link in to a live online Forum you must register.
Links to video uploads after the events will be posted here as they become available.

Thinking about building your Voting Plan?

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Forum Events

Date & Time

Links

~ to Registration before the event
and

~ to the Video after the event

Candidate Forum:

CA State Senator
District 10

includes Sunnyvale

Was Held on

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Host: LWV Fremont-Newark-Union City

Click to view the Forum on YouTube

Candidate Forum:

State Insurance
Commissioner

Was Held on

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Hosts: Stanislaus County,
LWV of Greater Los Angeles,
LWV of Nevada County,
LWV of Pasadena Area, and
the Personal Insurance Federation of California

Click to View the Forum on YouTube

Candidate Forum:

State Superintendent
of Public Instruction

Were Held

April 16, 2026
Host: LWV San Diego
and
May 7, 2026
Host: LWV San Francisco

LWV San Francisco Forum
with 7 candidates on 5/7/2026:
Click to View Forum

LWV San Diego Forum
with 4 candidates on 4/16/2026:
Click to View Forum

Candidate Forum:

California
Governor

Sorry,

We were unable to schedule a League forum for this election.

KTLA TV hosted a debate on April 23, 2026
with 6 of the 59** candidates active on the Primary Ballot

It can be viewed on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRNZ0kuA49k

This was not an LWV event.

** Note: as of May 8, 2026 2 candidates have officially dropped out of the race. While their names still appear on the Ballot, they are no longer running for the office.
Their names still appear on your ballot. They are:
- Eric Swalwell
- Betty Yee

Candidate Forum:

US Congressional Representative

California District 17

(Includes both Cupertino & Sunnyvale)

Sorry,

We were unable to schedule a League forum for this election

Interested in the history of prior local Forums?

Visit our Forums Archive

LWV Forums

Statewide Election is:

Primary Election

May 4 - June 2, 2026

Thinking about building your Voting Plan?

Forum Events

Date & Time

Links

Candidate Forum:

CA State Senator District 10

Candidate Forum:

State Insurance Commissioner

Candidate Forum:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Candidate Forum:

California Governor

Candidate Forum:

US Congressional Representative

California District 17

Interested in the history of prior local Forums?

CA State Senator
District 10

State Insurance
Commissioner

State Superintendent
of Public Instruction

California
Governor