- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- calmatters.org (opens in a new tab)CalMatters — 2026 primary voter guide and statewide race coverage
- laist.com (opens in a new tab)LAist — June 2026 primary voter guides
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated August 30, 2026.
State of California
Controller
This person is the state's chief fiscal officer. They disburse state funds and audit state spending.
The Controller is the state's chief bookkeeper. Every state payment runs through this office, and it audits how public money gets spent. Incumbent Malia Cohen, a Democrat, advances to November 3. So does investment executive Herb Morgan, a Republican.
The term runs four years, independent of the Governor — and the office comes with seats on dozens of state boards, including the public pension funds, where the Controller casts real votes.
This is a watchdog job. Weigh steady institutional experience against Morgan's pitch to rebuild the state's books on new technology — and ask which failure worries you more: waste that goes unfound, or disruption from reinventing the plumbing.
Malia M. Cohen
Malia M. Cohen is a Democrat and has been the incumbent since 2023. They are a former Board of Equalization chair and former San Francisco supervisor. Their office returned $465.6 million in unclaimed property to Californians in a single year. They run on transparent, steady management.
Herb W Morgan
Herb W Morgan is a Republican who founded a San Diego investment firm. They are the firm's chief investment officer. They pledge an open ledger public finance platform so anyone can inspect state spending. They have never held public office.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
- Self-funding
Malia M. Cohen
Primary — $1,629,764
- Small donors$4,445<1%
- Individuals$636,14839%
- PACs & committees$773,37048%
- Businesses & other orgs$195,65012%
- Self-funding$2,500<1%
November — $127,707
- Individuals$84,80766%
- PACs & committees$32,10025%
- Businesses & other orgs$10,8008%
Herb W Morgan
Primary — $512,996
- Small donors$8,7102%
- Individuals$363,09675%
- PACs & committees$3,0001%
- Businesses & other orgs$11,9502%
- Self-funding$100,00021%
November — $27,977
- Individuals$27,977100%
1Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026 by committees controlled by each candidate, and can include transfers from a candidate's earlier committees. Semi-annual reports covering January–June 2026 were due July 31, 2026, so some totals lag a period behind. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-09-21.
2Total is itemized (Schedule A) contributions and self-funding loans dated after the June 2, 2026 primary, through June 30, 2026 — small-dollar unitemized (under $100) contributions aren't independently dated in Cal-Access's raw export, so they aren't reflected here and this may undercount true small-donor activity since the primary. This also doesn't include money reported only on 24-hour late-contribution reports (Form 497) that haven't yet appeared in a periodic Form 460 filing. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-30.