State of California · Statewide General Election
State Board of Equalization, District 1
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
On the ballot
- Shannon Grove — Republican
- Nelson Esparza — Democratic
This person is one of four elected members of the board overseeing property-tax assessment equalization.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
- Self-funding
Shannon Grove
$1,052,740 raised
- Small donors$6,8111%
- Individuals$477,85546%
- PACs & committees$126,88312%
- Businesses & other orgs$435,94142%
- Self-funding$250<1%
Nelson Esparza
$146,112 raised
- Small donors$145<1%
- Individuals$54,17622%
- PACs & committees$164,91768%
- Businesses & other orgs$22,8009%
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 2026-08-03.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Mixed (74/100) · 2 cited sources
Only procedural records are cited (candidate lists, results, finance filings); no source describes the candidates, so the score is capped.
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- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated August 3, 2026.