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State of California · Statewide General Election

State Board of Equalization, District 4

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

On the ballot

Denis Bilodeau — Republican
Tom Umberg — 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

Denis Bilodeau

$128,648 raised

Small donors$248<1%
Individuals$6,0005%
PACs & committees$21,60017%
Self-funding$100,00078%

Tom Umberg

$48,489 raised

PACs & committees$12,90027%
Businesses & other orgs$35,30073%

Figures 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

Denis Bilodeau (Republican)45.1% · 972,838 votes

Tom Umberg (Democratic)20.7% · 446,715 votes

Cody Petterson (Democratic)18.4% · 397,057 votes

Martín Arias (Democratic)14.3% · 308,330 votes

Gardner C. Osborne (Libertarian)1.6% · 33,860 votes

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.