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The incumbents in these offices did not file for re-election, which extends the filing period to allow other qualified candidates to file

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – March 7, 2026 – Individuals interested in running for three offices now have more time to file a declaration of candidacy with the Registrar of Voters because an eligible incumbent did not file. 

New qualified candidates for the offices listed below can file during the extension period, which closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11.  

Any qualified person, other than the incumbent, can now file the Declaration of Intention papers and pay the filing fee until February 9 at 5 p.m.

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – Feb. 5, 2026 – The Declaration of Intention period for candidates for judicial office of the Superior Court has been extended until Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. for the office listed below for the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election because the incumbent failed to file Declaration of Intention papers by the Feb. 4 deadline.

The office is: Superior Court Judge, Office Number 13

Eligible citizens interested in seeking office can file candidacy documents with the Registrar of Voters

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – Feb. 3, 2026 – Starting Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, individuals interested in running for one of 42 federal, state and county offices up for election in the 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election can begin the candidate filing process online or at the Registrar of Voters office.

The contact information for the Elected Officials on this list was collected from the Elected Officials’ websites. The Registrar of Voters provides this information as a service to Orange County voters. The official sources for this information are the individual jurisdictions. The official source for state office term limit information is the California Secretary of State.

This list is updated after an election is held for these offices. The date of the last revision is noted at the end of the list.

The eligible incumbents in these offices did not file for re-election, which extends the filing period to allow other qualified candidates to file.

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SANTA ANA, CA – August 9, 2024 – Those interested in running for certain school district and special district offices now have more time to file a declaration of candidacy with the Registrar of Voters, because an eligible incumbent did not file.

Any qualified person, other than the incumbent, can now file nomination papers and pay the filing fee until December 13, 2023, 5 p.m. 

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SANTA ANA, CA – December 9, 2023, at 10:00am – The Secretary of State has announced that the nomination period has been extended until 5 p.m. on December 13, 2023, for the federal and state offices listed below that represent Orange County voters because the eligible incumbents failed to file Nomination Papers by the 5 p.m. December 8, 2023 deadline. 

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