Candidate briefing
Eleni Kounalakis has served as California’s Lieutenant Governor since 2019, and PolRev supported her successful 2022 re-election. She is term-limited as Lieutenant Governor and is running for State Treasurer in 2026. She placed first in the June 2, 2026 top-two primary with 36.7% of the vote (3,154,323 votes) in certified results, and faces Republican Jennifer Hawks in the November 3 general election.