In accordance with Elections Code §13112, the Secretary of State and the Kings County Elections Department each conducted a random drawing on March 12, 2026, of the letters of the alphabet. This randomized alphabet determines the order of appearance of the candidates’ names on the ballot for the upcoming June 2, 2026, Primary Election and is an example of fairness and impartiality in elections held in California. Listed below are the official results for the local and state alphabet drawings.

This randomized alphabet applies to the candidate’s name, last name first, followed, if necessary, by the first name, then middle name. If more than one candidate’s name begins with the same letter, proceed to the second letter, and if needed, the third, etc. We follow this process until a different letter appears, allowing us to determine who appears first on the ballot. For example, if two candidates with the last names Campbell and Carlson are running for the same office, their order on the ballot will depend on the order in which the letters “M” and “R” were drawn in the randomized alphabet drawing.

The County Randomized Alphabet Drawing conducted at the Kings County Elections Department for State Senate and State Assembly are listed below:

1. A
2. J
3. I
4. G
5. U
6. K
7. M
8. Z
9. F
10. O
11. S
12. Q
13. W
14. C
15. R
16. E
17. H
18. V
19. L
20. X
21. B
22. D
23. N
24. P
25. T
26. Y

The Secretary of State Random alphabet Draw for Statewide Contests, United States Representative in Congress and State Board of Equalization, County Offices, City offices, School and Special District offices are listed below:

1. Q
2. T
3. P
4. W
5. Z
6. M
7. Y
8. L
9. D
10. R
11. H
12. B
13. C
14. J
15. X
16. F
17. N
18. S
19. A
20. G
21. K
22. E
23. U
24. O
25. V
26. I

To further ensure fairness in our election process, per California Elections Code §13111, the candidate names not only appear in the “new” randomly drawn alphabet order, but the candidate’s name at the top of the list is rotated so that no candidate is always the first one.

For statewide contests such as Governor and United States Senator, names of candidates are rotated based on State Assembly District. The candidates are first listed in the order based on the random alphabet drawing, but the sequence of the names listed on the ballot depends on the voter’s State Assembly District. The candidate listed first on ballots issued to voters in the 1st Assembly District will be last on the list for voters in the 2ns Assembly District. After the 2021 Redistricting from the 2020 Census, all of Kings County is in the 33rd Assembly District.

For United State Representative in Congress and State Board of Equalization, the rotation of the names of candidates is based on the Assembly District that are contained within the Congressional District and Board of Equalization District.

For County offices, although the state’s random alphabet drawing sets the order of the candidate names listed on the ballot, the sequence of names rotates based on County Supervisorial District. For example, a District Attorney candidate appearing first on the list of candidate names on the ballots issued for voters living in the 1st Supervisorial District will be last on the list for the voters living in the 2nd Supervisorial District, Names move up on the list so that a candidate appearing fifth in the alphabet sequence will be at the top of the list of candidates for that office in the 5th Supervisorial District.

City offices, School and Special Districts use the State Randomized Alphabet without rotation.

You can contact the Kings County Elections Department by email at Elections@CountyofKings.com or by phone at (559) 852-4401 if you have any questions.