Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Steve Hilton
- Office
- Governor of California
- Party
- Republican (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent term-limited) · current governor: Gavin Newsom
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: stevehiltonforgovernor.com
- Candidate list
- California Secretary of State — Certified List of Candidates, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election (Aug. 27, 2026)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Gas prices | Says they will end the rules and fees the candidate says drove up gas prices, with a goal of $3 gas. | Campaign website — stevehiltonforgovernor.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Taxes | Proposes no state income tax on the first $150,000 of income. | Campaign website — stevehiltonforgovernor.com/policies Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Housing | Proposes capping government fees and regulatory costs on new homes at $50,000. | Campaign website — stevehiltonforgovernor.com/policies Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Proposes “Education Freedom Funding” and a plan to fix public education by third grade. | Campaign website — stevehiltonforgovernor.com/policies Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to California’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official California campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: California Secretary of State — Certified List of Candidates, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election (Aug. 27, 2026) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — stevehiltonforgovernor.com — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — stevehiltonforgovernor.com/policies — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- California campaign-finance search (official)
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