Chapter 3. Statewide Elections of California Elections Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 3.

The statewide general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.

The statewide direct primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of each even-numbered year.

The presidential primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in any year that is evenly divisible by the number four, and shall be consolidated with the statewide direct primary held in that year.