County elected office
Riverside County Auditor-Controller
This countywide office is Riverside County's independent accounting, disbursement, audit, payroll, and property-tax administration office.
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- Government
- Riverside County
- Public body
- Auditor-Controller
- Electoral area
- Riverside County
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Static Riverside County outline. This office is elected across the full county rather than from a smaller district.
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What this office does
Oversees county accounting, audits, payroll, and property-tax allocation
The Auditor-Controller is the county's chief accounting and disbursement officer. The office maintains financial records, administers payroll, audits county operations, prepares financial statements, and allocates property-tax revenue.
Riverside County Auditor-ControllerElection process
A majority can decide the office in the primary
The office uses a nonpartisan primary. A candidate receiving more than 50 percent wins; otherwise, the top two advance to the general election.
Open the 2026 Election PageRiverside County statisticsJuly 1, 2025 population estimate and 2020–2024 measures
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People and households
- Population
- 2,544,916July 1, 2025 estimate
- Households
- 775,3352020–2024 estimate
- Median household income
- $93,0742024 inflation-adjusted dollars
Race and ethnicity
- Hispanic or Latino
- 52.5%May be of any race; 2020–2024
- White alone, not Hispanic
- 30.2%2020–2024
- Asian alone
- 8.3%2020–2024
- Black alone
- 7.5%2020–2024
Geography
- Land area
- 7,209.27 sq mi2020 Census geography
Current officeholder
Who currently holds this office?
The official Auditor-Controller biography identifies Ben J. Benoit as the current officeholder and records his 2022 election.
Current officeholder
Ben J. Benoit
Riverside County Auditor-Controller
- Status
- Current officeholder
- First elected
Contact this office
- Phone
- (951) 955-3800
- Office
- 4080 Lemon Street, 6th Floor, Riverside, CA 92501
Past elections
Election history
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Election archive
2022 Primary Election page not yet published
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Election archive
2018 Primary Election page not yet published
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Public records
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Financial reporting
Auditor-Controller reports and publications
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Open official recordInternal audits
Internal Audit Division
Review the division responsible for independent audits and assessments of county operations and controls.
Open official recordProperty-tax administration
Property Tax Division
Review the official division responsible for tax-rate calculations, allocations, and related property-tax administration.
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Sources
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Current assessmentStrong coverage
The office identity, current officeholder, Riverside Countywide area, county statistics, current election cycle, public records, related offices, and reviewed sources are included.
Assessed August 18, 2026 · Current 2026 recordsEarlier election pages, a complete officeholder succession history, and a deeper item-level publication archive remain incomplete.
Sources used on this page6 source organizations · 11 records
Riverside County Registrar of Voters
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Official candidate source
1 record from this source is used on the page.
California Legislature
2 records from this source are used on the page.
California Elections Code section 1300 county-office election cyclehttps://www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?article=&chapter=4.&division=1.&lawCode=ELEC&part=&title=California Elections Code section 1000 statewide direct-primary datehttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=1000.
Riverside County GIS
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Riverside County Auditor-Controller
5 records from this source are used on the page.
Official government information about the office and public bodyhttps://auditorcontroller.org/about-acoThe official Auditor-Controller biography identifies Ben J. Benoit as the current officeholder and records his 2022 election.https://auditorcontroller.org/ContactUsAuditor-Controller reports and publicationshttps://auditorcontroller.org/reports-and-publicationsInternal Audit Divisionhttps://auditorcontroller.org/divisions/internal-auditProperty Tax Divisionhttps://auditorcontroller.org/divisions/property-tax
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Riverside County
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