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The 2026 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with the primary election being held on June 2, 2026. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be elected as part of the 2026 California elections.
Outgoing incumbents
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- 12th: Damon Connolly is running for state senate.[1]
- 27th: Esmeralda Soria is running for state senate.[2]
- 31st: Joaquin Arambula is running for Fresno City Council.[3]
- 35th: Jasmeet Bains is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.[4]
- 42nd: Jacqui Irwin is term-limited and running for the U.S. House of Representatives.[5]
- 65th: Mike Gipson is term-limited and running for the State Board of Equalization.[6]
- 66th: Al Muratsuchi is term-limited and running for Superintendent of Public Instruction.[7]
- 67th: Sharon Quirk-Silva is term-limited.
- 68th: Avelino Valencia is running for state senate.[8]
Republicans
[edit]- 32nd: Stan Ellis is retiring.[9]
- 34th: Tom Lackey is term-limited.
- 72nd: Diane Dixon is running for the Orange County Board of Supervisors.[10]
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] | Safe D | January 22, 2026 |
Summary by district
[edit]† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
District 1
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Incumbent Republican Heather Hadwick was first elected in 2024 with 59.8% of the vote. Harwick is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Heather Hadwick (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
- Darin Hale (Republican), Anderson city councilor (2024–present)[14]
- Dianna Margaret James (Democratic), community organizer[15]
Endorsements
[edit]Heather Hadwick (R)
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Heather Hadwick (incumbent) | 79,748 | 48.7 | |
| Democratic | Dianna Margaret James | 63,056 | 38.5 | |
| Republican | Darin Hale | 21,012 | 12.8 | |
| Total votes | 163,816 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Heather Hadwick (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Dianna Margaret James | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 2
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Incumbent Democrat Chris Rogers was first elected in 2024 with 65.9% of the vote. Rogers is seeking re-election to his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Michael Greer (Republican), Del Norte County School Board trustee and runner-up for the district in 2024[18]
- Chris Rogers (Democratic), incumbent assemblymember[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Chris Rogers (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Chris Rogers (incumbent) | 107,900 | 69.7 | |
| Republican | Michael Greer | 46,846 | 30.3 | |
| Total votes | 154,746 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Chris Rogers (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Michael Greer | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 3
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Incumbent Republican James Gallagher was re-elected in 2024 with 66.3% of the vote. Gallagher resigned in 2026 after being elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Dom Belza (Republican), former Marysville city councilor (2020–2024)[22]
- Andrew Coolidge (Republican), former mayor of Chico (2020–2024)[23]
- Jamie Johansson (Republican), former president of the California Farm Bureau[24]
Endorsements
[edit]Dom Belza (R)
- U.S. representatives
- Kevin Kiley, CA-03 (2023–present) (Independent)[25]
- James Gallagher, CA-01 (2026-present)[26]
Andrew Coolidge (R)
James Johansson (R)
- U.S. representatives
- Tom McClintock, CA-05 (2009–present)[26]
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dom Belza | 46,076 | 45.2 | |
| Republican | James "Jamie" Johansson | 29,828 | 29.3 | |
| Republican | Andrew Coolidge | 26,029 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 101,933 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Dom Belza | |||
| Republican | James "Jamie" Johansson | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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Incumbent Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry was re-elected in 2024 with 66.5% of the vote. Aguiar-Curry is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for her sixth and final term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember and majority leader[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | 90,380 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 90,380 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
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Incumbent Republican Joe Patterson was re-elected in 2024 with 62.0% of the vote. Patterson is seeking re-election to his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Neva Parker (Democratic), vice chair of the Roseville Grants Advisory Commission and runner-up for this district in 2024[31]
- Joe Patterson (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Neva Parker (D)
- Political parties
Joe Patterson (R)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Joe Patterson (incumbent) | 109,708 | 60.1 | |
| Democratic | Neva Parker | 72,855 | 39.9 | |
| Total votes | 182,563 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Joe Patterson (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Neva Parker | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 6
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Incumbent Democrat Maggy Krell was first elected in 2024 with 66.9% of the vote. Krell is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Maggy Krell (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
- Jagtar Singh (Democratic), caregiver[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Maggy Krell (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Maggy Krell (incumbent) | 83,563 | 85.9 | |
| Democratic | Jagtar Singh | 13,752 | 14.1 | |
| Total votes | 97,315 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Maggy Krell (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Jagtar Singh | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
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Incumbent Republican Josh Hoover was re-elected in 2024 with 53.6% of the vote. Hoover is seeking re-election to his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Josh Hoover (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
- Sanaz Motamedi (American Independent), realtor[35]
- Amy Slavensky (Democratic), educator and former interim deputy Superintendent for the San Juan Unified School District (2023–2025)[36]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Chris Hoang (Democratic), activist[37]
Endorsements
[edit]Josh Hoover (R)
Amy Slavensky (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Josh Hoover (incumbent) | 65,279 | 50.9 | |
| Democratic | Amy Slavensky | 60,513 | 47.1 | |
| American Independent | Sanaz Motamedi | 2,549 | 2.0 | |
| Total votes | 128,341 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Josh Hoover (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Amy Slavensky | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 8
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Incumbent Republican David Tangipa was first elected in 2024 with 53.7% of the vote. Tangipa is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- David Tangipa (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
Endorsements
[edit]David Tangipa (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | David Tangipa (incumbent) | 103,817 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 103,817 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | David Tangipa (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 9
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Incumbent Republican assemblymember and former minority leader Heath Flora was re-elected in 2024 with 70.1% of the vote. Flora is seeking re-election to his sixth and final term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Matthew Adams (Democratic), organizer and educator[39]
- Heath Flora (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember and former minority leader[40]
- Tami Nobriga (Republican), marketing director and mother[40]
- Brandon Owen (Republican), rancher[41]
- Michael Perez (Democratic), water treatment operator[40]
- Jim Shoemaker (Republican), businessman and runner-up for California's 5th senatorial district in 2024[42]
Endorsements
[edit]Matthew Adams (D)
- Organizations
- Political parties
Brandon Owen (R)
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | 33,684 | 30.6 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Adams | 28,522 | 25.9 | |
| Republican | Jim Shoemaker | 25,029 | 22.7 | |
| Democratic | Michael Perez | 10,224 | 9.3 | |
| Republican | Brandon Owen | 9,460 | 8.6 | |
| Republican | Tami Nobriga | 3,285 | 3.0 | |
| Total votes | 110,204 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Heath Flora (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Matthew Adams | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 10
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Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Nguyen was re-elected in 2024 with 67.6% of the vote. Nguyen is seeking re-election to her third term in office in a rematch against her 2024 opponent, engineer Vinaya Singh.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Stephanie Nguyen (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
- Vinaya Singh (Republican), retired engineer and runner-up for the district in 2024[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Stephanie Nguyen (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Stephanie Nguyen (incumbent) | 75,220 | 71.7 | |
| Republican | Vinaya Singh | 29,645 | 28.3 | |
| Total votes | 104,865 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Stephanie Nguyen (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Vinaya Singh | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 11
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Incumbent Democrat Lori Wilson was re-elected in 2024 with 58.8% of the vote. Wilson is seeking re-election to her third full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jenny Callison (No party preference), U.S. Army veteran, runner-up for this district in 2022[46]
- Rochelle Conner (No party preference)[47]
- Lori Wilson (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Lori Wilson (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lori Wilson (incumbent) | 72,397 | 65.3 | |
| No party preference | Jenny Leilani Callison | 26,106 | 23.6 | |
| No party preference | Rochelle Conner | 12,334 | 11.1 | |
| Total votes | 110,837 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Lori Wilson (incumbent) | |||
| No party preference | Jenny Leilani Callison | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 12
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Incumbent Democrat Damon Connolly was re-elected in 2024 with 75.7% of the vote. Connolly has declined to seek a third term in office, instead seeking to run for the state senate.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Eli Beckman (Democratic), Corte Madera city councilor (2018–present)[48]
- Eryn Cervantes (Republican), candidate for this district in 2024[49]
- Jackie Elward (Democratic), Rohnert Park city councilor and candidate for SD-03 in 2024[49]
- Eric Lucan (Democratic), Marin County supervisor (2022–present)[50]
- Steve Schwartz (Democratic), farmer and candidate for this district in 2022[51]
- Holli Thier (Democratic), Tiburon city councilor[52]
Declined
[edit]- Sara Aminzedeh (Democratic), deputy secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency and runner-up for this district in 2022 (endorsed Lucan)[51]
- Damon Connolly (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember (running for state senate)[1]
- Andrew Podshadley (Republican), wine business owner and runner-up for this district in 2024[51]
Endorsements
[edit]Eli Beckman (D)
- Labor unions
- SEIU-UHW West (dual endorsement with Elward)[53]
- Organizations
- California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus[49]
- Equality California (dual endorsement with Thier)[49]
- Newspapers
Eric Lucan (D)
Jackie Elward (D)
- State legislators
- Damon Connolly, California State Assembly, District 12 (2022–present)[59]
- Labor unions
- California Teachers Association[60]
- California Faculty Association[61]
- Consumer Attorneys of California (dual endorsement with Thier)[62]
- SEIU-UHW West (dual endorsement with Beckman)[53]
- National Union of Healthcare Workers (dual endorsement with Thier)[63]
- Organizations
- California Working Families Party[21]
- Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund[19]
- Our Revolution[64]
Holli Thier (D)
- Organizations
- Equality California (dual endorsement with Beckman)[49]
- Consumer Attorneys of California (dual endorsement with Elward)[62]
Declined to endorse
- Political parties
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Eric Lucan | 45,350 | 28.3 | |
| Democratic | Jackie Elward | 36,196 | 22.6 | |
| Republican | Eryn Cervantes | 31,106 | 19.4 | |
| Democratic | Holli Thier | 22,384 | 14.0 | |
| Democratic | Eli Beckman | 14,336 | 8.9 | |
| Democratic | Steve Schwartz | 10,964 | 6.8 | |
| Total votes | 160,336 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jackie Elward | |||
| Democratic | Eric Lucan | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 13
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Incumbent Democrat Rhodesia Ransom was first elected in 2024 with 56.9% of the vote. Ransom is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Eliza Dy (No party preference), business owner[13]
- Ali Jafri (Republican), accountant and farmer[65]
- Tom Patti (Republican), former San Joaquin County supervisor (2016–2024), runner-up for California's 9th congressional district in 2022, and runner-up for mayor of Stockton in 2024[65]
- Rhodesia Ransom (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[66]
Endorsements
[edit]Tom Patti (R)
- Political parties
Rhodesia Ransom (D)
- Political parties
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rhodesia Ransom (incumbent) | 400,388 | 58.3 | |
| Republican | Tom Patti | 24,282 | 35.3 | |
| Republican | Ali Jafri | 2,849 | 4.1 | |
| No party preference | Eliza Dy | 1,568 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 68,787 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rhodesia Ransom (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Tom Patti | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 14
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Incumbent Democrat Buffy Wicks was re-elected in 2024 with 68.5% of the vote. Wicks is seeking re-election to her fifth term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mark Rendon (Green), teacher[13]
- Borgar Solnordal (Republican), Sunday school teacher[13]
- Buffy Wicks (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Mark Rendon (G)
- Political parties
- Green Party of Alameda County[67]
Buffy Wicks (D)
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks (incumbent) | 105,311 | 81.2 | |
| Green | Mark Rendon | 12,939 | 10.0 | |
| Republican | Borgar Solnordal | 11,376 | 8.8 | |
| Total votes | 129,626 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Buffy Wicks (incumbent) | |||
| Green | Mark Rendon | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 15
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Incumbent Democrat Anamarie Avila Farias was first elected in 2024 with 64.1% of the vote. Avila Farias is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Anamarie Avila Farias (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
- Arthur Webb (No party preference), retired technology manager[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Anamarie Avila Farias (D)
- Political parties
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Anamarie Avila Farias (incumbent) | 78,693 | 69.6 | |
| No party preference | Arthur Webb | 34,390 | 30.4 | |
| Total votes | 113,083 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Anamarie Avila Farias (incumbent) | |||
| No party preference | Arthur Webb | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 16
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Incumbent Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan was re-elected in 2024 with 64.1% of the vote. Bauer-Kahan is seeking re-election to her fifth term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[69]
- Chirag Kathrani (No party preference), candidate for mayor of San Ramon in 2024[69]
- Joseph A. Rubay (Republican), businessman, perennial candidate[69]
Endorsements
[edit]Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D)
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | 101,017 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Joseph Rubay | 47,142 | 30.6 | |
| No party preference | Chirag Kathrani | 5,791 | 3.8 | |
| Total votes | 153,950 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Joseph Rubay | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 17
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Incumbent Democrat Matt Haney was re-elected in 2024 with 84.6% of the vote. Haney is seeking re-election and is running for his third full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Matt Haney (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
- Manuel Noris-Barrera (Republican) (write-in)
- Starchild (Libertarian) (write-in)
- Bradley Wiedmaier (Peace and Freedom) (write-in)
Endorsements
[edit]Matt Haney (D)
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Matt Haney (incumbent) | 106,260 | 99.4 | |
| Republican | Manuel Noris-Barrera (write-in) | 468 | 0.4 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Bradley Wiedmaier (write-in) | 127 | 0.1 | |
| Libertarian | Starchild (write-in) | 17 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 106,872 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Matt Haney (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Manuel Noris-Barrera | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 18
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Incumbent Democrat Mia Bonta was re-elected in 2024 with 80.3% of the vote. Bonta is seeking re-election to her third full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Mia Bonta (D)
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mia Bonta (incumbent) | 84,226 | 76.9 | |
| Democratic | Andre Sandford | 11,918 | 10.9 | |
| Republican | Ned Nuerge | 7,864 | 7.2 | |
| Green | Michael Goldstein | 5,525 | 5.0 | |
| Total votes | 109,533 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mia Bonta (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Andre Sandford | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 19
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Incumbent Democrat Catherine Stefani was first elected in 2024 with 60.5% of the vote. Stefani is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Catherine Stefani (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[13]
- Philip Louis Wing (Republican), retired financial advisor[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Catherine Stefani (D)
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Catherine Stefani (incumbent) | 108,403 | 83.0 | |
| Republican | Philip Wing | 22,149 | 17.0 | |
| Total votes | 130,552 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Catherine Stefani (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Philip Wing | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 20
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Incumbent Democrat Liz Ortega was re-elected in 2024 with 72.9% of the vote. Ortega is seeking re-election to her third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Patricia Muga (Republican), real estate appraiser[74]
- Liz Ortega (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[74]
Endorsements
[edit]Liz Ortega (D)
- Organizations
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Liz Ortega (incumbent) | 76,306 | 75.1 | |
| Republican | Patricia Muga | 25,262 | 24.9 | |
| Total votes | 101,568 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Liz Ortega (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Patricia Muga | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
District 21
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Incumbent Democrat Diane Papan was re-elected in 2024 with 73.8% of the vote. Papan is seeking re-election to her third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jabra Muhawieh (Republican), businessman[75]
- Diane Papan (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[75]
Endorsements
[edit]Diane Papan (D)
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Diane Papan (incumbent) | 91,401 | 78.7 | |
| Republican | Jabra Muhawieh | 24,681 | 21.3 | |
| Total votes | 116,082 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Diane Papan (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Jabra Muhawieh | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Juan Alanis was re-elected in 2024 with 56.2% of the vote. Alanis is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Juan Alanis (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Juan Alanis (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Juan Alanis (incumbent) | 51,246 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 51,246 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Juan Alanis (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Marc Berman was re-elected in 2024 with 59.8% of the vote. Berman is seeking re-election to his sixth and final term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Marc Berman (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[77]
- Rick Giorgetti (Republican), business advisor[77]
- David G. Johnson (Republican), chairman of the Santa Clara County Republican Party[77]
Endorsements
[edit]Marc Berman (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Marc Berman (incumbent) | 96,074 | 77.3 | |
| Republican | David Johnson | 18,170 | 14.6 | |
| Republican | Rick Giorgetti | 10,001 | 8.0 | |
| Total votes | 124,245 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Marc Berman (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | David Johnson | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Alex Lee was re-elected in 2024 with 66.1% of the vote. Lee is seeking re-election to his fourth term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Max Hsia (R)
- Political parties
Alex Lee (D)
- Organizations
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Alex Lee (incumbent) | 55,856 | 65.4 | |
| Republican | Max Hsia | 21,339 | 25.0 | |
| No party preference | Yang Shao | 8,233 | 9.6 | |
| Total votes | 85,428 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Alex Lee (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Max Hsia | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Ash Kalra was re-elected in 2024 with 68.4% of the vote. Kalra is seeking re-election to his sixth and final term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Himat Singh Bainwal (R)
- Political parties
Ash Kalra (D)
- Organizations
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | 56,052 | 72.2 | |
| Republican | Himat Singh Bainiwal | 21,609 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 77,661 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ash Kalra (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Himat Singh Bainiwal | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Patrick Ahrens was first elected in 2024 with 56.0% of the vote. Ahrens is seeking re-election to his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Patrick Ahrens (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Tim Gorsulowsky (Republican), small business owner[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Patrick Ahrens (D)
- Labor unions
- AFL-CIO South Bay Labor Council[82]
- Association of California State Supervisors[82]
- California Federation of Teachers[82]
- California Labor Federation[82]
- California Nurses Association[82]
- California School Employees Association[82]
- IBEW Local 332[82]
- IFPTE Local 21[82]
- National Union of Healthcare Workers[82]
- SEIU California and Local 521[82]
- SEIU UHW[82]
- Teamsters Joint Council 7[82]
- UAW Region 6 CA[82]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council[82]
- Organizations
- California Environmental Voters[82]
- California College Democrats[82]
- California YIMBY[82]
- Equality California[82]
- Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte[82]
- Political parties
- Newspapers
Tim Gorsulowsky (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Patrick Ahrens (incumbent) | 60,368 | 75.4 | |
| Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | 19,664 | 24.6 | |
| Total votes | 80,032 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Patrick Ahrens (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Tim Gorsulowsky | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Esmeralda Soria was re-elected in 2024 with 53.9% of the vote. Soria has declined to seek a third term in office, instead seeking to run for the state senate.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mike Murphy (Republican), former mayor of Merced (2011–2020)[83]
- Brian Pacheco (Democratic), Fresno County supervisor (2014–present)[84]
- Japjeet Singh Uppal (Democratic), Livingston city councilor (2024–present)[85]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Priya Lakireddy (Democratic), Merced City School Board president[86]
- Leticia Gonzalez (Democratic), Madera County supervisor (2020–present)[87]
Declined
[edit]- Esmeralda Soria (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember (running for state senate)[2]
Endorsements
[edit]Brian Pacheco (D)
- U.S. representatives
- State legislators
- Robert Rivas, state assembly speaker (2023–present) from the 29th district (2018–present)[84]
- Esmeralda Soria, incumbent assemblymember from the 27th district (2022–present)[84]
- County officials
- Lisa Smittcamp, Fresno County district attorney (2015–present) (Republican)[84]
- Margaret Mims, former Fresno County sheriff (2007–2023) (Republican)[84]
- Political parties
Leticia Gonzalez (D) (withdrawn)
- U.S. representatives
- State legislators
- Anna Caballero, state senator from the 14th district (2018–present)[89]
Robert Rivas, state assembly speaker (2023–present) from the 29th district (2018–present)[89] (switched endorsement to Pacheco after Gonzalez withdrew)[84]Esmeralda Soria, incumbent assemblymember from the 27th district (2022–present)[89] (switched endorsement to Pacheco after Gonzalez withdrew)[84]
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Murphy | 31,802 | 43.4 | |
| Democratic | Brian Pacheco | 29,581 | 40.3 | |
| Democratic | Japjeet Singh Uppal | 11,962 | 16.3 | |
| Total votes | 73,345 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mike Murphy | |||
| Democratic | Brian Pacheco | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Gail Pellerin was re-elected in 2024 with 66.9% of the vote. Pellerin is seeking re-election to her third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Carol Pefley (Republican), realtor[90]
- Gail Pellerin (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Carol Pefley (R)
- Political parties
Gail Pellerin (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gail Pellerin (incumbent) | 94,902 | 72.0 | |
| Republican | Carol Pefley | 36,949 | 28.0 | |
| Total votes | 131,851 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gail Pellerin (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Carol Pefley | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat and Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas was re-elected in 2024 with 66.0% of the vote. Rivas is seeking re-election to his fifth term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- J.W. Paine (Republican), truck driver and runner-up for this district in 2024[92]
- Robert Rivas (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[92]
- Dennis P. Sanchez (Republican), small business owner[92]
Endorsements
[edit]Robert Rivas (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Rivas (incumbent) | 53,157 | 66.5 | |
| Republican | Dennis Sanchez | 14,444 | 18.1 | |
| Republican | J.W. Paine | 12,369 | 15.5 | |
| Total votes | 79,970 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Rivas (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Dennis Sanchez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Dawn Addis was re-elected in 2024 with 62.4% of the vote. Addis is seeking re-election to her third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Dawn Addis (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Susannah Brown (Democratic), data scientist[93]
- Shannon Kessler (Republican), small business owner[94]
Endorsements
[edit]Dawn Addis (D)
Shannon Kessler (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dawn Addis (incumbent) | 83,505 | 54.8 | |
| Republican | Shannon Kessler | 54,649 | 35.9 | |
| Democratic | Susannah Brown | 14,220 | 9.3 | |
| Total votes | 152,374 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Dawn Addis (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Shannon Kessler | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Joaquin Arambula was re-elected in 2024 with 60.2% of the vote. Arambula has declined to seek a sixth and final term in office, instead seeking to run for Fresno City Council.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Sandra Celedon (Democratic), former member of the Fresno Police Reform Commission[95]
- Annalisa Perea (Democratic), Fresno city councilor and sister of former state assemblymember Henry Perea[96]
- Jim Polsgrove (Republican), engineer[97]
Declined
[edit]- Joaquin Arambula (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember (running for Fresno City Council)[98]
- Esmeralda Hurtado (Democratic), Sanger city councilor (2020–present) and sister of state senator Melissa Hurtado[99] (running for state senate)[100]
Endorsements
[edit]Sandra Celedon (D)
- U.S. senators
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent)[101]
- Organizations
- Political parties
- California Working Families Party[21]
Annalisa Perea (D)
- State legislators
- Esmeralda Soria, state assemblymember from the 27th district (2022–present)[96]
- Labor unions
- Political parties
Jim Polsgrove (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Annalisa Perea | 26,832 | 44.6 | |
| Republican | Jim Polsgrove | 20,682 | 34.4 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Celedon | 12,657 | 21.0 | |
| Total votes | 60,171 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Annalisa Perea | |||
| Republican | Jim Polsgrove | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Stan Ellis was first elected with 64.6% in the 2025 special election resulting from the refusal of Vince Fong to take the seat after he had won re-election to both a fifth term in office in the Assembly and his first full term in the House of Representatives for California's 20th Congressional District.
Ellis has declined to seek a full term in office and has endorsed Kern County Supervisor David Couch, a fellow Republican who is running unopposed for the seat.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- David Couch (Republican), Kern County supervisor (2013–present)[9]
Declined
[edit]- Stan Ellis (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[9]
Endorsements
[edit]David Couch (R)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | David Couch | 90,040 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 90,040 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | David Couch | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
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Incumbent Republican Alexandra Macedo was first elected in 2024 with 62.5% of the vote. Macedo is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Hipolito Angel Cerros (Democratic), former Lindsay city councilor (2020–2024) and candidate for this district in 2024[104]
- Alexandra Macedo (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[104]
Endorsements
[edit]Alexandra Macedo (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Alexandra Macedo (incumbent) | 38,938 | 61.2 | |
| Democratic | Hipolito Cerros | 24,656 | 38.8 | |
| Total votes | 63,594 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Alexandra Macedo (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Hipolito Cerros | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Tom Lackey was re-elected to his sixth and final term in 2024 with 62.0% of the vote. Lackey is term-limited and unable to run for re-election.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Steve Fox (Republican), former Democratic state assemblyman (2012–2014), attorney[105]
- Charles Hughes (Republican), Antelope Valley Union High School District board member[106]
- Manny Lin (Republican), Hesperia Unified School District trustee[107]
- Randall Putz (Democratic), Big Bear Lake city councilor[108]
Endorsements
[edit]Charles Hughes (R)
- Political parties
Randall Putz (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Randall Putz | 40,110 | 39.2 | |
| Republican | Charles Hughes | 37,528 | 36.7 | |
| Republican | Steve Fox | 19,441 | 19.0 | |
| Republican | Manny Lin | 5,169 | 5.1 | |
| Total votes | 102,248 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Charles Hughes | |||
| Democratic | Randall Putz | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Jasmeet Bains was re-elected in 2024 with 57.6% of the vote. Bains has declined to seek a third term in office, instead seeking to run for California's 22nd congressional district.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Declined
[edit]- Jasmeet Bains (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember (running for U.S. House)[4]
Endorsements
[edit]Saul Ayon (R)
Andrae Gonzales (D)
Ana Palacio (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Andrae Gonzales | 18,338 | 36.7 | |
| Republican | Saul Ayon | 18,299 | 36.7 | |
| Democratic | Ana Palacio | 13,283 | 26.6 | |
| Total votes | 49,920 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Andrae Gonzales | |||
| Republican | Saul Ayon | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Jeff Gonzalez was first elected in 2024 with 51.8% of the vote in a major upset. Gonzalez is seeking re-election to his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jeff Gonzalez (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[113]
- Ida Obeso-Martinez (Democratic), mayor of Imperial[114]
- Tomás Oliva (Democratic), former El Centro city councilor[115]
- Oscar Ortiz (Democratic), Indio city councilor and candidate for California's 25th congressional district in 2024[116]
Endorsements
[edit]Jeff Gonzalez (R)
- Political parties
Oscar Ortiz (D)
- Political parties
- California Working Families Party[21]
Declined to endorse
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jeff Gonzalez (incumbent) | 36,468 | 44.6 | |
| Democratic | Ida Obeso-Martinez | 19,661 | 24.1 | |
| Democratic | Oscar Ortiz | 17,994 | 22.0 | |
| Democratic | Tomás Oliva | 7,607 | 9.3 | |
| Total votes | 81,730 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jeff Gonzalez (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Ida Obeso-Martinez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Gregg Hart was re-elected in 2024 with 60.7% of the vote. Hart is seeking re-election to his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Sari Domingues (Republican), retired business analyst and runner-up for this district in 2024[117]
- Gregg Hart (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[117]
Endorsements
[edit]Sari Domingues (R)
- Political parties
Gregg Hart (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gregg Hart (incumbent) | 71,528 | 62.5 | |
| Republican | Sari Domingues | 42,848 | 37.5 | |
| Total votes | 114,376 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gregg Hart (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Sari Domingues | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Steve Bennett was re-elected in 2024 with 63.4% of the vote. Bennett is seeking re-election to his fifth term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Steve Bennett (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[118]
- Michael MacDonald (Democratic), Ventura city clerk[118]
Endorsements
[edit]Steve Bennett (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Steve Bennett (incumbent) | 56,992 | 69.4 | |
| Democratic | Michael MacDonald | 25,106 | 30.6 | |
| Total votes | 82,098 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Steve Bennett (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Michael MacDonald | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Juan Carrillo was re-elected in 2024 with 57.7% of the vote. Carrillo is seeking re-election to his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Juan Carrillo (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Paul Marsh (Republican), perennial candidate[107]
Endorsements
[edit]Juan Carrillo (D)
- Political parties
Paul Marsh (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Juan Carrillo (incumbent) | 35,480 | 62.3 | |
| Republican | Paul Marsh | 21,439 | 37.7 | |
| Total votes | 56,919 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Juan Carrillo (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Paul Marsh | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Pilar Schiavo was re-elected in 2024 with 52.8% of the vote. Schiavo is seeking re-election to her third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Elizabeth Wong Ahlers (Republican), former Crescenta Valley town councilor, runner-up for California's 25th senatorial district in 2024[119]
- Andreas Farmakalidis (Republican), business owner[120]
- Rickey Tracy Hayes II (Republican), U.S. Marine veteran, former police officer[121]
- Pilar Schiavo (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[120]
Endorsements
[edit]Elizabeth Wong Ahlers (R)
- Newspapers
- The Santa Clarita Valley Signal (co-endorsement with Schiavo)[122]
Pilar Schiavo (D)
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Pilar Schiavo (incumbent) | 74,496 | 55.6 | |
| Republican | Rickey Hayes II | 29,879 | 22.3 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Ahlers | 18,694 | 14.0 | |
| Republican | Andreas Farmakalidis | 10,855 | 8.1 | |
| Total votes | 133,924 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Pilar Schiavo (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Rickey Hayes II | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat John Harabedian was first elected in 2024 with 58.5% of the vote. Harabedian is seeking re-election to his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- John Harabedian (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Adam Christopher Vena (Republican)[107]
Endorsements
[edit]John Harabedian (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Harabedian (incumbent) | 92,071 | 63.3 | |
| Republican | Adam Vena | 53,332 | 36.7 | |
| Total votes | 145,403 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Harabedian (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Adam Vena | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Jacqui Irwin was re-elected in 2024 to her sixth and final term in office with 54.3% of the vote. Irwin is term-limited and unable to run for re-election.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Deborah Klein Lopez (Democratic), mayor pro tem of Agoura Hills[123]
- Ted Nordblum (Republican), business owner, runner-up for this district in 2024 and candidate in 2022[124]
- Rocky Rhodes (Republican), Simi Valley city councilor[125]
Disqualified
[edit]- Kelly Honig (Democratic), Westlake Village city councilor[126][127]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Dan Weikel (Republican), member of the Thousand Oaks Traffic Commission[128]
Endorsements
[edit]Deborah Klein Lopez (D)
- U.S. representatives
- Julia Brownley, CA-26 (2013–present)[123]
- State legislators
- Jacqui Irwin, incumbent state assemblymember (2014–present)[123]
- Henry Stern, state senator from the 27th district (2016–present)[123]
- County officials
- Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles County supervisor from the 3rd district (2022–present)[123]
- Organizations
- Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund[19]
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Deborah Klein Lopez | 85,368 | 52.7 | |
| Republican | Ted Nordblum | 41,522 | 25.7 | |
| Republican | Rocky Rhodes | 34,985 | 21.6 | |
| Total votes | 161,875 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Deborah Klein Lopez | |||
| Republican | Ted Nordblum | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Celeste Rodriguez was first elected in 2024 with 66.6% of the vote. Rodriguez is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ricardo Benitez (Republican), perennial candidate[13]
- Celeste Rodriguez (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Celese Rodriguez (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Celeste Rodriguez (incumbent) | 53,703 | 74.9 | |
| Republican | Ricardo Benitez | 17,999 | 25.1 | |
| Total votes | 71,702 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Celeste Rodriguez (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Ricardo Benitez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Nick Schultz was first elected in 2024 with 65.9% of the vote. Schultz is seeking re-election to his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Carolyn Daniels (Republican)[107]
- Charlotte Gerry (Republican), dentist[107]
- Nick Schultz (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Nick Schultz (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Nick Schultz (incumbent) | 97,191 | 71.2 | |
| Republican | Carolyn Daniels | 28,269 | 20.7 | |
| Republican | Charlotte Gerry | 11,094 | 8.1 | |
| Total votes | 136,554 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Nick Schultz (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Carolyn Daniels | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat James Ramos was re-elected in 2024 with 63.8% of the vote. Ramos is seeking re-election to his fifth term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Greg Abdouch (Republican), small business owner[13]
- James Ramos (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Greg Abdouch (R)
- Political parties
James Ramos (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | James Ramos (incumbent) | 44,283 | 65.6 | |
| Republican | Greg Abdouch | 23,188 | 34.4 | |
| Total votes | 67,471 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | James Ramos (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Greg Abdouch | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Jesse Gabriel was re-elected in 2024 with 62.9% of the vote. Ramos is seeking re-election to his fifth full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jesse Gabriel (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Tracey Schroeder (Republican), teacher and runner-up for this district in 2024[107]
Endorsements
[edit]Jesse Gabriel (D)
- Political parties
Tracey Schroeder (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jesse Gabriel (incumbent) | 68,506 | 66.2 | |
| Republican | Tracey Schroeder | 34,973 | 33.8 | |
| Total votes | 103,479 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jesse Gabriel (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Tracey Schroeder | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Greg Wallis was re-elected in 2024 with 51.2% of the vote. Wallis is seeking re-election to his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Jason Byors (Democratic), software engineer (previously ran for the 41st congressional district)[129]
- Leila Namvar (Democratic), union organizer[130]
- Greg Wallis (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[113]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Lucas Piñon (Democratic), director of special projects for U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz[131][132]
Endorsements
[edit]Jason Byors (D)
- State legislators
- Corey Jackson, state assemblymember from the 60th district (2022–present)[129]
Declined to endorse
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Greg Wallis (incumbent) | 68,831 | 48.1 | |
| Democratic | Leila Namvar | 46,256 | 32.3 | |
| Democratic | Jason Byors | 27,915 | 19.5 | |
| Total votes | 143,002 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Greg Wallis (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Leila Namvar | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Blanca Rubio was re-elected in 2024 with 61.8% of the vote. Rubio is seeking re-election to her sixth and final term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Blanca Rubio (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Dan Tran (Republican), real estate businessman and runner-up for this district in 2024[107]
Endorsements
[edit]Blanca Rubio (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Blanca Rubio (incumbent) | 59,612 | 65.3 | |
| Republican | Dan Tran | 31,738 | 34.7 | |
| Total votes | 91,350 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Blanca Rubio (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Dan Tran | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Mike Fong was re-elected in 2024 with 62.0% of the vote. Fong is seeking re-election to his third full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Mike Fong (D)
- Political parties
Long David Liu (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Fong (incumbent) | 60,484 | 68.2 | |
| Republican | Long David Liu | 28,250 | 31.8 | |
| Total votes | 88,734 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mike Fong (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Long David Liu | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Robert Garcia was first elected in 2024 with 56.4% of the vote. Garcia is seeking re-election to his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Robert Garcia (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Victoria Viveros Mageno (Republican), Cucamonga School Board trustee[13]
- Roberto Jesus Moreno, Jr. (No party preference), substitute teacher[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Robert Garcia (D)
- Political parties
Victoria Viveros Mageno (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robert Garcia (incumbent) | 44,497 | 58.2 | |
| Republican | Victoria Viveros Mageno | 29,596 | 38.7 | |
| No party preference | Robert Moreno Jr. | 2,364 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 76,457 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Garcia (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Victoria Viveros Mageno | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Rick Zbur was re-elected in 2024 with 75.0% of the vote. Zbur is seeking re-election to his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Rick Zbur (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rick Zbur (incumbent) | 71,047 | 54.1 | |
| Democratic | Colin Hernandez | 29,026 | 22.1 | |
| Republican | Jake Head | 15,372 | 11.7 | |
| Republican | Michael Geraghty | 12,412 | 9.4 | |
| No party preference | Dick Lucas | 3,552 | 2.7 | |
| Total votes | 131,409 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rick Zbur (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Colin Hernandez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Jessica Caloza was first elected in 2024 with 66.9% of the vote. Caloza is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Andrea Lee Anderson (Republican)[13]
- Jessica Caloza (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Jessica Caloza (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jessica Caloza (incumbent) | 95,743 | 85.8 | |
| Republican | Andrea Lee Anderson | 15,895 | 14.2 | |
| Total votes | 111,638 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jessica Caloza (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Andrea Lee Anderson | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Michelle Rodriguez was first elected in 2024 with 57.6% of the vote. Rodriguez is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Michelle Rodriguez (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Rafaela Romero (Republican), special education aide[107]
Endorsements
[edit]Michelle Rodriguez (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Michelle Rodriguez (incumbent) | 45,994 | 62.3 | |
| Republican | Rafaela Romero | 27,823 | 37.7 | |
| Total votes | 73,817 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Michelle Rodriguez (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Rafaela Romero | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Mark Gonzalez was re-elected in 2024 with 56.3% of the vote. Gonzalez is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Mark Gonzalez (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[79]
Endorsements
[edit]Mark Gonzalez (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mark Gonzalez (incumbent) | 48,751 | 99.7 | |
| Republican | Alexandra Briseno (write-in) | 137 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 48,888 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Gonzalez (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Alexandra Briseno | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Isaac Bryan was re-elected in 2024 with 80.7% of the vote. Bryan is seeking re-election to his third full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ashley M. Brown (Democratic), social worker[13]
- Isaac Bryan (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- William "Billion" Campbell (No party preference)[13]
- Keith Cascio (Republican), software engineer[107]
Endorsements
[edit]Isaac Bryan (D)
- Political parties
Keith Cascio (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Isaac Bryan (incumbent) | 79,396 | 64.6 | |
| Democratic | Ashley Brown | 23,242 | 18.9 | |
| Republican | Keith Cascio | 18,847 | 15.3 | |
| No party preference | William "Billion" Campbell | 1,508 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 122,993 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Isaac Bryan (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Ashley Brown | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Lisa Calderon was re-elected in 2024 with 56.7% of the vote. Calderon is seeking re-election to her fourth term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Lisa Calderon (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
- Jessica Martinez (Republican), former Whittier city councilor (2020–2024), perennial candidate[107]
Endorsements
[edit]Lisa Calderon (D)
- Political parties
Jessica Martinez (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon (incumbent) | 60,224 | 64.1 | |
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | 33,711 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 93,935 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Lisa Calderon (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Jessica Martinez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Sade Elhawary was first elected in 2024 with 61.1% of the vote. Elhawary is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Sade Elhawary (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[79]
- Constance Jewel Menzies (Republican)[13]
Endorsements
[edit]Sade Elhawary (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sade Elhawary (incumbent) | 40,160 | 85.7 | |
| Republican | Constance Menzies | 6,701 | 14.3 | |
| Total votes | 46,861 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sade Elhawary (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Constance Menzies | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Leticia Castillo was first elected in 2024 with 50.2% of the vote in a major upset. Castillo is seeking re-election to her second term in office. The challenger, Clarissa Cervantes, is seeking a rematch of the 2024 election.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Leticia Castillo (Republican), incumbent state assemblywoman[134]
- Clarissa Cervantes (Democratic), Riverside city councilor and runner-up for this district in 2024[135]
Withdrawn
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Letiia Castillo (R)
- Political parties
Clarissa Cervantes (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Clarissa Cervantes | 45,598 | 54.5 | |
| Republican | Leticia Castillo (incumbent) | 38,002 | 45.5 | |
| Total votes | 83,600 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Leticia Castillo (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Clarissa Cervantes | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Phillip Chen was re-elected in 2024 with 60.5% of the vote. Chen is seeking re-election to his sixth and final term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Victor Hernandez (Green), account sales manager[138]
- Phillip Chen (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[138]
Endorsements
[edit]Phillip Chen (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Phillip Chen (incumbent) | 83,929 | 66.3 | |
| Green | Victor Hernandez | 42,685 | 33.7 | |
| Total votes | 126,614 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Phillip Chen (incumbent) | |||
| Green | Victor Hernandez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Corey Jackson was re-elected in 2024 with 55.4% of the vote. Jackson is seeking re-election to his third term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ed Delgado (Republican), Moreno Valley city councilor[139]
- Ron Edwards (Republican), business owner and runner-up for this district in 2024[140]
- Corey Jackson (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[113]
Endorsements
[edit]Corey Jackson (D)
- Organizations
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Corey Jackson (incumbent) | 40,189 | 59.8 | |
| Republican | Ed Delgado | 16,898 | 25.1 | |
| Republican | Ron Edwards | 10,119 | 15.1 | |
| Total votes | 67,206 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Corey Jackson (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Ed Delgado | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Tina McKinnor was re-elected in 2024 with 76.5% of the vote. McKinnor is seeking re-election and is running unopposed for her third full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Tina McKinnor (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Tina McKinnor (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tina McKinnor (incumbent) | 79,047 | 98.6 | |
| Republican | Brian Lockwood (write-in) | 1,104 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 80,151 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tina McKinnor (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Brian Lockwood | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Jose Solache was first elected in 2024 with 66.0% of the vote. Solache is seeking re-election to his second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Paul Irving Jones (Republican), U.S. Marine veteran and runner-up for this district in 2024[107]
- José Solache (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember[79]
Endorsements
[edit]Paul Irving Jones (R)
- Political parties
Jose Solache (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | José Solache (incumbent) | 51,049 | 73.1 | |
| Republican | Paul Irving Jones | 18,767 | 26.9 | |
| Total votes | 69,816 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | José Solache (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Paul Irving Jones | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Republican Natasha Johnson was elected with 53.5% in the 2025 special election resulting from the resignation of Bill Essayli after his appointment as U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California by Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 1, 2025.
Johnson is seeking re-election for her first full term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Natasha Johnson (Republican), incumbent state assemblymember[141]
- Kevin Akin (Peace & Freedom) (write-in)[142]
Endorsements
[edit]Natasha Johnson (R)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Natasha Johnson (incumbent) | 80,160 | 99.3 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Kevin Akin (write-in) | 575 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 80,735 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Natasha Johnson (incumbent) | |||
| Peace and Freedom | Kevin Akin | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Blanca Pacheco was re-elected in 2024 with 62.5% of the vote. Pacheco is seeking re-election to her second term in office.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Raul Ortiz Jr. (Republican), perennial candidate[13]
- Blanca Pacheco (Democratic), incumbent state assemblymember
Endorsements
[edit]Blanca Pacheco (D)
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Blanca Pacheco (incumbent) | 58,939 | 66.5 | |
| Republican | Raul Ortiz Jr. | 29,655 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 88,594 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Blanca Pacheco (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Raul Ortiz Jr. | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Mike Gipson was re-elected in 2024 with 70.9% of the vote. Gipson is term limited and running for the California State Board of Equalization.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Vinson Eugene Allen (Democratic), physician[144]
- Ayanna Davis (Democratic), member of the Compton Unified School Board (2022–present)[145]
- Lydia Gutiérrez (Republican), teacher[13]
- Fatima Iqbal-Zubair (Democratic), chair of the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus and runner-up for this district in 2020 and 2022[146]
- Lamar Lyons (Democratic), president of San Pedro neighborhood council[144]
- Magali Sanchez-Hall (Democratic), environmental activist[147]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Myla Rahman (Democratic), district director for state senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas and former Carson city clerk (2021) (running for U.S. House)[148]
Endorsements
[edit]Ayanna Davis (D)
- State legislators
- Mike Gipson, AD-65 (2014–present)[149]
- Tina McKinnor, AD-61 (2022–present)[150]
- Political parties
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair (D)
- U.S. senators
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent)[101]
- State legislators
- Lena Gonzalez, majority leader of the California State Senate (2024–present) from SD-33 (2019–present)[151]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
- Political parties
- California Working Families Party[21]
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ayanna Davis | 33,514 | 46.3 | |
| Republican | Lydia Gutiérrez | 13,940 | 19.2 | |
| Democratic | Fatima Iqbal-Zubair | 13,123 | 18.1 | |
| Democratic | Magali Sanchez-Hall | 5,666 | 7.8 | |
| Democratic | Lamar Lyons | 3,769 | 5.2 | |
| Democratic | Vinson Allen | 2,441 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 72,453 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ayanna Davis | |||
| Republican | Lydia Gutiérrez | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
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Incumbent Democrat Al Muratsuchi was re-elected to his sixth and final term in 2024 with 60.2% of the vote. Murtasuchi is term-limited and unsuccessfully ran for state Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- George Barks (Republican), former Hermosa Beach city councilor, runner-up for this district in 2022 and 2024[153]
- Sara Deen (Democratic), member of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School Board[154]
- Scott Houston (Democratic), West Basin Municipal Water District board member[79]
- Jessica Zonia Maldonado (Republican), registered nurse[153]
- Shannon Ruiz-Ross (Democratic), member of the Los Angeles County Beach Commission[155]
- Paul Seo (Democratic), mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes[156]
Endorsements
[edit]Paul Seo (D)
- Labor unions
Declined to endorse
- Political parties
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Paul Seo | 36,802 | 26.6 | |
| Democratic | Sara Deen | 34,098 | 24.6 | |
| Republican | Jessica Maldonado | 30,346 | 21.9 | |
| Republican | George Barks | 22,057 | 15.9 | |
| Democratic | Scott Houston | 7,685 | 5.5 | |
| Democratic | Shannon Ruiz-Ross | 7,421 | 5.4 | |
| Total votes | 138,409 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Sara Deen | |||
| Democratic | Paul Seo | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Incumbent Democrat Sharon Quirk-Silva was re-elected to her sixth and final term in 2024 with 56.8% of the vote. Quirk-Silva is term-limited and unable to run for re-election.
Mark Pulido, who placed second in the June 3 primary, benefited from $3.5 million spent by three Super PACs as of May 14 (nineteen days prior primary date). One Super PAC, named Grow California and funded by crypto billionaire Chris Larsen and venture capitalist Tim Draper, had spent $1.6 million in support of Pulido. A second Super PAC, named California Leads and funded by Google and Meta, had spent $1.3 million in support of Pulido. And a third Super PAC, funded by Airbnb spent $675 thousand in support of Pulido. Paulo Morales, who won of the primary, had spent only $25 thousand as of the same point in time.[158]
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Adrian Ayub (Republican), entrepreneur[159]
- Ada Briceño (Democratic), co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11 and former chair of the Orange County Democratic Party (2019–2025)[160]
- Paul Gonzales (Democratic), former chairman of the Buena Park Planning Commission[161]
- Paulo Morales (Republican), Cypress city councilor (2014–2022)[162]
- Mark Pulido (Democratic), Cerritos city councilor (2011–2020, 2025–present)[163]
- Ali Sajjad Taj (Democratic), Artesia city councilor (2013–present)[164]
Endorsements
[edit]Ada Briceño (D)
- U.S. senators
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont (2007–present) (Independent)[165]
- U.S. representatives
- Derek Tran, CA-45 (2025–present) (co-endorsement with Pulido)[166]
- Ro Khanna, CA-17 (2017–present)[166]
- Jimmy Gomez, CA-34 (2017–present)[166]
- Katie Porter, former CA-47 (2023–2025) and CA-45 (2019–2023)[166]
- Statewide officials
- Eleni Kounalakis, lieutenant governor of California (2019–present)[166]
- Fiona Ma, state treasurer of California (2019–present) (co-endorsement with Pulido and Taj)[166]
- Malia Cohen, state controller of California (2023–present)[166]
- Tony Thurmond, superintendent of public instruction of California (2019–present)[166]
- State legislators
- Jesse Arreguín, SD-7 (2024–present)[166]
- Scott Wiener, SD-11 (2016–present)[166]
- María Elena Durazo, SD-26 (2018–present)[166]
- Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, SD-28 (2022–present)[166]
- Bob Archuleta, SD-30 (2018–present)[166]
- Lena Gonzalez, SD-33 (2019–present)[166]
- Liz Ortega, AD-20 (2022–present)[166]
- Matt Haney, AD-17 (2022–present)[166]
- Pilar Schiavo, AD-40 (2022–present)[166]
- John Harabedian, AD-41 (2024–present)[166]
- Celeste Rodriguez, AD-43 (2024–present)[166]
- Rick Chavez Zbur, AD-51 (2022–present)[166]
- Sade Elhawary, AD-57 (2024–present)[166]
- Avelino Valencia, AD-68 (2022–present)[166]
- Joe Dunn, former SD-34 (1998–2006)[166]
- Chris Holden, former AD-20 (2012–2024)[166]
- Municipal officials
- Vicente Sarmiento, Orange County supervisor (2023–present)[166]
- Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County supervisor (2014–present)[166]
- Labor unions
- National Union of Healthcare Workers[166]
- Teamsters Joint Council 42[166]
- UNITE HERE California State Council, Locals 2, 11, 19 and 30[166]
- United Auto Workers Region 6[166]
- AFSCME Local 3299[166]
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals 13 and 63[166]
- ILWU Foremen’s Union Local 94[166]
- United Steelworkers Local 675[166]
- United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America Western Region[166]
- Transportation Communications Union Local 1315[166]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 324[166]
- United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals[166]
- Organizations
- Political parties
Mark Pulido (D)
- U.S. representatives
- Derek Tran, CA-45 (2025–present) (co-endorsement with Briceño)[167]
- Dave Min, CA-47 (2025–present)[167]
- Alan Lowenthal, former CA-47 (2013–2023)[167]
- Statewide officials
- Rob Bonta, attorney general of California (2021–present)[163]
- Fiona Ma, state treasurer of California (2019–present) (co-endorsement with Briceño and Taj)[167]
- State legislators
- Mia Bonta, AD-18 (2021–present)[163]
- Josh Lowenthal, AD-69 (2022–present)[163]
- Al Muratsuchi, AD-66 (2012–2014, 2016–present)[163]
- Anthony Rendon, former speaker of the California State Assembly (2016–2023) from AD-62 (2012–2024)[163]
- Labor unions
Ali Sajjad Taj (D)
- U.S. senators
- Adam Schiff, California (2024–present)[168]
- U.S. representatives
- Linda Sanchez, CA-47 (2025–present)[169]
- Derek Tran, CA-45 (2025–present)[169]
- Norma Torres, CA-35 (2015–present)[169]
- Loretta Sanchez, former CA-46 (1997–2017)[169]
- Statewide officials
- Fiona Ma, state treasurer of California (2019–present) (co-endorsement with Briceño and Pulido)[164]
- State legislators
- Bob Archuleta, SD-30 (2018–present)[164]
- Jasmeet Bains, AD-35 (2022–present)[164]
- Blanca Pacheco, AD-64 (2022–present)[164]
- Mike Gipson, AD-65 (2014–present)[164]
- Sharon Quirk-Silva, AD-67 (2016–present)[164]
- Cottie Petrie-Norris, AD-73 (2018–present)[164]
- Josh Newman, former SD-29 (2016–2018, 2020–2024)[164]
- Municipal officials
- Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County supervisor (2016–present)[164]
- Holly Mitchell, Los Angeles County supervisor (2020–present)[164]
Results
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Paulo Morales | 28,372 | 31.6 | |
| Democratic | Mark Pulido | 23,236 | 25.9 | |
| Democratic | Ada Briceño | 21,241 | 23.7 | |
| Democratic | Ali Taj | 6,967 | 7.8 | |
| Republican | Adrian Ayub | 5,492 | 6.1 | |
| Democratic | Paul Gonzales | 4,498 | 5.0 | |
| Total votes | 89,806 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Pulido | |||
| Republican | Paulo Morales | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||